Suzanne van Veen (born 3 October 1987 in Naaldwijk) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.[1] Van Veen signed her first professional contract in 2005 when she became part of the Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team.[2] She still rides for the team, now known as Team Flexpoint.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Suzanne van Veen |
| Born | 3 October 1987 Naaldwijk, the Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
Her first professional success came in 2006 in the national track championship in Alkmaar. She came second in the scratch race, behind Adrie Visser.[3] During the Six-days of Rotterdam, van Veen and pacemaker Joop Zijlaard attacked with 17 laps to go in a women's derny race and lapped the field.[4]
A year later she took part in the AA Drink Four-day of Rotterdam, an event similar to six-day racing. Van Veen rode with Elise van Hage. They achieved several top-three rankings and won the scratch race on the third day .[5] They finished third overall.[6]
Career highlights
edit- Dutch National Championships
- 2006 - 2nd, 2006 Dutch National Track Championships, scratch race[3]
- Four-day cycling events
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 3rd madison (with Elise van Hage)[7]
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 2nd points race (with Elise van Hage)[8]
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 3rd madison (with Elise van Hage)[9]
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 3rd madison (with Elise van Hage)[10]
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 1st scratch race (with Elise van Hage)[5]
- 2008 - Rotterdam, 3rd overall (with Elise van Hage)[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Van Veen at the cyclingwebsite.net Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ a b Teams of Suzanne van Veen Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ a b National Championship, Track, Scratch, Elite, The Netherlands (F) 2006 Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ a b Suzanne van Veen (Team Flexpoint) has won the GP AA Drinks during the 6-days of Rotterdam., cyclingfx.nl, pub 2007-01-09, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ a b AA Drink Women's Four Day Scratch race, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-07, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ AA Drink Women's Four Day Final Standings, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-08, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ AA Drink Women's Four Day Elite Women, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-03, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ AA Drink Women's Four Day Race 1, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-06, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ AA Drink Women's Four Day Race 2, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-06, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ AA Drink Women's Four Day Madison, cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-07, ret 2008-01-12
- ^ Vierdaagse van Rotterdam (V) 2008 Archived 2008-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 2008-01-12
External links
edit- Suzanne van Veen at Cycling Archives (archived)