Petra de Bruin

Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962[1]) is a Dutch former cyclist.

Petra de Bruin
Petra de Bruin in 1979
Personal information
Born (1962-02-22) 22 February 1962
Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
ClubDextro; Groen Transport
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 ValkenburgRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1980 Besançon3 km individual pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Championships

In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,.[2] She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980.[3]

Dutch Sportsman of the year

Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year.[4]

After retirement

Petra de Bruin has spoken about the years of sexual abuse she endured as a young cyclist, stating that she had a lot of grief every day because of it [5]

References
  1. Petra de Bruin. Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
  2. World Cycling Championships. Road Race - (RR) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procycling women. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
  3. World Track Cycling Championships 3 km Pursuit Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
  4. Sportvrouw van het jaar. Dutch Olympic Committee. noc100.nl
  5. Cyclingtips.com:Former world champion Petra de Bruin speaks out about years of sexual abuse during her cycling career


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