Lisa van Belle (born 30 January 2004) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Proximus–Cyclis.

Lisa van Belle
van Belle in 2024
Personal information
Born (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20)[1]
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamProximus–Cyclis
DisciplineRoad, Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter[2]
Professional teams
2023WV Schijndel
2024–Proximus–Cyclis
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Madison

Career

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In July 2022, she was runner-up in the junior Dutch national road race.[3]

She rode for the club team WV Schijndel in 2023 and moved to the Belgian continental team Proximus-Cyclis CT for 2024.[4]

Also a competitor in track cycling, she made her European Track Cycling Championships debut in Apeldoorn in 2024, with a twelfth place in the scratch race and a fifth place finish in the madison with Marit Raaijmakers, for which she was an injury replacement for Maike van der Duin.[5][6]

She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the madison with Raaijmakers.[7]

Personal life

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From Zoetermeer, she was a keen speed skater in her youth. Her brother Loe is also a professional cyclist, and rides for Visma–Lease a Bike.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Lisa van Belle". First Cycling. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lisa van Belle". procyclingstats. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Lisa van Belle & Loe van Belle & Julia Kopecky Kampioenen van Swift". swift-leiden.nl. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Amber Aernouts, Lisa van Belle and Lente Boskamp on Proximus-Cyclis CT. WV Schijndel". wvschijndel.nl. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ Beukema, Hans (17 January 2024). "Lisa van Belle verrast zichzelf op EK baan: 'Zonder voorbereiding zo goed presteren is netjes'". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Lisa van Belle replaces injured Maike van der Duin in European Madison Championships". wielerflits. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ Klaesssens, Nick (23 July 2024). "Track cyclist Lisa van Belle (20) is not nervous about the Games: 'I'm going into it with an open mind'". sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ Beukema, Hans (9 July 2023). "Wielrenners Loe en Lisa van Belle: 'Samen trainen voor niemand leuk'". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ^ Klerks, Martijn (26 July 2024). "Gaat het in Parijs lukken? Wielrenner Lisa van Belle doet gooi naar eerste olympische medaille voor Zoetermeer". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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