Gu Sung-eun (born 19 August 1984) is a South Korean professional racing cyclist.

Career

Having finished third in the road race in the 2007 UCI B World Championships and second in the time trial, Gu qualified to represent her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Gu crashed in the road race when she lost control of her bike on the wet roads, bringing others down with her. She eventually found herself falling into a concrete ditch on the side of the highway but got back on her bike to finish 59th.

Major results

Source:

2002

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2nd Points race 2nd Scratch

2003

Asian Track Championships 2nd Elimination race 2nd Team pursuit 3rd Scratch

2004

2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney

2005

Asian Track Championships 1st Points race 1st Team pursuit 3rd Individual pursuit

2007

UCI B World Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race

Asian Track Championships 2nd Scratch 3rd Keirin

3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2011

1st Road race, Summer Universiade

2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2012

2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships

9th Overall Tour of Thailand

2014

3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2015

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2020

2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Kim Hyun-ji)

External links

  • at ProCyclingStats
  • at Cycling Archives ()