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Candice Lill

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Candice Lill
Candice Lill at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameCandice Lill
BornCandice Neethling
(1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32)
Port Shepstone, South Africa[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Mountain biking
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Amateur teams
2011Bizhub–Specialized
2019Brújula Bike Racing Team[2]
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2021)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's mountain bike racing
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Cross-country
African Continental Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Casablanca Cross-Country
Gold medal – first place 2024 Casablanca Short track
Women's cross-country marathon
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Women's
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Snowshoe Women's

Candice Lill (née Neethling; born 15 February 1992) is a South African cyclist who competes in the Cross-country and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport.

Life

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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lill competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th (last) place.[3] Lill participated in the Elite Cross-country World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020.[4]

She was third in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and she won a silver medal in the following year at the UCI Marathon World Championships.[5]

Personal life

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She is married to fellow South African cyclist, Darren Lill.[1]

Major results

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Mountain bike

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2009
3rd Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
2012
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2013
2nd Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships
National Championships
2nd Under-23 cross-country
3rd Marathon
2014
1st Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships
3rd Cross-country, National Championships
2019
1st Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Cross-country, African Championships
2022
3rd Cross-country, Commonwealth Games
2023
2nd Marathon, UCI World Championships
2024
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Les Gets
3rd Val di Sole
4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
3rd Marathon, UCI World Championships

Road

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2015
KZN Autumn Series
7th Hibiscus Cycle Classic
10th Freedom Day Classic
2021
1st Time trial, National Championships

References

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  1. ^ a b Meniere, Jess (14 April 2021). "A ride through Faces' Athlete, Candice Lill's racing career". Faces. Faces Venture Capital (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Brujula Bike Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Cross-country Women". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Candice Lill". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "SOUTH AFRICA'S CANDICE LILL: FROM TAKING HER FIRST PEDAL STROKES..."
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