Karlijn Swinkels

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Karlijn Swinkels
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Swinkels at the 2018 Holland Ladies Tour
Personal information
Full nameKarlijn Swinkels
Born (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26)
Handel, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Team information
Current team UAE Team ADQ
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017 Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil
2018–2019 Alé–Cipollini [2]
2020 Parkhotel Valkenburg [3]
2021–2023 Team Jumbo–Visma [4] [5]
2024– UAE Team ADQ

Karlijn Swinkels (born 28 October 1998) is a Dutch road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.

Contents

As a junior, she competed at 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race (15th) and at the 2016 European Road Championships in both the junior time trial (6th) and road race (33rd). [6] At the 2016 UCI Road World Championships she became world champion in the women's junior time trial event. [7]

Major results

2015
National Junior Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd National Junior Cyclo–cross Championships
2016
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial, UCI World Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen
3rd Overall Energiewacht Tour Juniors
6th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
10th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
2018
7th Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
10th Team time trial, UCI World Road Championships
2019
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
9th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
2020
5th Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
7th Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
2021
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
2022
6th Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2023
1st Overall Tour de la Semois
1st stage 1 & 2
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
2024
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
4th Le Samyn Des Dames

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