Amy Pieters

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Amy Pieters
File:Amy Pieters - Women's Tour of Thuringia 2012 (aka).jpg
Pieters competing in the time trial at the 2012 Women's Tour of Thuringia
Personal information
Full name Amy Pieters
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 32)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team Wiggle High5
Discipline Track and road
Rider type All-rounder[1]
Professional team(s)
2010 Merida[2]
2011–2015 Skil Koga[2]
2016– Wiggle High5
Infobox last updated on
9 January 2016

Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991 in Haarlem) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder).[3] In September 2015 it was announced that Pieters would join Wiggle High5 for the 2016 season, after spending five years with Team Liv–Plantur.[4]

Pieters is the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters.[2]

Palmarès

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2006
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Novices Time Trial Championships
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Novices Track Championships (omnium)
2nd Dutch National Novices Road Race Championships
2007
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Novices Road Race Championships
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (500m time trial)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (individual pursuit)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (keirin)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (points race)
2nd Dutch National Novices Time Trial Championships
2nd Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (scratch race)
2008
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (500m time trial)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (individual pursuit)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (keirin)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (points race)
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Juniors Track Championships (scratch race)
2nd Dutch National Juniors Road Race Championships
2nd Dutch National Juniors Time Trial Championships
3rd European Juniors Track Championships (points race)
3rd overall Omloop van Borsele
3rd Six Days of Amsterdam
with Lotte van Hoek
4th World Juniors Road Cycling Championships
2009
2nd Track Cycling World Cup Classics team pursuit (Copenhagen)
with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk
2nd Dutch National Juniors Time Trial Championships
3rd overall Omloop van Borsele
3rd Dutch National Track Championships (individual pursuit)
4th Track Cycling World Championships team pursuit
with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk
2010
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Track Championships (madison)
with Roxane Knetemann
1st Draai rond de Kraai
2nd Dutch National Track Championships (points race)
2nd young rider classification Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
3rd Ronde van Barendrecht
5th Track Cycling World Championships team pursuit
with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk
9th European Track Championships (team pursuit)
with Ellen van Dijk & Laura van der Kamp
2011 – Skil Koga 2011 season
1st Track Cycling World Cup Classics team pursuit (Astana)
with Kirsten Wild & Ellen van Dijk
1st Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
1st Berkelse Wielerdag
1st Ronde van Zwanenburg
2nd Dutch National Track Championships (points race)
2nd Dutch National Track Championships (madison)
with Kelly Markus
2nd Molenomloop van de Schermer
2nd Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
2nd Van Gogh Ronde van Nuenen
3rd Dutch National Track Championships (individual pursuit)
3rd Draai rond de Kraai
3rd Noordwijk Classic
3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
2012 – Team Skil-Argos 2012 season
1st European Under-23 Track Championships (individual pursuit)
1st Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
1st Wielerronde van Lekkerkerk
2nd Dutch National Track Championships (individual pursuit)
2nd Dutch National Track Championships (omnium)
2nd Regio Kampioenschap West
2nd Noordwijk Classic
3rd overall RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
3rd Dutch National Track Championships (madison)
with Kelly Markus
3rd Dutch National Track Championships (scratch race)
6th Olympic Games team pursuit
with Ellen van Dijk & Kirsten Wild
6th European Road Championships
2013 – Team Argos-Shimano 2013 season
1st Regio Kampioenschap West
1st Noordwijk Classic
1st Profronde Stiphout
2nd Omloop der Kempen
2nd Acht van Chaam
2nd Profronde van Surhuisterveen
3rd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
3rd Wielerronde van Obdam
2014
2nd overall & 1st young rider Ladies Tour of Qatar
1st stage 2
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda
2015
1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Dutch National Track Championships (Scratch race)
2nd Ronde van Drenthe
File:Women's team pursuit 2012 Summer Olympics, Dutch team.jpg
Amy Pieters (left) together with Ellen van Dijk (right) and Kirsten Wild (centre) at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

National record, team pursuit

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After the introduction of the women’s 3000m team pursuit at the 2007–08 track cycling season, Pieters was five times part of the team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is not the record holder anymore.

Time Speed
(km/h)
Cyclists Event Location of race Date Ref
3:31.045 51.250 Ellen van Dijk
Amy Pieters
Vera Koedooder
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (Qualification) Denmark Copenhagen 15 February 2009 [6]
3:29.730 51.494 Ellen van Dijk
Amy Pieters
Vera Koedooder
2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (Gold medal race) Denmark Copenhagen 15 February 2009 [7]
3:29.379 51.581 Ellen van Dijk
Amy Pieters
Vera Koedooder
2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Bronze medal race) Poland Pruszków 26 March 2009 [8]
3:25.156 52.642 Ellen van Dijk
Amy Pieters
Vera Koedooder
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Qualifying) Denmark Ballerup 25 March 2010 [9]
3:21.550 53.584 Ellen van Dijk
Kirsten Wild
Amy Pieters
2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 (Gold medal race) Kazakhstan Astana 4 November 2011 [10]

See also

References

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