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Candice Lill
South African cyclist (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Life
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lill competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th (last) place.[3] She participated at the 2013 World Championships which were held in Pietermaritzburg.[4]
No South African cross country cyclists qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and Lill herself spent that time focussing on road racing, returning to cross country cycling in 2018.[5] Lill participated in the Elite Cross-country World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the 2020 Olympics.[6][5]
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]
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Personal life
She is married to fellow South African cyclist, Darren Lill.[1]
Major results
Mountain bike
- 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
- 2015
- KZN Autumn Series
- 7th Hibiscus Cycle Classic
- 10th Freedom Day Classic
- 2021
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
References
External links
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