Femke Gerritse

Femke Gerritse
Personal information
Full nameFemke Gerritse
Born (2001-05-14) May 14, 2001 (age 23)
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam SD Worx–Protime
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2021–2023Parkhotel Valkenburg[1]
2024–Team SD Worx–Protime

Femke Gerritse (pronounced [ˈfɛmkə ˈɣɛrɪtsə]; born 14 May 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[2]

In 2019, she won the Dutch national junior women's road race.[3] In 2021, she signed with Parkhotel Valkenburg.[4] In 2022, she came third overall in the Thüringen Ladies Tour, winning the white jersey of best placed young rider.[5] Later that year, Gerritse led the mountains classification at the Tour de France Femmes for four stages.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "National Championships Netherlands WJ - Road Race 2019 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg 2021". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. ^ Juschus, Thomas (2022-05-29). "MANLY HOLT GESAMTSIEG UND VIERTEN ETAPPENERFOLG". LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-07-28. Beste Nachwuchsfahrerin (Sparkasse): Femke Gerritse (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
  6. ^ "Tour de France Femmes - Gerritse : "Aller chercher quelques points jeudi"". www.cyclismactu.net (in French). 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  7. ^ "Femke Gerritse gaat voor bolletjestrui en haar vader kliedert de weg vol". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-28.