Puck Moonen

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Puck Moonen
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Moonen in 2018
Personal information
Full namePuck Moonen
Born (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017–2019 Lotto–Soudal Ladies [1]
2020–2021 Chevalmeire Cycling Team [2]

Puck Moonen (born 20 March 1996 in Sint-Michielsgestel) is a Dutch cyclist, who has ridden in the past for UCI Women's Continental Team Chevalmeire. [3] She previously rode for Lotto Soudal but left, in part due to a knee injury. [4] In 2019, she became a spokesperson for Buddy Network, an anti-bullying campaign sponsored by Cartoon Network and Awel  [ nl ], a Dutch-language Belgian helpline for children. [5] [6]

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Sports career

Moonen, who began studying physics and chemistry in preparation for medical school, rode with the UCI Women's Team Lotto-Soudal Ladies from 2017 to 2019. From 2016 to 2019 she was in a relationship with cyclocross rider Eli Iserbyt. [7]

In May 2017, Moonen was named the most beautiful athlete in the Netherlands by FHM magazine. [8] [9] [10]

Despite her continued lack of success (in 2018 she failed to finish in most races; she crashed at the national road championship [11] ), she was also signed by Lotto Soudal Ladies for 2019. [12] Since starting her career in 2015, Moonen has not finished most of the races she has competed in.

In September 2019, Moonen announced that she had signed a two-year contract with UCI Women's Continental team Chevalmeire Cycling. [13] In May 2020, she announced in an interview that she was tired of being seen as a "cycling babe" and wanted to be taken seriously as a cyclist. [14]

Her goal is to become world champion within the next four years. After internal quarrels and disagreements with team captain Thalita de Jong, the contract was terminated on July 3, 2021. [15]

In 2022 she rode for GRV Jan van Arckel. [16] In 2023, she launched her own cycling training collection with Assos. [17]

Social media

As an Influencer, Moonen has 849,000 Followers [18] on Instagram. She has announced she is in a relationship with racing driver Callan O'Keeffe.

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References

  1. ↑ "13 pro riders confirmed for the Lotto Soudal Ladies team 2019". Lotto–Soudal Ladies . Belgian Cycling Project. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Chevalmeire Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bingoal-Chevalmeire Cycling Team". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Long, J. (17 May 2020). "Puck Moonen: 'Me, a cycling babe? I get more and more s**t about that'". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ↑ de Vries, M. (30 July 2019). "'Niemand wilde met mij'" [Nobody wanted to be with me]. Helden (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Cartoon Network, Awel en Puck Moonen roepen kinderen op om in actie te komen tegen pesten" [Cartoon Network, Awel and Puck Moonen call on children to take action against bullying]. Jongeren Planeet (in Dutch). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Eli Iserbyt en Puck Moonen zetten punt achter relatie" [Eli Iserbyt and Puck Moonen end their relationship]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Puck Moonen is de Mooiste Sportvrouw van Nederland" [Puck Moonen is the Most Beautiful Sportswoman in the Netherlands]. fhm.nl (in Dutch). 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Puck Moonen maakt profdebuut bij Lotto Soudal Ladies". wielerflits.nl (in Dutch). 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  10. ↑ Greipels heiße TeamkolleginSexy Rad-Star ist Hollands schärfste Sportlerin, express.de, 20 July 2017
  11. ↑ "Pech voor Puck Moonen: vorige week breuk in hand, nu schrammen en blauwe plekken na nieuwe val op NK" [Bad luck for Puck Moonen: fractured hand last week, now scratches and bruises after another fall at the National Championships]. nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Jutta Leerdam: een toptalent in schaatsen, maar ook een bekendheid op Instagram" [Jutta Leerdam: a top talent in skating, but also a celebrity on Instagram]. volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  13. ↑ "Puck Moonen auf Instagram: "Beyond excited to announce I have signed for 2 years (!) with @chevalmeire 🎉 After 2 unlucky years I am very happy to find a supportive..."" (in German). 2020-02-11.
  14. ↑ Jonny Long (2020-05-17). "Puck Moonen: 'Me, a cycling babe? I get more and more s**t about that'". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ↑ Vincent Van Genechten (2021-04-27). "Wielrenster Puck Moonen ontketent rel met ploeg en teamgenote: "Ze stellen mij op in wedstrijden die ik nog niet aankan"" [Cyclist Puck Moonen starts a riot with his team and teammate: "They put me in races that I can't handle yet"]. nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  16. ↑ "Puck Moonen (26) is opnieuw wielrenster: "Ik heb veel klappen moeten verduren, maar zit weer vol motivatie"". WielerVerhaal (in Dutch). 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  17. ↑ "Jersey + Bib Short: Assos x Puck Moonen Capsule: "Der Weg ist wichtiger als das Ziel"" [Jersey + Bib Short: Assos x Puck Moonen Capsule: “The journey is more important than the destination”]. radsport-news.com (in German). 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  18. ↑ Puck Moonen instagram.com


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