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 Knijnenburg in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 2002 Oss, Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Current team | VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2023 | WV Schijndel |
| Professional team | |
| 2023– | Parkhotel Valkenburg |
Anne Knijnenburg (born 11 March 2002) is a Dutch cyclist and former middle-distance runner, who currently rides for UCI Women's ProTeam VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam.
As a runner, Knijnenburg won the 1500 metres at the 2021 national indoor championships and the 800 metres at the 2022 national outdoor championships.[1][2] She holds personal bests of 4:26.49 in the 1500 metres and 2:05.39 in the 800 metres.
In 2023, she won the national cross duathlon championships.[3]
After suffering from running injuries, Knijnenburg took up cycling in 2023, initially joining club team WV Schijndel before signing with Parkhotel Valkenburg that August.[4] In 2024, she won her first elite race in Hamme at the Cyclis Classic, before winning the mountains classification at both the Tour of Chongming Island and the Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini.[5]
The following season, she won the overall title of the Tour of Chongming Island, an event on the UCI Women's World Tour.[6]
Major results
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- 2023
- 9th Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 9th La Choralis Fourmies Féminine
- 2024
- 1st Cyclis Classic
- 7th Tour of Guangxi
- 8th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2025
- 1st
Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2nd Région Pays de la Loire Tour
- 3rd Mirabelle Classic
- 4th Trofeo Oro in Euro
- 2026
- UCI Gravel World Series
- 2nd Turnhout
- 8th Vuelta CV Feminas
- 9th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
References
[edit]- ↑ "Anne Knijnenburg: 'Titel betekent start van nieuw hoofdstuk'" (in Dutch). 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "Gouden scrunchie brengt Anne Knijnenburg (18) uit Berghem geluk: ze steelt de show met Nederlandse titel op de 1500 meter" (in Dutch). 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Anne Knijnenburg legt iedereen erop bij NK Cross Duathlon, mannenwinst voor Mathijs Weijkamp" (in Dutch). 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Anne Knijnenburg tekent contract bij wielerploeg Parkhotel Valkenburg". 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Berghems wielertalent Anne Knijnenburg behaalt eerste profzege" (in Dutch). 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Anne Knijnenburg: the champion runner who became cycling's new entertainer". Rouleur. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Anne Knijnenburg at World Athletics
- Anne Knijnenburg at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Anne Knijnenburg at UCI
- Anne Knijnenburg at ProCyclingStats
- Anne Knijnenburg at Cycling Quotient
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