Fleur Moors

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Fleur Moors
Personal information
Born (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18)
Belgium
Team information
Current team
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2024– Baloise–Trek Lions (cyclo-cross)
2024– Lidl–Trek (road) [1]
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Junior road race
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Drenthe Junior road race

Fleur Moors (born 11 October 2005) is a Belgian cyclist. In 2023, she won the junior road race at the European Championships and the Belgian junior title in cyclo-cross, and finished 3rd in the junior road race at the World Championships. [2]

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Biography

Moors played handball for a club in Bocholt until the lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic closed down all training facilities. She then started cycling. [3] In 2023 she joined the Baloise–Trek Lions cyclo-cross team, led by former cyclo-cross world champion Sven Nys. [2] [4] On 11 October 2023, her 18th birthday, she signed a professional contract with the road team Lidl–Trek. [5]

She studies nutrition and dietetics through an online programme for sporters. [2]

Notes

  1. "Lidl-Trek". UCI . Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Toptalent Fleur Moors is na "grand cru" wegseizoen klaar voor het veld: "Ik wil het blijven combineren"". Sporza. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. Willems, Thibaut (13 August 2023). "De weg naar de top (deel 4): wielrenster Fleur Moors". TVL. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. Zidda, Giovanni (25 September 2023). "Fleur Moors, un talent à suivre qui tombe à pic pour le cyclisme féminin belge". RTBF. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. "Europees juniorenkampioene Fleur Moors ondertekent op haar 18e verjaardag contract bij Lidl-Trek" (in Dutch). Sporza. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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