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Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 1 June 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | Merida [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Skil Koga [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Wiggle High5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Boels–Dolmans [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. [5] She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder). [6]
On 23 December 2021, Pieters was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain caused by a fall that day during a training ride near Alicante with the Dutch national track team. [7] After being repatriated to the Netherlands the following month, [8] Pieters had regained consciousness in April but, due to the brain injury sustained, doctors were unsure of her "residual symptoms and remaining abilities". [9] [10] In October 2022, Pieters was able to take her first steps since the fall, at a neuro-rehabilitation centre in Woerden. [11]
Pieters is the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters. [2]
Source: [12]
After the introduction of the women's 3000m team pursuit at the 2007–08 track cycling season, Pieters was five times part of the team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is not the record holder anymore.
Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
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3:31.045 | 51.250 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (qualification) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 | [13] |
3:29.730 | 51.494 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (gold-medal race) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 | [14] |
3:29.379 | 51.581 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (bronze-medal race) | Pruszków | 26 March 2009 | [15] |
3:25.156 | 52.642 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (qualifying) | Ballerup | 25 March 2010 | [16] |
3:21.550 | 53.584 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Amy Pieters | 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 (gold-medal race) | Astana | 4 November 2011 | [17] |
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