Marijn de Vries (born 19 November 1978) is a Dutch journalist and former
racing cyclist
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De Vries took up bicycle racing in 2008 whilst working as a reporter for the Dutch TV programme '. She subsequently attempted to turn professional as part of a radio documentary she made, leading to her joining
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien Martha Henrica Petronella Zijlaard-van Moorsel (born 22 March 1970) is a Dutch retired racing cyclist. She was a dominant cyclist in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning four gold medals at the Olympic Games and holding the hour record f ...
's
Leontien.nl team in 2010. She competed in the
2013 UCI women's team time trial in
Florence
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On 30 August 2015, de Vries announced her retirement from professional cycling.
Major results
;2010
: 9th
Holland Hills Classic
The Holland Hills Classic was a women's elite professional road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held annually between 2004 and 2016 in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. The race was categorised as a 1.1 UCI category race, and was ...
;2012
: 5th
Chrono des Nations
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: 7th
Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between Gooik and Geraardsbergen in Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in ...
;2013
: 8th
Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
See also
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2011 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
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2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
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2014 Team Giant–Shimano season
The 2014 women's road cycling season was the fourth for the Team Giant–Shimano (UCI code: GIW), which began as Team Skil–Argos in 2010.
Roster
;Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
;Riders who left the team during or after th ...
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Dutch female cyclists
Dutch journalists
People from Coevorden
Cyclists from Drenthe
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