Lieselot_Decroix

Lieselot Decroix

Lieselot Decroix

Belgian cyclist

Lieselot Decroix (born 12 May 1987 in Poperinge) is a Belgian retired 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]

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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]

Major results

2007
7th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Young rider classification
2008
8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
10th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2009
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
2011
8th Overall Gracia–Orlová
1st Stage 4
2015
9th Overall Belgium Tour
10th Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
2016
3rd Ronde van Gelderland

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lieselot Decroix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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