Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[5] She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder).[6]
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Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 1 June 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | Merida[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Skil Koga[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Wiggle High5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Boels–Dolmans[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 23 December 2021, Pieters was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain caused by a fall that day during a training ride near Alicante with the Dutch national track team.[7] After being repatriated to the Netherlands the following month,[8] Pieters had regained consciousness in April but, due to the brain injury sustained, doctors were unsure of her "residual symptoms and remaining abilities".[9][10] In October 2022, Pieters was able to take her first steps since the fall, at a neuro-rehabilitation centre in Woerden.[11]
Personal life
editPieters is the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters.[2]
Career achievements
editMajor results
editSource:[12]
Road
edit- 2006
- National Novices Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 2007
- National Novices Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2008
- National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 4th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships
- 2009
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Omloop van Borsele
- 2010
- 1st Draai rond de Kraai
- 2nd Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
- 3rd Ronde van Barendrecht
- 2011
- 1st Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
- 1st Berkelse Wielerdag
- 1st Ronde van Zwanenburg
- 2nd Molenomloop van de Schermer
- 2nd Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
- 2nd Van Gogh Ronde van Nuenen
- 3rd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 3rd Draai rond de Kraai
- 3rd Noordwijk Classic
- 3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
- 6th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 1st Young rider classification
- 7th Omloop van Borsele
- 8th Omloop van het Hageland
- 9th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
- 2012
- 1st Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
- 1st Wielerronde van Lekkerkerk
- 1st Young rider classification Energiewacht Tour
- 2nd Regio Kampioenschap West
- 2nd Noordwijk Classic
- 3rd Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
- 5th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st Regio Kampioenschap West
- 1st Noordwijk Classic
- 1st Profronde van Stiphout
- 2nd Omloop der Kempen
- 2nd Acht van Chaam
- 2nd Profronde van Surhuisterveen
- 3rd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
- 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 3rd Wielerronde van Obdam
- 4th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
- 6th Overall Belgium Tour
- 9th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 2014
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 3rd Holland Hills Classic
- 4th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
- 5th Overall Belgium Tour
- 6th Overall The Women's Tour
- 6th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
- 7th Le Samyn
- 8th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
- 9th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
- 10th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 2015
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st Prologue La Route de France
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
- 3rd Marianne Vos Classic
- 3rd La Course by Le Tour de France
- 4th Novilon EDR Cup
- 4th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Overall Belgium Tour
- 6th Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda
- 7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Le Samyn des Dames
- 8th Omloop van het Hageland
- 9th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 9th Holland Hills Classic
- 10th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
- 10th Acht van Westerveld
- 2016
- 1st Prologue La Route de France
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
- 5th Overall Energiewacht Tour
- 6th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 7th Overall The Women's Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 10th Omloop van de IJsseldelta
- 2017
- 1st Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
- 1st Stage 2 The Women's Tour
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Le Samyn
- 4th Tour de Yorkshire
- 6th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 1b & 2 (TTT)
- 7th Pajot Hills Classic
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt
- 9th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2018
- 1st Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 2 & 3b (TTT)
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Crescent Vårgårda TTT
- 1st GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Team time trial
- 8th Road race
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2nd Tour of Flanders for Women
- 5th Overall The Women's Tour
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2019
- 1st Mixed team relay, UCI Road World Championships
- UEC European Road Championships
- 2nd Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
- 2nd Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall The Women's Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 3rd GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 4th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
- 5th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
- 10th Tour of Flanders
- 2020
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 9th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2021
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Road Championships
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Overall The Women's Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 6th Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
- 6th Le Samyn
- 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
Track
edit- 2006
- 1st Omnium, National Novice Championships
- 2007
- National Junior Championships
- 1st 500m time trial
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Scratch
- 2008
- National Junior Championships
- 1st 500m time trial
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Points race
- 1st Scratch
- 3rd Points race, UEC European Junior Championships
- 3rd Omloop van Borsele
- 3rd Six Days of Amsterdam
- 2009
- 2nd Team pursuit, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Copenhagen (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)
- 3rd Individual pursuit, National Championships
- 4th Team pursuit, UCI World Championships (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)
- 2010
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with Roxane Knetemann)
- 2nd Points race)
- 5th Team pursuit, UCI World Championships (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)
- 9th Team pursuit, UEC European Championships (with Ellen van Dijk & Laura van der Kamp)
- 2011
- 1st Team pursuit, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Astana (with Kirsten Wild & Ellen van Dijk)
- National Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Madison (with Kelly Markus)
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2012
- 1st Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- National Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Omnium
- 3rd Madison (with Kelly Markus)
- 3rd Scratch
- 6th Team pursuit, Olympic Games (with Ellen van Dijk & Kirsten Wild)
- 2014
- 2nd Points race, Revolution – Round 3, Manchester
- 2015
- 1st Scratch, National Championships
- 2017
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
- 1st Madison, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent (with Kirsten Wild)
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 2018
- National Championships
- 2nd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 2019
- 1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 2020
- 1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
- 2021
- 1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
National team pursuit records
editAfter the introduction of the women's 3000m team pursuit at the 2007–08 track cycling season, Pieters was five times part of the team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is not the record holder anymore.
Time | Speed (km/h) |
Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
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3:31.045 | 51.250 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder |
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (qualification) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 | [13] |
3:29.730 | 51.494 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder |
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (gold-medal race) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 | [14] |
3:29.379 | 51.581 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder |
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (bronze-medal race) | Pruszków | 26 March 2009 | [15] |
3:25.156 | 52.642 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (qualifying) | Ballerup | 25 March 2010 | [16] |
3:21.550 | 53.584 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Amy Pieters |
2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 (gold-medal race) | Astana | 4 November 2011 | [17] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Amy Pieters". Team Liv–Plantur. Retrieved 13 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Amy Pieters at Cycling Archives
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels–Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Amy Pieters – Events and results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist in induced coma after surgery following collision". BBC Sport. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist to be transferred to hospital in Netherlands". BBC Sport. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Dabbs, Ryan (28 April 2022). "Amy Pieters regains consciousness and is communicating non-verbally". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist regains consciousness four months after training crash". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist takes first steps since suffering brain damage in training crash". BBC Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Amy Pieters". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Qualifying". Tissottiming.com. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Finals". Tissottiming.com. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Results and Final Classification". Tissottiming.com. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". Tissottiming.com. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Finals". Tissottiming.com. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links
edit- Stichting Amy Pieters
- Amy Pieters at Cycling Archives
- Amy Pieters at ProCyclingStats
- Amy Pieters at CQ Ranking
- Amy Pieters at CycleBase
- Amy Pieters at UCI
- Amy Pieters at Olympedia
- Amy Pieters at Olympics.com
- Amy Pieters at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)