Personal information | |
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Full name | Liesbet De Vocht |
Born | Turnhout, Belgium | 5 January 1979
Team information | |
Current team | Lotto Belisol Ladies |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2006–2007 | Lotto Belisol Ladies |
2008 | Vrienden van het Platteland |
2009–2010 | DSB Bank - Nederland bloeit |
2011 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley |
2012-2013 | Rabo Women Cycling Team |
2014 | Lotto Belisol Ladies |
Liesbet De Vocht (born 5 January 1979) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer. [1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 9th and in the Women's time trial and finishing 23rd in the race. She retired at the end of the 2014 season.
Her brother Wim De Vocht is also a former professional cyclist.
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