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{{short description|Canadian cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Leah Kirchmann
| name = Leah Kirchmann
| image = Leah Kirchmann.jpg
| image = 2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire - Leah Kirchmann.jpg
| caption = Kirchmann at the [[2013 UCI Road World Championships]]
| caption = Kirchmann at the [[2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire]]
| fullname =
| fullname = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|30|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Canada]]
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| height =
| height = 166 cm
| weight =
| weight = 59 kg
| currentteam = {{ct|OPW}}
| currentteam = Denver Disruptors
| discipline = Road
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| ridertype = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 =
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1 =
| amateurteam1 =
| proyears1 = 2011
| proyears1 = 2011
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|Colavita|2011}}<ref name=think>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchmann-thinking-big-in-third-season-with-optum |title=Kirchmann thinking big in third season with Optum |last1=Malach |first1=Pat|date=21 February 2013 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
| proteam1 = Team Colavita<ref name=think />
| proyears2 = 2012-
| proyears2 = 2012–2015
| proteam2 = {{ct|OPW|2012}}<ref name=optum>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/colavita-riders-find-reprieve-in-optum-kelly-benefit-strategies |title=Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies |last1=Weislo |first1=Laura |date=31 January 2012 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|OPW|2012}}<ref name=optum>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/colavita-riders-find-reprieve-in-optum-kelly-benefit-strategies |title=Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies |last1=Weislo |first1=Laura |date=31 January 2012 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
| proyears3 = 2016–2022
| majorwins =
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DSM women|2016}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sunweb-confirm-2019-mens-and-womens-rosters/|title=Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=23 November 2018|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15272/1001727/281|title=Team DSM|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=14 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210114003427/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15272/1001727/281|archivedate=14 January 2021}}</ref>
| medaltemplates =
| proyears4 = 2023–
| show-medals =
| proteam4 = Denver Disruptors
| updated = 23 March 2015
}}
}}
'''Leah Kirchmann''' (born 30 June 1990) is a Canadian [[bicycle racing|racing cyclist]].<ref name="ProCyclingStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=134558 |title=Leah Kirchmann |accessdate=2013-10-02 |work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref> She competed in the [[2013 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Women's road race|2013 UCI women's road race]] in [[Florence]].<ref name="Tissot">{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf|title=Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite|work=Sport Result|publisher=[[Tissot|Tissot Timing]]|date=28 September 2013|accessdate=28 September 2013|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]}}</ref> At the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, held in [[Lac-Mégantic, Quebec|Lac Megantic]], [[Quebec]], she won the [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|road race]], [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|time trial]] and the [[criterium]], becoming the first woman to win all three titles in the same year.<ref name=hattrick>{{cite web |url=http://optumprocycling.com/2014/leah-kirchmann-sweeps-canadian-road-championships-in-historic-hat-trick/ |title=Leah Kirchmann sweeps Canadian Road Championships in historic hat trick |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=30 June 2014 |website=[[Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies (women's team)]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/womens-news-shorts-hosking-and-kirchmann-ready-for-qatar-matrix-signs-trott</ref>


'''Leah Kirchmann''' (born 30 June 1990) is a Canadian [[bicycle racing|racing cyclist]], who rides for National Cycling League team Denver Disruptors.<ref name="Denver">{{cite news|first=Jackie|last=Tyson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/miami-nights-and-denver-disruptors-launched-for-2023-national-cycling-league/|title=Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors launched for 2023 National Cycling League|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=22 December 2022|accessdate=22 January 2023}}</ref> She competed in the [[2013 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Women's road race|2013 UCI women's road race]] in [[Florence]].<ref name="Tissot">{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf|title=Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite|work=Sport Result|publisher=[[Tissot|Tissot Timing]]|date=28 September 2013|access-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012063031/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, held in [[Lac-Mégantic, Quebec|Lac-Mégantic]], [[Quebec]], she won the [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|road race]], [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|time trial]] and the [[criterium]], becoming the first woman to win all three titles in the same year.<ref name=hattrick>{{cite web |url=http://optumprocycling.com/2014/leah-kirchmann-sweeps-canadian-road-championships-in-historic-hat-trick/ |title=Leah Kirchmann sweeps Canadian Road Championships in historic hat trick|date=30 June 2014 |website={{UCI team code|RLW|2014}} |access-date=3 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055215/http://optumprocycling.com/2014/leah-kirchmann-sweeps-canadian-road-championships-in-historic-hat-trick/ |archivedate=8 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/womens-news-shorts-hosking-and-kirchmann-ready-for-qatar-matrix-signs-trott | title=Women's news shorts: Hosking and Kirchmann ready for Qatar, Matrix signs Trott | date=3 February 2015 | publisher=Cycling News | access-date=13 April 2016 }}</ref>
Kirchmann's first sport was [[cross-country skiing]]. She continued to compete as a skier until about the age of 18. Kirchmann originally started mountain biking as summer training for ski racing. She turned professional in 2011 with the Colavita team.<ref name=think /> When the team dissolved at the end of 2011, Kirchmann followed director [[Rachel Heal]] to the new {{ct|OPW|2012}} team in 2012.<ref name=optum />


==Palmarès==
==Career==
Kirchmann's first sport was [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]. She continued to compete as a skier until about the age of 18. Kirchmann originally started mountain biking as summer training for ski racing. She turned professional in 2011 with the {{UCI team code|Colavita|2011}} team.<ref name=think /> When the team dissolved at the end of 2011, Kirchmann followed director [[Rachel Heal]] to the new {{UCI team code|OPW|2012}} team in 2012.<ref name=optum /> Kirchmann signed for {{UCI team code|TLP|2016}} on 8 October 2015 for the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/10/news/liv-plantur-signs-canadian-leah-kirchmann_387367 | title=Liv-Plantur signs Canadian Leah Kirchmann | date=8 October 2015 | access-date=9 January 2016 | last=Powlison | first=Spencer | work=VeloNews | publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]}}</ref>
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In June 2016, she was officially named in [[Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Cycling|Canada's 2016 Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/2016/06/29/returning-olympians-highlight-canadas-cycling-team |title=Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team|last1=Tozer|first1=Jamie|date=29 June 2016|website=www.olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> She also qualified to represent Canada at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leah Kirchmann|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/leah-kirchmann/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2022, Kirchmann announced that she would retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leah-kirchmann-ends-12-year-pro-cycling-career/|title=Leah Kirchmann ends 12-year pro cycling career|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=29 August 2022|accessdate=1 September 2022}}</ref> However, in December 2022, it was announced that Kirchmann would form part of the roster for the Denver Disruptors, for the inaugural season of the National Cycling League in 2023.<ref name="Denver"/>

==Major results==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=89824|title=Leah Kirchmann|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=22 January 2023}}</ref>
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;2006
;2006
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Under-17 Mountain Bike Championships<ref name=lk />
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships
;2009
: 1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] Criterium, [[2009 Canada Summer Games|Canada Summer Games]]
;2010
;2010
: National Road Championships
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Criterium Championships<ref name=think>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchmann-thinking-big-in-third-season-with-optum |title=Kirchmann thinking big in third season with Optum |last1=Malach |first1=Pat|date=21 February 2013 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Criterium
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Under-23 Road Race Championships<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/canadian-road-championships-cn/elite-women-road-race/results |title=Numainville sprints to Canadian title |last1=Jones |first1=Rob |date=29 June 2010 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Under-23 road race]]

: 6th [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau]]
;2011
;2011
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Criterium Championships<ref name=panam />
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Criterium, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall [[Tour of Elk Grove]]<ref name=colavita />
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Tour of Elk Grove]]
: [[North Star Grand Prix|Nature Valley Grand Prix]]
:1st [[Crystal Cup]]
::1st Mountains classification
: 1st Under-23 classification Tour de Dottignies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/sports/European-racing-an-eye-opener-for-Winnipeg-cyclists-120733474.html?device=mobile&c=y |title=European racing an eye-opener for Winnipeg cyclists |last1=Saper |first1=Avi|date=3 August 2014 |website=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st Sprints classification
: 1st Sprint classification Women’s Prestige Cycling Series<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/willock-secures-womens-prestige-cycling-series-overall-title |title=Willock secures Women’s Prestige Cycling Series overall title |last1=Frattini |first1=Kirsten |date=5 August 2011 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st Stage 5
: 2nd [[USA Cycling National Racing Calendar]]<ref name=colavita>{{cite web |url=http://www.usacycling.org/holcomb-and-kirchmann-back-with-colavita-in-2012.htm |title=Holcomb and Kirchmann back with Colavita in 2012 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=15 September 2011 |website=[[USA Cycling]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: [[Nature Valley Grand Prix]]
: 4th [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 10th Road race, [[2011 Pan American Cycling Championships|Pan American Road Championships]]
:: 1st Queen of the Hill classification<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nature-valley-grand-prix-ne-1/stage-6/results |title=Neben, Anthony secure overall victory |last1=Simms |first1=Daniel |date=20 June 2012 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
:: 1st Sprint classification
:: 1st Stage 5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nature-valley-grand-prix-ne-1/stage-5/results |title=Van Ulden snaps UnitedHealthcare win streak |last1=Simms |first1=Daniel|date=19 June 2011 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
;2012
;2012
: 1st [[File:Jersey orange.svg|20px]] Sprints classification, [[2012 Energiewacht Tour|Energiewacht Tour]]
: 1st Old Pueblo Grand Prix<ref name=opgp />
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Road race, [[2012 Pan American Cycling Championships|Pan American Road Championships]]
: 1st Omnium Airforce Cycling Classic<ref name=lk>{{cite web |url=http://leahkirchmann.com/highlights |title=Highlights |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=leahkirchmann.com |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 4th [[Liberty Classic]]
: 1st Young rider classification [[Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=23572&EditionID=726611&SeasonID=482&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=726982&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=798043&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 |title=Results - Cycling - Road 2012: Women Elite Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (FRA/2.2) |website=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 9th Overall [[Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche]]
: 1st [[File:Jersey orange.svg|25px]] Sprint classification [[Energiewacht Tour]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/energiewacht-tour-2012/stage-5/results |title=Cooke wins final stage of Energiewacht Tour |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=9 April 2012 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] Young rider classification
: 2nd [[Pan American Road and Track Championships]], Road race<ref name=panam>{{cite web |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/amateur/on-the-home-front-cycling-silver-in-argentina-142290525.html?device=mobile |title=On the Home Front Cycling silver in Argentina |last1=Prest |first1=Ashley |date=12 March 2012 |website=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 3rd Overall Merco Cycling Classic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/merco-cycling-classic-2012/almond-blossom-road-race/results |title=Bevin cool under fire, holds onto overall |last1=Weislo |first1=Laura |date=4 March 2012 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 3rd Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge<ref>{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/race-results/blue-ribbon-alpine-challenge-2012-race-results_235451 |title=Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge 2012 race results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=22 August 2012 |website=[[VeloNews]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
;2013
;2013
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Criterium Championships<ref name=hattrick />
: National Road Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Criterium
: 1st Overall Tucson Bicycle Classic<ref name=tucson />
::2nd [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 1st Old Pueblo Grand Prix<ref name=opgp>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/old-pueblo-grand-prix-tucson-az-2013/results |title=Luke Keough wins Old Pueblo Grand Prix: Kirchmann repeats as women's champion |last1=Browne |first1=Neil |date=9 March 2013 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 1st [[White Spot / Delta Road Race (women's race)|White Spot / Delta Road Race]]
: 2nd National Road Race Championships<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/canadian-road-championships-2013/elite-women-road-race/results |title=Numainville rides to second Canadian road race title |last1=Jones |first1=Rob|date=22 June 2013 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
;2014
;2014
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Time Trial Championships
: National Road Championships
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Road Race Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] National Criterium Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Criterium
: 1st Stage 3 San Dimas Stage Race<ref>{{cite web |url=http://optumprocycling.com/2014/monumental-victory-for-lauren-hall-at-gent-wevelgem-kirchmann-wins-san-dimas-criterium/ |title=Monumental victory for Lauren Hall at Gent-Wevelgem, Kirchmann wins San Dimas criterium |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=31 March 2014 |website=[[Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies (women's team)]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 1st [[2014 White Spot / Delta Road Race|White Spot / Delta Road Race]]
: 1st Prologue Tucson Bicycle Classic<ref name=tucson>{{cite web |url=http://optumprocycling.com/2014/women-sweeps-stages-holcomb-wins-overall-at-tucson-bicycle-classic/ |title=Women Sweeps Stages, Holcomb Wins Overall at Tucson Bicycle Classic |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=17 March 2014 |website=[[Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies (women's team)]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 1st White Spot Delta Road Race, UCI 1.2
: [[San Dimas Stage Race]]
::1st Sprints classification
: 1st Brenco Delta Criterium
: 1st Gastown Grand Prix
::1st Young rider classification
: 1st San Dimas Stage Race, Stage 3
::1st Stage 3
: 2nd [[2014 Chrono Gatineau|Chrono Gatineau]]
:: 1st San Dimas Stage Race, U25 Competition
:: 1st San Dimas Stage Race, Sprint Competition
: 1st Sea Otter Circuit Race
: 2nd [[Chrono Gatineau]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chrono-gatineau-2014-1-1-we/results |title=Wiles secures Chrono Gatineau victory |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 June 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 2nd San Dimas Stage Race, Stage 2
: 2nd Tucson Bicycle Classic, Stage 2
: 3rd [[La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 3rd Overall North Star Grand Prix
:: 1st Young rider classification<ref>{{cite web |url=http://optumprocycling.com/2014/anderson-wins-north-star-grand-prix-fourth-straight-title-for-team-at-hometown-race-2/ |title=Anderson Wins North Star Grand Prix, Fourth Straight Title for Team at Hometown Race |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 June 2014 |website=[[Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies (women's team)]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 3rd Old Pueblo GP
: 3rd Overall [[Redlands Bicycle Classic]]
: 3rd Overall [[Redlands Bicycle Classic]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
:: 1st Points classification<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/redlands-bicycle-classic-2014/sunset-road-race/results |title=Joseph Rosskopf jumps away to stage and overall Redlands victory |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |date=6 April 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
::1st Stages 3 & 4
:: 1st Stage 3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/redlands-bicycle-classic-2014/beaumont-circuit-race/results |title=Redlands: McCabe takes Zirbel's race lead - Kirchmann now leads women's race |last1=Malach |first1=Pat|date=4 April 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> and Stage 4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/redlands-bicycle-classic-2014/redlands-criterium/results |title=Redlands: Naud wins, McCabe holds lead - Kirchmann wins to extend overall advantage |last1=Malach |first1=Pat|date=3 August 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
: 14th [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial]]
: 3rd [[2014 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 4th [[2014 EPZ Omloop van Borsele|EPZ Omloop van Borsele]]
: 6th Overall [[2014 BeNe Ladies Tour|BeNe Ladies Tour]]
: 7th [[2014 Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau|Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 8th [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
;2015
;2015
: National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/joe-martin-stage-race-2015/stage-2/results |title=Murphy, Kirchmann win stage 2 at Joe Martin |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=25 April 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref>
::2nd [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 2nd Overall Tour of California Women's Race<ref name=tocfinal>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-womens-race-2015/stage-3/results |title=Kirchmann makes it two in a row in Tour of California |last1=Burns |first1=Ted |date=15 May 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref>
::3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
:: 1st Points classification<ref name=tocfinal />
::3rd Criterium
:: 1st Stages 2<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-womens-race-2015/stage-2/results |title=Kirchmann wins stage 2 of women's Tour of California |last1=Burns |first1=Ted |date=10 May 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=23 May 2015}}</ref> & 3<ref name=tocfinal />
: 2nd Overall [[2015 Tour of California (women's race)|Tour of California]]
{{colend}}
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification
::1st Stages 2 & 3
: 2nd [[White Spot / Delta Road Race (women's race)|White Spot / Delta Road Race]]
: 4th Overall [[Joe Martin Stage Race]]
::1st Stage 2
: 6th [[2015 Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau|Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 7th Overall [[San Dimas Stage Race]]
: 7th Overall [[2015 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
: 7th [[2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic|Philadelphia Cycling Classic]]
: 8th Overall [[Tour of the Gila]]
;2016
: 1st [[2016 Acht van Westerveld|Drentse Acht van Westerveld]]
: 2nd [[2016 Omloop van het Hageland|Omloop van het Hageland]]
: 3rd [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall [[2016 Tour of Chongming Island|Tour of Chongming Island]]
: 3rd [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 3rd [[RideLondon|RideLondon Grand Prix]]
: 4th [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]]
: 6th Overall [[2016 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
: 6th [[Chrono Gatineau]]
: 6th [[GP de Plouay – Bretagne|GP de Plouay]]
: 7th [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race)|Gent–Wevelgem]]
: 8th Overall [[2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile|Giro d'Italia Femminile]]
::1st Prologue
: 10th Overall [[2016 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]]
: 10th [[2016 Strade Bianche Women|Strade Bianche]]
: 10th [[2016 Ronde van Drenthe (women's race)|Ronde van Drenthe]]
;2017
: 1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2017 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 1st [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 2nd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 3rd [[2017 Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour|Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour]]
: 4th Overall [[2017 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
: 4th [[White Spot / Delta Road Race (women's race)|White Spot / Delta Road Race]]
: 9th [[Chrono Gatineau]]
: 9th [[Challenge by La Vuelta|Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta]]
;2018
: National Road Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::5th [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 1st Team time trial, [[Ladies Tour of Norway]]
: 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Giro Rosa|Giro Rosa]]
: 2nd [[Brabantse Pijl (women's race)|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 2nd [[Open de Suède Vårgårda|Crescent Vårgårda TTT]]
: [[2018 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
::3rd [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial|Team time trial]]
::4th [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial|Time trial]]
: 4th Overall [[Challenge by La Vuelta|Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta]]
::1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]])
: 5th Overall [[2018 Holland Ladies Tour|Holland Ladies Tour]]
;2019
: National Road Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::2nd [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 1st [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau]]
: 2nd [[Chrono Gatineau]]
: 2nd [[2019 La Course by Le Tour de France|La Course by Le Tour de France]]
: 3rd Overall [[2019 Ladies Tour of Norway|Ladies Tour of Norway]]
: 3rd [[Omloop van het Hageland]]
: 3rd [[2019 Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT|Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT]]
: 6th Overall [[2019 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
: 8th [[Brabantse Pijl (women's race)|Brabantse Pijl]]
: 10th [[2019 Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden|Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden]]
;2020
: 5th Overall [[2020 Challenge by La Vuelta|Challenge by La Vuelta]]
: 5th [[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]]
: 6th Overall [[2020 Women's Tour Down Under|Women's Tour Down Under]]
::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Sprints classification
: 9th [[Race Torquay]]
;2021
: 2nd Overall [[2021 Festival Elsy Jacobs|Festival Elsy Jacobs]]
: 6th Overall [[2021 The Women's Tour|The Women's Tour]]
;2022
: 3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
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Leah Kirchmann
Kirchmann at the 2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire
Personal information
Born (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamDenver Disruptors
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2011Colavita–Forno d'Asolo[1]
2012–2015Optum Pro Cycling[2]
2016–2022Team Liv–Plantur[3][4]
2023–Denver Disruptors

Leah Kirchmann (born 30 June 1990) is a Canadian racing cyclist, who rides for National Cycling League team Denver Disruptors.[5] She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.[6] At the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, held in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, she won the road race, time trial and the criterium, becoming the first woman to win all three titles in the same year.[7][8]

Career

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Kirchmann's first sport was cross-country skiing. She continued to compete as a skier until about the age of 18. Kirchmann originally started mountain biking as summer training for ski racing. She turned professional in 2011 with the Colavita–Forno d'Asolo team.[1] When the team dissolved at the end of 2011, Kirchmann followed director Rachel Heal to the new Optum Pro Cycling team in 2012.[2] Kirchmann signed for Team Liv–Plantur on 8 October 2015 for the 2016 season.[9]

In June 2016, she was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[10] She also qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

In August 2022, Kirchmann announced that she would retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2022 season.[12] However, in December 2022, it was announced that Kirchmann would form part of the roster for the Denver Disruptors, for the inaugural season of the National Cycling League in 2023.[5]

Major results

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Source:[13]

2006
1st Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships
2009
1st Criterium, Canada Summer Games
2010
National Road Championships
1st Criterium
1st Under-23 road race
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
2011
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Elk Grove
Nature Valley Grand Prix
1st Mountains classification
1st Sprints classification
1st Stage 5
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
10th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2012
1st Sprints classification, Energiewacht Tour
2nd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
4th Liberty Classic
9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Young rider classification
2013
National Road Championships
1st Criterium
2nd Road race
1st White Spot / Delta Road Race
2014
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
1st Criterium
1st White Spot / Delta Road Race
San Dimas Stage Race
1st Sprints classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
2nd Chrono Gatineau
3rd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 4
3rd La Course by Le Tour de France
4th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
6th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
7th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
8th Road race, Commonwealth Games
2015
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd Criterium
2nd Overall Tour of California
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd White Spot / Delta Road Race
4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 2
6th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
7th Overall San Dimas Stage Race
7th Overall The Women's Tour
7th Philadelphia Cycling Classic
8th Overall Tour of the Gila
2016
1st Drentse Acht van Westerveld
2nd Omloop van het Hageland
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
3rd RideLondon Grand Prix
4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
6th Overall The Women's Tour
6th Chrono Gatineau
6th GP de Plouay
7th Gent–Wevelgem
8th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Prologue
10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
10th Strade Bianche
10th Ronde van Drenthe
2017
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
4th Overall The Women's Tour
4th White Spot / Delta Road Race
9th Chrono Gatineau
9th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
2018
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
5th Road race
1st Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa
2nd Brabantse Pijl
2nd Crescent Vårgårda TTT
UCI Road World Championships
3rd Team time trial
4th Time trial
4th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
2nd Chrono Gatineau
2nd La Course by Le Tour de France
3rd Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
3rd Omloop van het Hageland
3rd Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
6th Overall The Women's Tour
8th Brabantse Pijl
10th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
2020
5th Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
6th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
1st Sprints classification
9th Race Torquay
2021
2nd Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
6th Overall The Women's Tour
2022
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ a b Malach, Pat (21 February 2013). "Kirchmann thinking big in third season with Optum". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Weislo, Laura (31 January 2012). "Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (22 December 2022). "Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors launched for 2023 National Cycling League". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Leah Kirchmann sweeps Canadian Road Championships in historic hat trick". Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Women's news shorts: Hosking and Kirchmann ready for Qatar, Matrix signs Trott". Cycling News. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ^ Powlison, Spencer (8 October 2015). "Liv-Plantur signs Canadian Leah Kirchmann". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Leah Kirchmann". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (29 August 2022). "Leah Kirchmann ends 12-year pro cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Leah Kirchmann". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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