Michelle Mills-Vorster (born 12 September 1978 in Windhoek, Namibia) is a Namibian cross-country cyclist. She is the first ever Namibian female to qualify for the Olympic Cross Country event and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's cross country race. Vorster also qualified and competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She competed in the Elite Road and Cross Country Olympic events. She finished in 8th position in the Cross Country Olympic event, the highest position by any Namibian cyclist to date.
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| Full name | Michelle Vorster |
| Born | 12 September 1978 Windhoek, Namibia |
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| Role | Rider |
Vorster is also an African Continental Champion (2017) and multiple Namibian National Champion title holder in Mountain Bike Cross Country Olympic and Marathon cycling.[1][2]
Major results edit
- 2015
- 1st
Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships - 2nd
Team time trial, African Road Championships - National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd
Cross-country, African Mountain Bike Championships - 6th Time trial, African Games
- 2016
- 1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Cross-country, African Mountain Bike Championships
- 2017
- 1st
Cross-country, African Mountain Bike Championships - 1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2018
- 1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games
- 2019
- 1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2020
- 1st Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
References edit
- ^ "Michelle Vorster". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's Cross-country – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links edit
- Michelle Vorster at Cycling Archives
- Michelle Vorster at ProCyclingStats
- Michelle Vorster at Cycling Quotient
- Michelle Vorster at MTB Data
- Michelle Vorster at Olympedia
- Michelle Vorster at ProCyclingStats
