Role Cyclist Name Annemiek Vleuten | 2016– Orica-AIS Weight 62 kg 2015 Bigla Pro Cycling Team Height 1.68 m | |
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2009–2011 DSB Bank-Nederland bloeit 2012–2014 Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team | ||
Current team Bigla Pro Cycling Team | ||
Annemiek van vleuten returns to racing
Annemiek van Vleuten (born 8 October 1982) is a Dutch road racing cyclist, who rides for Orica–AIS. In 2011, she won the UCI Women's Road World Cup.
Contents
- Annemiek van vleuten returns to racing
- Annemiek van Vleuten suffers horrific crash in womens road race
- Career
- Major results
- Results timelines
- References
Annemiek van Vleuten suffers horrific crash in women's road race
Career
Together with Ellen van Dijk, Marianne Vos and Loes Gunnewijk, van Vleuten represented The Netherlands in the Women's road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was won by Vos. She also competed in the 2015 European Games for the Netherlands, in cycling, more specifically, Woman's time trial. She earned a bronze medal.
On 7 August 2016, while leading the road race at the 2016 Olympic Games, van Vleuten crashed head first on the descent from Vista Chinesa after missing the brake timing of a sharp bend, 12 km (7.5 mi) before the finish. The crash resulted in her being hospitalised with three lumbar spinal fractures and a severe concussion. Though she was out of the race due to severe injuries, her team-mate Anna van der Breggen took home the gold medal for the Netherlands. Despite her injuries, van Vleuten was riding a bicycle within ten days of her accident and made a winning return to competition one month later, taking the overall victory and two stage wins at the 2016 Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour.
Major results
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