Kyara Stijns

Kyara Stijns (born 9 October 1995) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.[1] She started cycling with club team 'WCL Bergklimmers' in the south of the province of Limburg. In 2013, she won the Dutch junior national championships road race. As a result she became pro riding for Giant-Shimano in 2014.[2] On Friday 31 July 2015 she became third in the Profronde Heerlen, after winner Chantal Blaak and second Anna van der Breggen.[3] On Sunday 6 September 2015 she started the last stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in her hometown Bunde. In the same month the team announced Stijns will also be riding for Liv-Plantur in 2016.[4]

Kyara Stijns
Personal information
Born (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995
Bunde, Limburg, Netherlands
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61.5 kg (136 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Liv-Plantur
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2013WCL Bergklimmers
Professional teams
2014Giant-Shimano
2015-Team Liv-Plantur
Major wins
2013 Dutch road champion (junior)

Major results

2013

  • Dutch road champion (junior)

See also

  • 2014 Team Giant-Shimano season
  • 2015 Team Liv-Plantur season

References

  1. "Kyara Stijns". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "Kyara Stijns Profile". TeamGiantAlpecin. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. "Profronde Heerlen 2015". 1Limburg. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. "Kyara Stijns verlengt contract". 1Limburg. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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