Mirella van Melis

Personal information

Full name

Mirella van Melis

Born

January 8, 1979 (age 33)
Venhorst, Netherlands

Team information

Current team

Retired

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Major wins

World Junior Road Champion (1997)

Infobox last updated on
November 1, 2009

Mirella van Melis (born January 8, 1979 in Venhorst, North Brabant) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. She started her career as a cyclo-cross rider.

Career

1996: 2nd in Gieten, Cyclo-cross (NED); 2nd in Berlicum, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd in Amersfoort, Cyclo-cross (NED)
1997: 1st in World Championship, Road, Juniors, San Sebastian (ESP)
1998: 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 1 Ster van Zeeland (NED); 3rd in Stage 4 Ster van Zeeland (NED); 3rd in Haak Voorjaarsrace (NED); 3rd in Prologue Greenery International (NED); 1st in Stage 2 Greenery International (NED); 2nd in General Classification Greenery International (NED); 3rd in European Championship, Road, U23, Uppsala (SWE)
1999: 1st in Netherlands European Championship, Track, Points race, U23; 2nd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 4 Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden (NED); 3rd in Stage 1 GP Boekel (NED); 2nd in Stage 2 GP Boekel (NED)
2000: 3rd in Stage 5 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale (FRA); 3rd in Stage 7 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale (FRA); 2nd in Canberra Women's Classic, Canberra (AUS); 2nd in European Championship, Road, U23, Kielce (POL); 1st in Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour, Bergeijk (NED); 2nd in Stage 5 part a Holland Ladies Tour, Dronten (NED); 2nd in Tour de Okinawa (JPN)
2001: 3rd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Points race, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 3rd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 5 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen (GER); 1st in Stage 6 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (FRA); 2nd in Stage 10 Women's Challenge (USA); 1st in European Championship, Road, U23, Apremont (FRA)
2004: 2nd in Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour, Haaften (NED)

References

Mirella van Melis profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Melis, Mirella van
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch racing cyclist
Date of birth	January 8, 1979
Place of birth	Venhorst, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death