Lieselot Decroix
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lieselot Decroix |
| Born |
12 May 1987 Poperinge, Belgium |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | CyclelivePlus-Zannata |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 | Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam |
| 2009–2010 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator |
| 2012 | Dolmans–Boels |
| 2013 | CyclelivePlus-Zannata |
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Infobox last updated on October 6, 2013 | |
Lieselot Decroix (born May 12, 1987 in Poperinge) is a Belgian professional road cyclist.[1] She represented her nation Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently competed under an annual contract for CyclelivePlus-Zannata Women's Team.[2]
Decroix qualified for the Belgian squad, as a lone female cyclist, in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by finishing among the top 24 and receiving a berth from the UCI World Cup.[3] She successfully completed a grueling race with a forty-fourth place finish through a vast field of sixty-six cyclists in 3:36:35, surpassing Mexico's Alessandra Grassi by less than a second.[4][5]
Career highlights
- 2008
- 44th Olympic Games, Beijing (CHN)
- 2009 – Cervélo TestTeam 2009 season
- 2nd Stage 2, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin, Port-la-Nouvelle (FRA)
- 3rd Belgian Championships (ITT), Hooglede (BEL)
- 4th Belgian Championships (Road), Saint-Ghislain (BEL)
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4, Gracia-Orlova, Czech Republic
References
- ↑ "Lieselot Decroix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (29 November 2012). "Big names top new CyclelivePlus-Zannata women’s team in Belgium". Velo Nation (Velo Nation LLC). Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "OS Wielrennen: Lieselot Decroix enkeling in vrouwenwedstrijd" [Olympic Cycling: Lieselot Decroix competes as an individual woman] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
External links
- Profile – CyclelivePlus-Zannata (Dutch)
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Lieselot Decroix profile at Cycling Archives
- Lieselot Decroix on Twitter