Anneke Beerten Explained

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]

Life

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]

Results

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
YearVenueMedalCompetition
2006Rotorua 2Four Cross
2007Fort William, Highland 2Four Cross
2011Champéry 1Four Cross
2012Leogang/Saalfelden 1Four Cross
Leogang/Saalfelden 2Four Cross
2015Val di Sole 1Four Cross
2016Val di Sole 1Four Cross
2016Val di Sole 1Four Cross

Notes and References

  1. http://www.the-sports.org/anneke-beerten-mountain-bike-spf10167.html «Anneke Beerten»
  2. News: Anneke Beerten - Total Women's Cycling. Total Women's Cycling. 2017-05-23. en-US.