Brian Kamstra

Brian Kamstra (born 5 July 1993) is a retired Dutch professional cyclist, who raced for UCI ProTeam Team Novo Nordisk.[3] He currently lives in Verona, Italy.

Brian Kamstra
Personal information
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993
Assen, Netherlands
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Novo Nordisk
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur team
2015Novo Nordisk Development
Professional teams
2015Team Novo Nordisk (stagiaire)
2016–2021Team Novo Nordisk[1][2]

Career

Athletics

Kamstra was a 2-times National Champion in cross country running, in 2010 and 2011. He competed at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia. He was considered one of the best juniors in the country. Achieving 4 National titles and over 10 National championship medals.

Cycling

In August 2015, he began racing as a stagiaire with the Team Novo Nordisk professional team. Kamstra started racing bikes in 2015 after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2013.

2016 marked Kamstra's first full season as a professional. His first professional race was the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong, finishing 77th overall. A week later he had his best result for the 2016 season with a 15th place in stage 4 of the Herald Sun Tour.

His best result so far is a 10th place at the 2017 Tour de Taiwan. Kamstra competed at the 2017, 2018 and 2021 editions of Milan–San Remo.

Retirement

In 2021 he announced his retirement of Professional cycling. Despite having a contract for the 2022 season, he got diagnosed with a Myopathy. Kamstra is an ambassador for Castelli (brand), Julbo eyewear

References
  1. "Team Novo Nordisk Adds Five New Riders to 2019 Pro Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "Team Novo Nordisk Announces 2020 Roster". Team Novo Nordisk. Sportyfied. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Team Novo Nordisk". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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