Marianne Vos ( Dutch: Marianne Vos ; born May 13, 1987 , Hertogenbosch ) is a Dutch cyclist , a leader in modern women's cycling. Olympic champion on the highway and track , the current world champion in the group race and cycling .
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| Citizenship |  Netherlands | ||
| Date of Birth | May 13, 1987 (32 years old) | ||
| Place of Birth | Hertogenbosch , Netherlands | ||
| Growth | 168 cm | ||
| Weight | 58 kg | ||
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| Current team | Rabobank women | ||
| Specialization | station wagon | ||
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Career
At 6 years old, Vos began to engage in road cycling, after 2 years she began to participate in races. Then she also started cycling, and even later, mountain biking . Marianna more than once climbed the podium of the junior races, first achieving major successes in the cycling race. In 2004, she won the world championship among juniors in the group race, the next season she became the champion of the Netherlands in the same discipline and mountain bike. In 2006, Vos signed a contract with Rabobank Women , and in the debut season she achieved impressive results: she won the adult world championships in the group race and cycling. Then, for the first time, she won the Netherlands Championship in the group race, which she also managed to do in 2009-2011. In 2007, Vos was the most successful athlete, winning the World Cup . For 6 years she has four times excelled in this ranking. In the spring, Marianne won her first classic cycling race, the female Flash Valon , which she later succeeded more than once. In the same season, she first won the silver medal of the World Championship in the group race, which marked the beginning of a unique series: 5 second places in a row in this race.
In March 2008, Vos won the points race at the World Cup . At the Beijing Olympics, she again won this race (due to the range of distance advantage), while on the highway she became only the 6th . In 2009, Marianne for the second time became the world champion in cycling, and from that moment holds the title. In 2011, when the only female Grand Tour was the Giro d'Italia , Vos won the race. A year later, she repeated this success, and again won 5 stages. At the London Olympics, the Dutchwoman won the group race , defeating Lizzy Armisted and Olga Zabelinskaya from the gap. After 2 months, Vos completed the sad series for her, for the second time becoming the world champion on the highway . At the same time, another series continues: from the debut in the professional, Marianne did not fall below 2nd place at the world championships in the group race.
Achievements
- Olympic champion in points race ( 2008 ) and group race ( 2012 )
- Winner (2006, 2012) and silver medalist (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010) of the road racing world championship in the group race
- World champion in cycle race in points race ( 2008 ) and scratch ( 2011 )
- Winner (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and silver medalist (2008) of the World Cycling Championship
- Winner (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012), second (2011) and third (2008) World Cup medalist
- The winner of the overall classification (2011, 2012) and 13 stages (2007, 2010-2012) Giro d'Italia
- Champion of the Netherlands in the group race (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) and cutting (2010, 2011)
- Champion of the Netherlands in cycling (2011, 2012)
- Winner Flash Valon (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
- Pluet Grand Prix Winner (2012)
- Athlete of the Year of the Netherlands (2008, 2009)
Links
- Official site
- Profile at Rabobank Women
- Profile on cyclingarchives.com