Karlijn Swinkels

Karlijn Swinkels (born 28 October 1998) is a Dutch road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Jumbo–Visma.[4][5]

Karlijn Swinkels
Swinkels at the 2018 Holland Ladies Tour
Personal information
Full nameKarlijn Swinkels
Born (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998
Handel, Netherlands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam Jumbo–Visma
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017Parkhotel Valkenburg–Destil
2018–2019Alé–Cipollini[2]
2020Parkhotel Valkenburg[3]
2021–Team Jumbo–Visma

As a junior, she competed at 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race (15th) and at the 2016 European Road Championships in both the junior time trial (6th) and road race (33rd).[6] At the 2016 UCI Road World Championships she became world champion in the women's junior time trial event.[7]

Major results
2015
National Junior Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd National Junior Cyclo–cross Championships
2016
1st Time trial, UCI World Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen
3rd Overall Energiewacht Tour Juniors
6th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
10th Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
2018
7th Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
10th Team time trial, UCI World Road Championships
2019
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
9th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
2020
5th Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
7th Time trial, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
2021
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
2022
6th Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
10th Dwars door Vlaanderen

References
  1. "Primož Roglič". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. "Ale Cipollini complete 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "Parkhotel Valkenburg". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Jumbo-Visma Women Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "Marianne Vos to spearhead Jumbo-Visma women's team in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "Karlijn Swinkels (17) uit Handel niet in prijzen op EK wielrennen". 16 September 2016.
  7. "Junior Karlijn Swinkels uit Handel pakt wielergoud in Qatar".


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