Vera Koedooder

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Vera Koedooder
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Personal information
Full nameDivera Maria Koedooder
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 40)
Hoorn, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Batavus Ladies Cycling Team
2011Team Specialized-DPD pakket service
Professional teams
2002 Rabobank Dutch National Team -23
2003 Bik–Powerplate
2004 Vrienden van het Platteland
2005–2006 Buitenpoort–Flexpoint Team
2007 DSB Bank
2008–2009 Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
2012–2013 Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
2014–2015 Bigla Cycling Team
2016 Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team

Divera Maria Koedooder (born 31 October 1983) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist.

Contents

Born in Hoorn, Koedooder was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Amy Pieters). [1]

Career achievements

Major results

Road

2000
1st MaillotHolanda.svg Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2001
1st MaillotHolanda.svg Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
8th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2002
1st Stage 3 GP Boekel
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
10th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2003
1st Flevotour
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Ronde van Gelderland
2005
1st Flevotour
2006
1st Brasschaat/Maria-ter-Heide 1000 euro Race
2nd Omloop van Borsele
2007
1st Parel van de Veluwe
2008
3rd Holland Hills Classic
7th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
7th Omloop van Borsele
2009
6th Chrono Champenois
8th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
2010
4th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
5th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
7th Holland Hills Classic
2011
4th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
8th Omloop van Borsele
2012
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Trophée d'Or Féminin
5th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
8th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
2013
1st Team time trial, National Road Championships (with Aafke Eshuis, Julia Soek and Ilona Hoeksma)
1st Ronde van Barendrecht
1st Kermisronde van Bergeijk
1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
1st EPZ Omloop van Borsele
2nd Profronde van Stiphout
2nd Parel van de Veluwe
3rd Draai van de Kaai
8th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
10th Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2014
2nd Overall Energiewacht Tour
1st Stage 3a
2nd Nagrada Ljubljane TT
3rd Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
7th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
9th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
2015
2nd Parel van de Veluwe
2016
2nd Omloop van de IJsseldelta

Track

National records

Vera Koedooder (right) together with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Dutch Team Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's team pursuit.JPG
Vera Koedooder (right) together with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Koedooder was six times part of the 3000 m team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is together with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild the current national record holder, with a time of 3:20.013, at an average speed of 53.996 kilometres per hour (33.552 miles per hour), established at the 2012 Summer Olympics on 4 August 2012.

TimeSpeed
(km/h)
CyclistsEventLocation of raceDateRef
3:31.04551.250 Ellen van Dijk
Amy Pieters
Vera Koedooder
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (Qualification) Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 15 February 2009 [2]
3:29.73051.494 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (gold medal race) [3]
3:29.37951.581 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (bronze medal race) Flag of Poland.svg Pruszków 26 March 2009 [4]
3:25.15652.642 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Qualifying) Flag of Denmark.svg Ballerup 25 March 2010 [5]
3:23.17953.155 Ellen van Dijk
Kirsten Wild
Vera Koedooder
2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (Qualifying) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester 18 February 2011 [6]
3:20.01353.996 2012 Summer Olympics (first round) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London4 August 2012 [7]

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