Anne Terpstra (born 5 January 1991 in Zierikzee) is a Dutch cross-country cyclist. She placed 15th in the women's cross-country race at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and was not allowed to finish.[3]

Anne Terpstra
Personal information
Born (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33)
Zierikzee, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineCross-country
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Women's mountain bike racing
Silver medal – second place 2020 Monteceneri Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2021 Novi Sad Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Cross-country

In 2019, during the Mountain Bike World Cup in Andorra, she won her first World Cup by beating Jolanda Neff in the final lap.[4] Terpstra is the first Dutch female athlete to win a World Cup. During the 2019 UCI World Cup finals In Snowshoe, USA, she became 2nd and secured a 4th in the overall.

In September 2019 she was leading the UCI World ranking for the first time.

She has no relation to fellow Dutch cyclist, Niki Terpstra.

Major results edit

2018
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
2019
3rd Tokyo 2020 Test Event
4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Vallnord
2nd Lenzerheide
2nd Snowshoe
5th Albstadt
4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
4th Cross-country, UEC European Championships
2020
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
2nd   Cross-country, UEC European Championships
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Nové Město I
2nd Nové Město II
2021
Internazionali d’Italia Series
1st Andora
2nd   Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2nd   Cross-country, UEC European Championships
5th Cross-country, Olympic Games
UCI XCO World Cup
5th Snowshoe
2022
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Vallnord
2nd Petrópolis
3rd Snowshoe
5th Leogang
5th Lenzerheide
UCI XCC World Cup
2nd Leogang
2nd Vallnord
2nd Snowshoe
3rd   Cross-country, UEC European Championships
2023
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Lenzerheide
2024
1st   Overall Cape Epic (with Nicole Koller)

References edit

  1. ^ "Anne Terpstra". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's Cross-country – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "European Championships Results – CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN". UEC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ Jones, Rob (8 July 2019). "Terpstra takes first-ever Dutch women's victory at World Cup in Vallnord". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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