Julie De Wilde (born 8 December 2002) is a

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professional

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, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team in road cycling, and in cyclo-cross for UCI Cyclo-cross team IKO–Crelan. Turning professional in 2019, she joined the Doltcini - NM Transport team. Later that year, she won the Belgian junior time trial title, before finishing 2nd at the 2019 UCI World Championships - Junior women's road race in

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, and placing 5th at the

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. Despite a disrupted 2020 season due to the

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, she won the Belgian National junior Cyclo-cross Championship. She joined the Plantur–Pura team at the start of 2021, taking part in her first

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event later that year. In 2022, she finished second at

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in Belgium, before wearing the

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at the

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for three stages as the best placed rider under the age of 23.

Major results

;2019 : 1st MaillotBélgica

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, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Silver medal uci

Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 5th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2020 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 7th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2021 : 2nd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 8th Overall Tour de Feminin – O cenu Českého Švýcarska : 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2022 : 1st Grisette Grand Prix de Wallonie : 2nd

::Held after stages 3–5 : 4th

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: 5th La Choralis Fourmies Féminine : 7th

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: 9th GP Oetingen : 10th Overall

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;2023 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 6th

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: 7th

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: 7th

Nokere Koerse Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event. The Nokere Koerse was cr ...

References

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