Fleur Moors (born 11 October 2005) is a Belgian cyclist. In 2023, she won the junior road race at the European Championships and the Belgian junior title in cyclo-cross, and finished 3rd in the junior road race at the World Championships.[2]

Fleur Moors
Personal information
Born (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19)
Belgium
Team information
Current team
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2024–Baloise–Trek Lions (cyclo-cross)
2024–Lidl–Trek (road)[1]
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Junior road race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Drenthe Junior road race

Biography

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Moors played handball for a club in Bocholt until the lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic closed down all training facilities. She then started cycling.[3] In 2023 she joined the Baloise–Trek Lions cyclo-cross team, led by former cyclo-cross world champion Sven Nys.[2][4] On 11 October 2023, her 18th birthday, she signed a professional contract with the road team Lidl–Trek.[5]

She studies nutrition and dietetics through an online programme for sporters.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Lidl-Trek". UCI. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Toptalent Fleur Moors is na "grand cru" wegseizoen klaar voor het veld: "Ik wil het blijven combineren"". Sporza. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ Willems, Thibaut (13 August 2023). "De weg naar de top (deel 4): wielrenster Fleur Moors". TVL. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ Zidda, Giovanni (25 September 2023). "Fleur Moors, un talent à suivre qui tombe à pic pour le cyclisme féminin belge". RTBF. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Europees juniorenkampioene Fleur Moors ondertekent op haar 18e verjaardag contract bij Lidl-Trek" (in Dutch). Sporza. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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