Brian Kamstra
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1993 Assen, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Novo Nordisk |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015 | Novo Nordisk Development |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | Team Novo Nordisk (stagiaire) |
| 2016– | Team Novo Nordisk[1][2] |
Brian Kamstra (born 5 July 1993) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk.[3] He currently lives in Verona, Italy.
Career[]
Athletics[]
Kamstra was a 2-times National Champion in cross country running, in 2010 and 2011. He competed at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia. He was considered one of the best juniors in the country. Achieving 4 National titles and over 10 National championship medals.
Cycling[]
In August 2015, he began racing as a stagiaire with the Team Novo Nordisk professional team. Kamstra started racing bikes in 2015 after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2013.
2016 marked Kamstra's first full season as a professional. His first professional race was the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong, finishing 77th overall. A week later he had his best result for the 2016 season with a 15th place in stage 4 of the Herald Sun Tour.
His best result so far is a 10th place at the 2017 Tour de Taiwan. Kamstra competed at the 2017, 2018 and 2021 editions of Milan–San Remo.
Retirement[]
In 2021 he announced his retirement of Professional cycling. Despite having a contract for the 2022 season, he got diagnosed with a Myopathy.
References[]
- ^ "Team Novo Nordisk Adds Five New Riders to 2019 Pro Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Novo Nordisk Announces 2020 Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Team Novo Nordisk". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
External links[]
- Brian Kamstra at ProCyclingStats
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Dutch male cyclists
- People from Assen
- Dutch cycling biography, 1990s birth stubs