Leah Kirchmann (born 30 June 1990) is a Canadian

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, who rides for National Cycling League team Denver Disruptors. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in

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. At the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, held in Lac-Mégantic,

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, she won the road race,

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and the

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, becoming the first woman to win all three titles in the same year.

Career

Kirchmann's first sport was

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. 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 team. When the team dissolved at the end of 2011, Kirchmann followed director Rachel Heal to the new team in 2012. Kirchmann signed for on 8 October 2015 for the 2016 season. In June 2016, she was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team. She also qualified to represent Canada at the

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. In August 2022, Kirchmann announced that she would retire from professional cycling at the end of the 2022 season. 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.

Major results

Source: ;2006 : 1st MaillotCan

Cross-country, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships ;2009 : 1st Gold medal blank

Criterium, Canada Summer Games ;2010 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Criterium ::1st MaillotCan

Under-23 road race : 6th

Overall Tour of Elk Grove : Nature Valley Grand Prix ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stage 5 : 4th

Sprints classification, Energiewacht Tour : 2nd Silver medal blank

Road race, Pan American Road Championships : 4th Liberty Classic : 9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche ::1st Jersey white

Young rider classification ;2013 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Criterium ::2nd Road race : 1st White Spot / Delta Road Race ;2014 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

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::1st

Road race ::1st MaillotCan

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 Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stages 3 & 4 : 3rd

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: 4th EPZ Omloop van Borsele : 6th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour : 7th

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;2015 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::3rd

::3rd Criterium : 2nd Overall Tour of California ::1st Jersey green

Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 2nd White Spot / Delta Road Race : 4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race ::1st Stage 2 : 6th

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: 7th

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: 8th Overall

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::1st Prologue : 10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour : 10th Strade Bianche : 10th

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;2017 : 1st Gold medal blank

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: 1st

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, 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 MaillotCan

::5th Road race : 1st Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

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: 2nd Brabantse Pijl : 2nd Crescent Vårgårda TTT :

::3rd

::4th

: 4th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta ::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) : 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour ;2019 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

::2nd Road race : 1st

: 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 Jersey green

Sprints classification : 9th Race Torquay ;2021 : 2nd Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs : 6th Overall The Women's Tour ;2022 : 3rd

, National Road Championships

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