Loes Adegeest (born 7 August 1996) is a Dutch racing cyclist and former speed skater.[2] As a cyclist, she currently rides for FDJ–Suez after riding for Irish IBCT team, and the Dutch amateur team Jan van Arckel and Parkhotel Valkenburg.[3] On 26 February 2022, Adegeest won the women's race at the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships representing e-racing team Aeonian Race Team.[4][5][6] In January 2023 she won her first UCI Women's World Tour race, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.[7] In February 2023 she defended her title as the UCI Cycling Esports World Champion.[8]

Loes Adegeest
Adegeest in 2019
Personal information
Full nameLoes Adegeest
Born (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)
Wageningen, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamFDJ–Suez
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020–2021Jan van Arckel
Professional teams
2019Parkhotel Valkenburg[1]
2022IBCT
2023FDJ–Suez
Medal record
Women's Cycling Esports
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 New York Women's race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Women's race

Major results edit

2021
3rd Overall Rás na mBan
1st Stage 4
2022
1st   UCI Esports World Championships
4th Dwars door het Hageland
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Belgium Tour
1st   Mountains classification
2023
1st   UCI Esports World Championships
1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

References edit

  1. ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Loes Adegeest (NED) - Competition results, statistics and records | Skaters". SpeedSkatingNews. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ Schriemer, Roy (15 November 2019). "Adegeest keert na jaar Parkhotel terug op clubniveau" [Adegeest returns to club level after years of Parkhotel]. De Stentor (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Loes Adegeest and Jay Vine 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Champions". Zwift. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships: Adegeest and Vine power to rainbow stripes in Zwift's New York". UCI. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Loes Adegeest wins elite women's Esport World Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ Mathew Mitchell (28 January 2023). "Loes Adegeest takes her first-ever Women's WorldTour win at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race". procyclinguk.com.
  8. ^ Daniel Ostanek (18 February 2023). "Adegeest and Andreasson take rainbow jerseys at Esports World Championships". Cycling News.

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