During a gravel ride with Jasper Ockeloen, Thijs Zonneveld and Niki Terpstra, with whom I was preparing for Unbound Gravel, I was hit during training. I crashed into a […]
FIRST NON-AMERICAN UNBOUND WINNER 2022
So proud to be the first non-american winner in the fastest time ever of the Unbound till 2024! I felt strong on the Wilier Triestina Rave machine and it was great to finish it off in a sprint with 4 fellow riders. “I am so happy. It was my big goal and I succeeded in my first year as a professional gravel rider after winning The Traka. It was super cool to finish it off in a sprint of five.”
Read all about the race on Velonews.com
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THROWBACK TO 2022-2023
Over the past two years, after my victory in Unbound, I have achieved several great results in the international gravel and beach competitions in Europe and the United States. For Wilier, my races were covered by their content team. This resulted in fantastic atmospheric impressions, such as at the Rift Gravel Race in Iceland.
Check the photo impression by Ourea Productions.
GALLERY
WINNER THE TRAKA 2022
Impression of the first gravel race of 2022, The Traka in Girona. Great race which I finished off in a sprint with 6 fellow riders.
Check the photo impression by Ourea Productions.
GALLERY
Gravelracing
Wilier Factory racer 2022
-2025
Beachracing
Passionate beachracer. European champion 2019, Dutch champion 2020
Roadracing
10 years of racing for continental and professional teams.
Wilier Factory Racer 2022-2025
Cycling is my passion from the moment I first jumped on the bike when I was eight years old. After riding for ten years on continental- and pro continental level I am now a Wilier Factory Racer.
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PROGRAMME
Season 2023/2024
3 dec. – Beachrace Bredene – Beach – West-Flanders – Belgium
10 dec. – Beachrace Wijk aan Zee – Beach – North-Holland – The Netherlands
1 jan till 31 mar – Trainingscamp Girona – Gravel, Road & MTB – Costa Brava – Spain
13 jan. Egmond-Pier-Egmond Beach – North-Holland – The Netherlands
28 jan. – Beachrace Scheveningen – Beach – South-Holland – The Netherlands
4 feb. – NC Beachrace Renesse – Beach – South-Holland – The Netherlands
16-18 feb. – Santa Vall – Gravel – Girona – Spain
7 apr. – Velden am Wörthersee – Gravel – Katern – Austria
28 apr. – Valkenburg – Gravel – Limburg – The Netherlands
4 may – Traka Gravel – Gravel – Girona – Spain
18 may– Gravel Locos – Gravel – Hico, Texas – USA
Program suspended due to accident:
1 jun. – UNBOUND – Gravel – Emporia, Kansas – USA
16 jun. – Wish One – Gravel – Millau – France
18-21 jun. – Migration Gravel Race – Gravel – Kenya
21-23 jun. – Gritfest – Gravel – Great Britain
13 jul. – GravelOneFifty – Gravel – Drenthe – The Netherlands
20 jul. – Gravel Adventure – Gravel – Swieradow – Poland
20 jul. – The Rift – Gravel – Eurasia – Iceland
17 aug. – Gravel Grit N Grind – Gravel – Halmstad – Sweden
31 aug. – La Monsterrato – Gravel – Quattordio – Italy
8 sep. – The Ceder – Gravel – Ceder Oasis – South Africa
20-21 sep. – Gravel Falling Leaves Lahti – Gravel – Lahti – Finland
September – Trainingscamp EC & WC – Gravel – ? –UCI Gravel European Championship – Gravel – ? –
6 oct. – UCI Gravel World Championship – Gravel – Vlaams-Brabant – Belgium
12-13 oct. – Gravel Earth Series Final – Gravel – Ranxo – Spain
European championship beachracing 2019
Gravel race wins 2022
UCI pro wins
Total Strava km
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