Rigard van Klooster

Rigardus Antonius "Rigard" van Klooster (born April 6, 1989 in Linschoten) is a former Dutch track racing cyclist and speed skater.

Rigard van Klooster
Personal information
Full nameRigardus Antonius "Rigard" van Klooster
Born (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989
Linschoten, the Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint

Sport career

Speed skating

Rigard van Klooster started his sports career with speed skating. He started with speed skating when he was very young and started competing in 2002[1] and rode his first national junior championship in 2006 as a B-junior.[2] Since the season 2007–2008 Van Klooster skated for Gewest Noord-Holland/Utrecht and was a trainee at the APPM-team since the 2008–2009 season. As an elite athlete Van Klooster competed in 2010 and 2011 at both the Dutch Allround Championships and Dutch Single Distance Championships. He finished 17th overall at the 2010 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships and 22nd overall at the 2011 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships.

Track cycling
2011

A wingate test in early 2011 showed that Van Klooster had the potential for track cycling. After some track cycling sessions the KNWU offered van Klooster a place in the development team and a room in Papendal, near the velodrome in Apeldoorn. Van Klooster took the offer and quit speed skating. He rode his first international competition at the Trois Jours d'Aigle where he finished 13th. Two weeks after riding the two days of Wien, Van Klooster became the Dutch national sprint champion for Amateurs begin December. Later that month, after getting an elite license, he placed 4th in the 1 km time trial at the Dutch national track championships and 7th in both the keirin and the sprint.

2012

Van Klooster competed in the International Track Grand Prix of Alkmaar, Perth, Colorado Springs, Cottbus and Vienna.[3][4][5][6] In Vienna he won bronze in the team sprint.[7] Based on his results he qualified for the 2012 European Track Championships where he finished 6th in the team sprint (together with Hylke van Grieken and Matthijs Büchli) and 12th in the keirin.[8] At the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classic in Glasgow he competed in the keirin. He finished twice third and did not reach the second round.[9][10][11]

Results in major competitions

Speed skating

Track cycling

Personal records
Speed skating[12]
Distance Time Date Ice Rink
500 meter 36.51 19 March 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 meter 1:11.28 19 March 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 meter 1:48.72 16 March 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 meter 3:56.56 15 March 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 meter 6:47.47 15 October 2009 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 meter 14:30.72 21 March 2010 De Westfries, Hoorn
Track cycling
Discipline Time Date Track Competition Ref
Sprint (200m) 10.297 25 June 2012 Colorado Springs Velodrome, Colorado Springs US Grand Prix of Sprinting [4]
Time trial (1000m) 1:05.114 13 May 2012 Oderland-Halle, Frankfurt

References
  1. "Rigard van Klooster 2001–2002". osta.nl. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. "Rigard van Klooster 2005–2006 HB2". osta.nl. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. "Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix 2012". Cyclingnews. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. "US Grand Prix of Sprinting results". Canadiancyclist. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. "GP von Deutschland im Sprint". UCI. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. "Grand Prix Vienna (AUT/C1)". UCI. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  7. "Grandand Prix Vienna (AUT/C1) – Team Sprint Results". UCI. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  8. "Slechts vier baanwielrenners naar EK". de Telegraaf. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  9. "Baanrenners Haak en Van Klooster net buiten medailles". RTV Utrecht. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  10. "UCI Track Cycling World Cup Men's Keirin First Round Results". Tissot timing. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  11. "UCI Track Cycling World Cup Men's Keirin First Round Repechage results". Tissot timing. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  12. "Rigard van Klooster". shorttrack.sportresult.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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