Irene Steyn

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Irene Steyn
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Full nameIrene Steyn
Born (1977-07-06) 6 July 1977 (age 45)
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DisciplineRoad
RoleRider

Irene Steyn (born 6 July 1977) is a Namibian professional racing cyclist. [1] In 2013, she won both the Namibian National Road Race Championships, [2] and the Namibian National Time Trial Championships.

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Major results

2013
National Road Championships
1st MaillotNamibiaChampion.png Road race
1st MaillotNamibiaChampion.png Time trial
2014
National Road Championships
1st MaillotNamibiaChampion.png Time trial
3rd Road race
2015
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Team time trial, African Road Championships
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th 947 Cycle Challenge
2017
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2018
1st MaillotNamibiaChampion.png Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
2020
2nd Road race, National Road Championships

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References

  1. "Irene Steyn". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Namibia". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 February 2016.