Annemiek van Vleuten

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Annemiek van Vleuten
2017 UEC Track Elite European Championships 120.jpg
Personal information
Full nameAnnemiek van Vleuten
Nickname
  • Vleuty
  • Peluchen
  • Miek
Born (1982-10-08) 8 October 1982 (age 39)
Vleuten, Netherlands
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2007Therme Skin Care
2008Vrienden van het Platteland
Professional teams
2009–2014DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit
2015Bigla Pro Cycling Team
2016–2020Orica–AIS[1][2]
2021–Movistar Team
Major wins
Stage races
Giro Rosa (2018, 2019)
10 individual stages
La Route de France (2010)
La Course by Le Tour de France (2017, 2018)
Lotto-Decca Tour (2014, 2016)
Holland Ladies Tour (2017,2018)
Ladies Tour of Norway (2021)
Challenge by La Vuelta (2021)

One day races

Olympic time trial (2021)
World Road Race Championships (2019)
World Time Trial Championships (2017, 2018)
European Road Championships (2020)
National Road Race Championships (2012)
National Time Trial Championships
(2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Tour of Flanders (2011, 2021)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2019)
Open de Suède Vargarda (2011)
GP de Plouay (2011)
Ronde van Drenthe (2010)
GP Stad Roeselare (2012)
7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg (2012)
Omloop der Kempen (2013)
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (2017)
Strade Bianche (2019, 2020)

Other

UCI Women's Road World Cup (2011)
UCI Women's World Tour (2018, 2021)
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Road race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bergen Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Harrogate Road Race
Silver medal – second place 2013 Florence Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2020 Imola Road race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Harrogate Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Flanders Time trial
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plouay Road race
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Time trial
World University Cycling Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nijmegen Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nijmegen Road race
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit

Annemiek van Vleuten (born 8 October 1982) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.[3][4]

In 2011, she won the UCI Women's Road World Cup and in 2018 she was the UCI Women's World Tour winner. She is the 2017 and 2018 winner of the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships. In 2018 she won both the points and the overall ranking in the Giro Rosa, considered the most prestigious stage race of the women's road cycling calendar.[5] Only two days later she took the crown at the fifth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a high-profile women's cycling race held in France, on 17 July 2018, prolonging her 2017 title.[6] In 2019, she became the UCI Road Race World Champion. In 2021, at the COVID-19 pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics she won the gold medal in the time trial and silver in the road race.[7]

Early life[]

Before starting a career in cycling, van Vleuten studied at the University of Wageningen and graduated with a masters degree in epidemiology in 2007. She took up cycling after a knee injury forced her to stop playing football.[8]

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.[9] She also competed in the 2015 European Games for the Netherlands, in cycling, more specifically, the women's time trial; van Vleuten won 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.[10][11] The crash resulted in her being hospitalised with three lumbar spinal fractures and a severe concussion.[12] 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[13] and made a winning return to competition one month later, taking the overall victory and two stage wins at the 2016 Belgium Tour.[14]

In 2017 van Vleuten became the ITT World Champion in Bergen, an achievement she repeated the following year in Innsbruck.

2018 was a very successful year for van Vleuten as she won the Giro Rosa, La Course by Le Tour de France and the final classification of the UCI Women's World Tour. She ended the 2018 season with a total of 13 victories.

Pink Jersey won by Annemiek at 2020 Giro Rosa (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)
Rainbow Jersey won by Annemiek during the 2019 UCI Road World Championship (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)

In 2019 she became the World Road Race champion in Harrogate where she rode solo for 100 km of the 149km race holding back the chasing groups.[15]

In July 2021, she was one of four Dutch cyclists competing in the 137-kilometre (85-mile)-long women's Olympic road race in Tokyo, where she won the silver medal in the race, crossing the finish line 75 seconds behind Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer.[16][17] With around 60 kilometres (37 miles) left in the race, van Vleuten crashed, but rejoined the race.[17] Her attack with 2.1 kilometres (1.3 miles) to go secured her second place.[17] When van Vleuten finished the race, she celebrated thinking she had won, as she was unaware of Kiesenhofer being in front of her.[18][19] Three days later, she became Olympic champion by winning the gold medal in the time trial.[7]

In October 2021, van Vleuten crashed in the first ever Paris–Roubaix Femmes, breaking her pubis bone in two places.[20]

Major results[]

2008
World University Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race
5th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
6th Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
2009
1st Ronde van Rijssen
1st Klever Radrennen
10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2010
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall La Route de France
1st Stage 3
1st Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
1st Ronde van Barendrecht
2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
1st Stage 4
2nd Ronde van Drenthe
3rd Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
3rd GP Stad Roeselare
3rd GP Ciudad de Valladolid
3rd Emakumeen Saria
3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
4th Open de Suède Vårgårda
5th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
7th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
7th Ronde van Gelderland
8th Grand Prix de Dottignies
10th Tour of Flanders for Women
2011
1st Womens World Cup leaders jersey.png Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Open de Suède Vårgårda
1st GP de Plouay – Bretagne
2nd Overall Tour of Chongming Island Stage race
2nd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
4th Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
4th Tour of Chongming Island
6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
6th Ronde van Drenthe
6th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
9th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
10th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2012
National Road Championships
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
1st GP Stad Roeselare
1st Holland Hills Classic
1st 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
2nd Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
1st Prologue & Stage 2
3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
3rd GP Comune di Cornaredo
5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
6th Overall Giro della Toscana
1st Points classification
1st Prologue
2013
1st Ronde van Geldrop
1st Ronde van Rijssen
1st Omloop der Kempen
1st Prologue Festival Elsy Jacobs
1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd Holland Hills Classic
4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
5th Tour of Flanders
6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
7th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
8th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
9th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
9th GP de Plouay
10th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 6
10th Ronde van Gelderland
2014
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Belgium Tour
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2 (TTT)
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
5th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
5th Tour of Flanders
6th Omloop van het Hageland
6th Ronde van Gelderland
6th Ronde van Overijssel
6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
7th Open de Suède Vårgårda
8th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Prologue & Stage 3
9th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
10th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
2015
1st Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile
2nd Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
European Games
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial
7th Road race
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Prologue
3rd Acht van Westerveld
4th Tour of Flanders for Women
7th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Prologue
7th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
9th Strade Bianche
10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2016
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Belgium Tour
1st Prologue & Stage 3
2nd Overall Energiewacht Tour
2nd Holland Hills Classic
3rd Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
1st Stage 2a (ITT)
4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
6th Omloop van het Hageland
6th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Strade Bianche
7th Tour of Flanders for Women
8th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
9th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
1st Points classification
1st Prologue
9th Ronde van Drenthe
9th Omloop van Borsele
2017
UCI Road World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial
4th Road race
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Prologue & Stage 3 (ITT)
1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
1st Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
1st La Course by Le Tour de France
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Pruszków
2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 5 (ITT)
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
3rd Amstel Gold Race
4th Tour of Flanders for Women
4th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
5th Strade Bianche
5th Ronde van Drenthe
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
2018
UCI Road World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial
7th Road race
1st Jersey violet.svg Overall UCI Women's World Tour
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro Rosa
1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
1st Stages 7 (ITT), 9 & 10
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 5 (ITT)
1st La Course by Le Tour de France
1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2nd Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway
3rd Tour of Flanders
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
4th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
2019
UCI Road World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro Rosa
1st Jersey violet.svg Points classification
1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification
1st Stages 5 & 6 (ITT)
1st Strade Bianche
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd Tour of Flanders
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
6th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Prologue
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen for Women
7th La Course by Le Tour de France
2020
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Road race, UEC European Road Championships
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
1st Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
1st Clasica Femenina Navarra
1st Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
1st Strade Bianche
1st Stage 2 Giro Rosa
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
5th La Course by Le Tour de France
6th Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
2021
Olympic Games
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Time trial
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Road race
1st Jersey violet.svg Overall UCI Women's World Tour
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
1st Stage 1
1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
1st Stage 3
1st Jersey red.svg Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 3
1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa
1st Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
UCI Road World Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Mixed team relay
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial
2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2nd
2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
3rd Amstel Gold Race
3rd Clasica Femenina Navarra
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Strade Bianche
4th La Flèche Wallonne
9th Road race, UEC European Road Championships

General classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour results timeline
Stage race 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Giro d'Italia Femminile 27 75 DNF DNF 8 35 3 1 1 DNF
Stage race results timeline
Stage race 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs 6 4 2 22 2 9 NH
Tour of California Did not exist Not held
Emakumeen Euskal Bira 31 2 DNF 3 33 12 7 2 2 6 Not held
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol Not held
The Women's Tour Did not exist 15 NH
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen 11 4 NH
La Route de France 1 NH Did not exist
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin 5 Did not exist
Ladies Tour of Norway Did not exist 9 19 NH 1
Holland Ladies Tour 14 10 7 9 12 2 10 1 1 6 NH
Belgium Tour Did not exist 1 1 NH
Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini 39 7 6 DNF 3 NH

One-day race results timeline[]

Monument results timeline
Monument 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Tour of Flanders 89 30 10 1 DNF 5 5 4 7 4 3 2 15 1
Liege–Bastogne–Liege Did not exist 5 3 1 29 2
Paris–Roubaix Did not exist NH DNF
Classics results timeline
Classic 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 47 24 6 4 9 18 12 3 36 4 1 21
Strade Bianche Did not exist 9 7 5 1 1 4
Ronde van Drenthe 38 2 6 13 5 13 9 5 NH
Gent–Wevelgem Did not exist 6 14 63
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 41 19 40 3 13 7 43 7 8 6 NH
Amstel Gold Race Did not exist 3 15 2 NH 3
La Flèche Wallonne 12 6 13 38 2 14 4 4 2 4
GP de Plouay – Bretagne 22 1 9 51
Open de Suède Vårgårda 28 14 4 1 61 7 Not held
Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Did not exist 16 NH 1

Major championship results timeline[]

Event 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Olympic Games Time trial NH Not held Not held Not held 1
Road race 14 DNF 2
World Championships Time trial 5 1 1 3 3
Road race 25 24 11 15 52 4 7 1 2 19
Mixed team relay Race did not exist NH 2
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Championships Time trial Did not exist
Road race 1 9
Gold medal blank.svg European Games Time trial Event did not exist 3 Not Held Not Held
Road race 7
MaillotHolanda.PNG National Championships Time trial 15 7 10 4 2 3 1 6 1 1 4 1 NH 4
Road race 40 12 7 9 8 1 3 4 3 7 6 6 4 2 11
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

See also[]

  • List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

References[]

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