Kelly Druyts
Kelly Druyts (born 21 November 1989) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Chevalmeire Cycling Team.[2] She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2010.[3] She won a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and gold in the scratch race at the 2014 Championships.
Druyts in 2008 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Kelly Druyts |
Born | Wilrijk, Belgium | 21 November 1989
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Team information | |
Current team | Chevalmeire Cycling Team |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2007 | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam |
2008–2017 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Thompson Ladies Team |
2018–2019 | Doltcini–Van Eyck[1] |
2020– | Chevalmeire Cycling Team |
Major wins | |
UCI World Scratch Race Championships (2014) |
Druyts is from a sporting family: her father, Ronny, played youth football with Beerschot AC and at the senior level with Dynamo Niel, where he was a champion in the Belgian Provincial leagues, her sister Steffy was a multiple national champion in gymnastics, and she is the sister of racing cyclists Jessy Druyts, Demmy Druyts, Lenny Druyts and Gerry Druyts. Kelly was a national champion in triathlon and duathlon before focussing on cycling.[4]
Major results
- 2006
- 1st Grimbergen Juniors
- 2007
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit - 1st
Keirin - 1st
Team sprint (with Jenifer De Merlier) - 1st
Points race
- 1st
- 1st Hoogstraten-Wortel
- 2009
- 1st
Omnium, National Track Championships - 1st Incourt
- 1st Brabant Provincial Road Championship
- 1st Beauraing
- 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships (with Jolien D'Hoore and Jessie Daams)
- 2010
- UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit (with Jolien D'Hoore and Jessie Daams)
- 2nd Scratch race
- 2011
- 1st UCI Track World Cup – Cali (Scratch race)
- 2012
- 1st Antwerp Provincial Road Championship
- 2013
- National Track Championships
- 1st
500m time trial - 1st
Points race
- 1st
- 2nd Points race, Grand Prix of Poland
- 3rd Points race, International Belgian Open
- 2014
- 1st
Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Belgian Xmas Meetings
- 1st Points race
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Hillegemum
- 1st Stage 6 Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour
- 2nd Points race, UEC European Track Championships
- International Belgian Open
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Scratch
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Zhoushan Island
- 1st Stage 3 Panorama Guizhou International Women's Road Cycling Race
- 1st Antwerpen Provincial Championship
References
- "Doltcini-Van Eyck met Belgische en Franse aanwinsten naar 2019" [Doltcini-Van Eyck with Belgian and French acquisitions for 2019]. Vrouwenpeloton.be (in Dutch). Vrouwenpeloton. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- "Chevalmeire Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- "Kelly Druyts". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- Lemmens, Karel (4 May 2015). "De koersmama deel 1: Hoe groei je uit tot een wielerfamilie?" [The race mama part 1: How do you grow a cycling family?]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
External links
- Kelly Druyts at Cycling Archives
- Kelly Druyts at ProCyclingStats