Nicky Zijlaard (born 21 November 1995) is a former Dutch professional
racing cyclist
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Cycling family
Zijlaard comes from a renowned cycling family. Grandfather Joop Zijlaard is a famous former
pacer and he ran a pub named after his moustache (NL: snor). Dad Ron took over both pacing and the family business. Uncle Michael is a former cyclist who's most famous for marrying and supporting
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 ...
, managing women's professional team
AA Drink–leontien.nl, men's
Pro Continental team
Roompot and organising the
Six Days of Rotterdam
The Six Days of Rotterdam is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the Rotterdam Ahoy
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. Brother
Maikel Zijlaard is also a professional cyclist.
Nicky Zijlaard married professional cyclist
Nick van der Lijke
Nick van der Lijke (born 23 September 1991) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Nick van der Lijke is married to Dutch former professional cyclist Nicky Zijlaard. When he didn't get a new contract for 2022, ...
with whom she has a daughter. In 2022 they briefly took over Crossanterie De Snor, but due to her health issues they handed the business back to her parents.
Main results
left, Nicky Zijlaard at the UCI Road World Championships Valkenburg - Women's junior time trial, in 2012
;2011
:1st
Dutch National Track Championships - junior women: individual pursuit, points race and scratch.
:6th Dutch National Championships Madison, women elite
;2012
:3rd Dutch National Championships Road Race, junior women
:4th Dutch National Championships Madison, women elite, with
Nina Kessler
Nina Kessler (born 4 July 1988) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. At the 2015 Dutch National Track Championships she became Dutch champi ...
:9th
;2013
:1st Individual time trial and overall win
Omloop van Borsele
Omloop van Borsele ("Circuit of Borsele") is an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional road bicycle race held annually since 2002 in Borsele, Netherlands. Since 2012 in women's road cycling, 2012, the event also contains a ...
junior edition
:6th
2013 European Road Championships – Women's junior time trial
The Women's junior time trial at the 2013 European Road Championships took place on 19 July. The Championships were hosted by the Czech Republic city of Olomouc
Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium' ...
;2014
:1st
Dutch national
derny
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champion, women elite, with her father Ron as pacer
:2nd Dutch National Championships Madison, women elite, with
Nina Kessler
Nina Kessler (born 4 July 1988) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. At the 2015 Dutch National Track Championships she became Dutch champi ...
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See also
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2014 Boels Dolmans Cycling Team season
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References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Dutch female cyclists
Cyclists from Rotterdam
21st-century Dutch women
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