Kelly Druyts

Kelly Druyts (born 21 November 1989) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Chevalmeire Cycling Team.[2] She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2010.[3] She won a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and gold in the scratch race at the 2014 Championships.

Kelly Druyts
Druyts in 2008
Personal information
Full nameKelly Druyts
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current teamChevalmeire Cycling Team
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2007Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
2008–2017Topsport Vlaanderen–Thompson Ladies Team
2018–2019Doltcini–Van Eyck[1]
2020–Chevalmeire Cycling Team
Major wins
UCI World Scratch Race Championships (2014)

Druyts is from a sporting family: her father, Ronny, played youth football with Beerschot AC and at the senior level with Dynamo Niel, where he was a champion in the Belgian Provincial leagues, her sister Steffy was a multiple national champion in gymnastics, and she is the sister of racing cyclists Jessy Druyts, Demmy Druyts, Lenny Druyts and Gerry Druyts. Kelly was a national champion in triathlon and duathlon before focussing on cycling.[4]

Major results
2006
1st Grimbergen Juniors
2007
National Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Keirin
1st Team sprint (with Jenifer De Merlier)
1st Points race
1st Hoogstraten-Wortel
2009
1st Omnium, National Track Championships
1st Incourt
1st Brabant Provincial Road Championship
1st Beauraing
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships (with Jolien D'Hoore and Jessie Daams)
2010
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st Team pursuit (with Jolien D'Hoore and Jessie Daams)
2nd Scratch race
2011
1st UCI Track World Cup – Cali (Scratch race)
2012
1st Antwerp Provincial Road Championship
2013
National Track Championships
1st 500m time trial
1st Points race
2nd Points race, Grand Prix of Poland
3rd Points race, International Belgian Open
2014
1st Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Belgian Xmas Meetings
1st Points race
1st Scratch
1st Hillegemum
1st Stage 6 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Points race, UEC European Track Championships
International Belgian Open
2nd Points race
3rd Scratch
2018
1st Stage 3 Tour of Zhoushan Island
1st Stage 3 Panorama Guizhou International Women's Road Cycling Race
1st Antwerpen Provincial Championship

References
  1. "Doltcini-Van Eyck met Belgische en Franse aanwinsten naar 2019" [Doltcini-Van Eyck with Belgian and French acquisitions for 2019]. Vrouwenpeloton.be (in Dutch). Vrouwenpeloton. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Chevalmeire Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. "Kelly Druyts". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. Lemmens, Karel (4 May 2015). "De koersmama deel 1: Hoe groei je uit tot een wielerfamilie?" [The race mama part 1: How do you grow a cycling family?]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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