Personal information | |
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Full name | Anouska Helena Koster |
Born | Zwaagwesteinde, Netherlands | 20 August 1993
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Uno-X Mobility |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2012 | Dolmans–Boels [1] |
2013–2014 | Team Futurumshop.nl–Polaris [1] |
2015–2018 | Rabo–Liv [1] |
2019 | Team Virtu Cycling [2] |
2020 | Parkhotel Valkenburg [3] |
2021–2022 | Team Jumbo–Visma [4] [5] |
2023– | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
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