Laurine van Riessen
Dutch speed skater and track cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Dutch name, the surname is van Riessen, not Riessen.
Laurine van Riessen (born 10 August 1987) is a long track speed skater and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Track Team BEAT Cycling Club.[2] She competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the 500, 1000, and 1500 metres and won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres.[3] In 2015, she switched to track cycling and won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.
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Birth name | Laurine van Riessen |
Born | (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 36) Leiden, Netherlands |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
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Current team | BEAT Cycling Club |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
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2017 | Matrix Pro Cycling |
2018– | BEAT Cycling Club[1] |
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Van Riessen competed for the Netherlands in track cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] In 2017, she rode for the British team Matrix Pro Cycling.[5] On 4 September 2018 she joined BEAT Cycling Club.