Marijn de Vries

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Vries, not Vries.

Marijn de Vries

De Vries in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Marijn de Vries
Born	(1978-11-19) 19 November 1978 (age 46) Sleen, Netherlands
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder[1]
Professional teams
2010–2012	leontien.nl[2]
2013	Lotto–Belisol Ladies[3]
2014	Giant–Shimano[2]
2015	Parkhotel Valkenburg

Marijn de Vries (born 19 November 1978) is a Dutch journalist and former racing cyclist.[4] De Vries took up bicycle racing in 2008 whilst working as a reporter for the Dutch TV programme Holland Sport [nl]. She subsequently attempted to turn professional as part of a radio documentary she made, leading to her joining Leontien van Moorsel's Leontien.nl team in 2010.[5] She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence.[6]

On 30 August 2015, de Vries announced her retirement from professional cycling.[7]

Major results

2010

9th Holland Hills Classic

2012

5th Chrono des Nations

7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik

2013

8th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup

See also

• 2011 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
• 2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
• 2014 Team Giant–Shimano season

References

1. "Marijn de Vries". Team Giant–Shimano. Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
2. "Marijn De Vries". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
3. "Presentation Marijn de Vries". Lotto–Belisol Ladies. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
4. "Marijn de Vries". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
5. Connolly, Sarah (18 October 2010). ""I still feel like Alice in Wonderland": Marijn de Vries on becoming a pro cyclist at 30, and much more..." podiumcafe.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
6. "World Championships WE – Team Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
7. "... retiring from racing – Marijn Fietst". Retrieved 1 September 2015.

External links

• Marijn de Vries at UCI
• Marijn de Vries at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Marijn de Vries at ProCyclingStats
• Marijn de Vries at Cycling Quotient