Loes Gunnewijk

Loes Gunnewijk
Personal information
Full nameLoes Gunnewijk
Born (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 43)
Groenlo, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamKNWU
DisciplinesRoad
Role
Professional teams
2004–2005Ondernemers van Nature
2006–2009Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
2010–2011Nederland Bloeit
2012–2015GreenEDGE–AIS
Managerial teams
2016Orica–AIS
2017–KNWU
Major wins
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2012)
Medal record
Representing Orica–AIS
Women's road cycling
UCI Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tuscany Team time trial

Loes Gunnewijk (born 27 November 1980 in Groenlo) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015.

Gunnewijk was a member of the Dutch national team together with Ellen van Dijk, Marianne Vos and Annemiek van Vleuten in the road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics where Vos won the gold medal.[1] Gunnewijk announced her retirement from the sport in May 2015, subsequently completing the Union Cycliste Internationale's Sports Directors Diploma course in November 2015.[2] Between May and the end of 2016, Gunnewijk joined her old cycling team Orica–AIS as a trainee directeur sportif.[3] Since 2017, Gunnewijk has been the head junior women's coach and assistant para-cycling coach for the Dutch cycling national federation KNWU.[4]

  1. ^ "Loes Gunnewijk – Events and results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Gunnewijk, Heal join record number of women at UCI Sport Directors course". cyclingnews.com. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Loes Gunnewijk returns to Orica-AIS as sport director in training". Ella Cycling Tips. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Loes Gunnewijk aan de slag als coach bij wielerbond". Omroep Gelderland. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.