Petra de Bruin
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Born | Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands | 22 February 1962|||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||
Club | Dextro; Groen Transport | |||||||||||||
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Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962[1]) is a Dutch former cyclist.
UCI Track Cycling World Championships[]
In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,.[2] She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980.[3]
Dutch Sportsman of the year[]
Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year.[4]
After retirement[]
Petra de Bruin has spoken about the years of sexual abuse she endured as a young cyclist, stating that she had a lot of grief every day because of it [5]
References[]
- ^ Petra de Bruin. Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ^ World Cycling Championships. Road Race - (RR) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procycling women. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ^ World Track Cycling Championships 3 km Pursuit Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ^ Sportvrouw van het jaar. Dutch Olympic Committee. noc100.nl
- ^ Cyclingtips.com:Former world champion Petra de Bruin speaks out about years of sexual abuse during her cycling career
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Dutch female cyclists
- Dutch track cyclists
- People from Nieuwkoop
- UCI Road World Champions (women)
- UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from South Holland
- Dutch cycling biography, 1960s birth stubs