Marche was born on 23 December 1987 in Nambour, Queensland.[1][8] Her father David Gillow is an Olympic cyclist who represented Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][9] She attended Nambour Christian College then was home schooled and obtained a Bachelor of Language from Western Sydney Institute.[1][8] As of 2012[update], she lived in Belli Park, Queensland.[1] Beyond cycling, Marche is also a surfer.[8]
Marche did not become a professional cyclist until she was twenty years old, taking inspiration from her father to get involved with the sport.[1][9]
Marche was coached by Martin Barras from 2010.[1][8] Her coach said she "was one of the most physically gifted cyclists he had seen, but tended to be too conservative and protective when competing."[9] Her primary training base is in Italy, with a secondary training base in Australia.[1] She is a member of the Sunshine Coast Cycling Club.[1] She has cycling scholarships with the Queensland Academy of Sport and Australian Institute of Sport.[1][8] She was a member of the GreenEDGE–AIS professional cycling team.[11]
Marche finished 4th at the 2011 Memorial Davide Fardelli in Rogno, Italy.[1] She finished 3rd at the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen in Germany.[1] She finished 9th overall at the 2011 Giro d'Italia Femminile in Italy.[1] She finished 8th at the 2012 La visite chrono du Gatineau in Canada.[1] She finished 7th at the 2012 Prologue GP Elsy Jacobs in Luxembourg.[1] She finished 1st in the individual time trial and 2nd in the road event at the 2012 Oceania Road Championships in Queenstown, New Zealand.[1] She finished 2nd at the 2012 Women's Tour of New Zealand.[1] She finished 1st in the individual time trial event at the 2012 Australian Road Championships in Learmonth, Australia.[1]
In September 2016 it was announced that Marche would join FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope for the 2017 season.[15] She spent the rest of her professional career with the team, announcing her retirement in September 2020.[16]
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^"Shara Gillow". Orica–AIS. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^"FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^"Uttrup Ludwig shows off new FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope kit". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^Tyson, Jackie (3 December 2020). "11 of the biggest names in women's cycling who will retire in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^Abram, Anna-Marie (1 September 2022). "'It's all in the timing' – we catch up with World Tour team SD Worx to find what we can learn from pro-level nutrition tactics". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"Shara Marche". SD Worx (in Dutch). Stichting Cycling Team for Talents. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ a b c d e"Shara Gillow". Australia: Cycling Australia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ a b c d e"Games dream a reality for Gillow | Sunshine Coast Cycling | Cycling and Mountain Biking in Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^"Cyclisme : la nouvelle vie de Shara Marche" [Cycling: the new life of Shara Marche]. Centre Presse (in French). Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ a b"Olympic hills are alive for Hosking". The Canberra Times. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^"Evans spearheads Australian road cycling team". Agence France-Presse. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^"Cyclist O'Grady off to sixth Olympics". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^"Shara Gillow – Events and results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^"CYCLISME Shara Gillow rejoint Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope 86" [CYCLING Shara Gillow joins Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope 86]. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^Gillow, Shara [@SharaGillow] (25 September 2020). "12 years ago I started my Cycling career back in Italy with the @AusCyclingTeam. This will be my last year as a pro cyclist, it's becoming more evident that I'm happy & content with this decision. So many Special people & life long friends that I'm so grateful to have met" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via Twitter.
^Profile at Cycling Quotient
External links
Official website
Shara Marche at UCI
"Shara Gillow at GreenEDGE Cycling". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.