_cropped.JPG) Kyara Stijns, Le Samyn des Dames 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1995 Bunde, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61.5 kg (136 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Liv-Plantur |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2013 | WCL Bergklimmers |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Giant-Shimano |
| 2015- | Team Liv-Plantur |
| Major wins | |
 2013 Dutch road champion (junior) | |
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". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Kyara Stijns Profile". TeamGiantAlpecin. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Profronde Heerlen 2015". 1Limburg. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Kyara Stijns verlengt contract". 1Limburg. Retrieved 24 November 2015.