Anneke Beerten | |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1982 |
Birth Place: | Mariënvelde |
Discipline: | Four-Cross, Downnhill (DH), BMX Racing |
Anneke Beerten (born 7 July 1982) is a Dutch Mountain bike racer and BMX racer. Specializing in Four-cross she was world champion in this discipline in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016.[1]
Beerten was born in 1982 in Mariënvelde and she was riding a mountain bike at age four.
She has competed regularly each year as an amateur. She gave up work in retail when she was 22 to become a full time four-cross cyclist. She won the world championships in 2011 and 2012 and she has topped the rankings every year bar one from 2007 to 2011.[2]
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | ||||
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Year | Venue | Medal | Competition | |
2006 | Rotorua | 2 | Four Cross | |
2007 | Fort William, Highland | 2 | Four Cross | |
2011 | Champéry | 1 | Four Cross | |
2012 | Leogang/Saalfelden | 1 | Four Cross | |
Leogang/Saalfelden | 2 | Four Cross | ||
2015 | Val di Sole | 1 | Four Cross | |
2016 | Val di Sole | 1 | Four Cross | |
2016 | Val di Sole | 1 | Four Cross |