Amy Pieters

Amy Pieters
Pieters winning bronze at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam SD Worx–Protime
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Professional teams
2010Merida[2]
2011–2015Skil Koga[2]
2016Wiggle High5
2017–Boels–Dolmans[3][4]
Major wins
One day races & Classics
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2014)
Ronde van Drenthe (2018)
GP de Plouay (2018)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Madison
Gold medal – first place 2020 Berlin Madison
Gold medal – first place 2021 Roubaix Madison
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Madison
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yorkshire Mixed team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alkmaar Road race
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alkmaar Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay

Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[5] She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder).[6]

On 23 December 2021, Pieters was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain caused by a fall that day during a training ride near Alicante with the Dutch national track team.[7] After being repatriated to the Netherlands the following month,[8] Pieters had regained consciousness in April but, due to the brain injury sustained, doctors were unsure of her "residual symptoms and remaining abilities".[9][10] In October 2022, Pieters was able to take her first steps since the fall, at a neuro-rehabilitation centre in Woerden.[11]

  1. ^ a b c "Amy Pieters". Team Liv–Plantur. Retrieved 13 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ca was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels–Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Amy Pieters – Events and results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist in induced coma after surgery following collision". BBC Sport. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist to be transferred to hospital in Netherlands". BBC Sport. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ^ Dabbs, Ryan (28 April 2022). "Amy Pieters regains consciousness and is communicating non-verbally". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist regains consciousness four months after training crash". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Amy Pieters: Dutch cyclist takes first steps since suffering brain damage in training crash". BBC Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.