Lieselot Decroix

Lieselot Decroix (born 12 May 1987 in Poperinge) is a Belgian retired professional road cyclist.[1] She represented her nation Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently competed under an annual contract for CyclelivePlus-Zannata Women's Team.[2]

Lieselot Decroix
Personal information
Full nameLieselot Decroix
Born (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987
Poperinge, Belgium
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2007–2008Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
2009–2010Cervélo TestTeam
2011Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2012Dolmans–Boels
2013CyclelivePlus-Zannata
2014-2016Lotto–Belisol Ladies

Decroix qualified for the Belgian squad, as a lone female cyclist, in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by finishing among the top 24 and receiving a berth from the UCI World Cup.[3] She successfully completed a grueling race with a forty-fourth-place finish through a vast field of sixty-six cyclists in 3:36:35, surpassing Mexico's Alessandra Grassi by less than a second.[4][5]

Career highlights
2008
44th Olympic Games, Beijing (CHN)
2009 – Cervélo TestTeam 2009 season
2nd Stage 2, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin, Port-la-Nouvelle (FRA)
3rd Belgian Championships (ITT), Hooglede (BEL)
4th Belgian Championships (Road), Saint-Ghislain (BEL)
2011
1st Stage 4, Gracia-Orlova, Czech Republic
2016
2nd Stage 2 (TTT), Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (ITA)
3rd Ronde van Gelderland (NED)
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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lieselot Decroix". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. Atkins, Ben (29 November 2012). "Big names top new CyclelivePlus-Zannata women's team in Belgium". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. "OS Wielrennen: Lieselot Decroix enkeling in vrouwenwedstrijd" [Olympic Cycling: Lieselot Decroix competes as an individual woman] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.


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