Lieselot Decroix
Lieselot Decroix (born 12 May 1987 in Poperinge) is a Belgian retired professional road cyclist.[1] She represented her nation Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently competed under an annual contract for CyclelivePlus-Zannata Women's Team.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lieselot Decroix |
| Born | 12 May 1987 Poperinge, Belgium |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam |
| 2009–2010 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2012 | Dolmans–Boels |
| 2013 | CyclelivePlus-Zannata |
| 2014-2016 | Lotto–Belisol Ladies |
Decroix qualified for the Belgian squad, as a lone female cyclist, in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by finishing among the top 24 and receiving a berth from the UCI World Cup.[3] She successfully completed a grueling race with a forty-fourth-place finish through a vast field of sixty-six cyclists in 3:36:35, surpassing Mexico's Alessandra Grassi by less than a second.[4][5]
Career highlights
- 2008
- 44th Olympic Games, Beijing (CHN)
- 2009 – Cervélo TestTeam 2009 season
- 2nd Stage 2, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin, Port-la-Nouvelle (FRA)
- 3rd Belgian Championships (ITT), Hooglede (BEL)
- 4th Belgian Championships (Road), Saint-Ghislain (BEL)
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4, Gracia-Orlova, Czech Republic
- 2016
- 2nd Stage 2 (TTT), Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (ITA)
- 3rd Ronde van Gelderland (NED)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lieselot Decroix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- Atkins, Ben (29 November 2012). "Big names top new CyclelivePlus-Zannata women's team in Belgium". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "OS Wielrennen: Lieselot Decroix enkeling in vrouwenwedstrijd" [Olympic Cycling: Lieselot Decroix competes as an individual woman] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
External links
- Profile – CyclelivePlus-Zannata (in Dutch)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Lieselot Decroix at Cycling Archives
- Lieselot Decroix on Twitter
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