Demi de Jong explained

Demi de Jong
Fullname:Demi de Jong
Birth Date:11 February 1995
Birth Place:Ossendrecht, Netherlands
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2014–2016
Proyears2:2017
Proyears3:2018–2019
Proteam3:[1]
Proyears4:2020–2021
Proteam4:[2] [3]
Proyears5:2022

Demi de Jong (born 11 February 1995) is a Dutch former road cyclist. As a junior, de Jong won the bronze medal in the women's junior time trial at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships.[4] She started her professional career in 2014 at . In her last season she rode for UCI Women's Continental Team,[5] but ended her career due to a knee injury.[6] She is the younger sister of the 2016 Cyclo-cross World Champion, Thalita de Jong.

Major results

2012
  • 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
    2013
  • 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
  • 4th Overall Junior Energiewacht Tour
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 6th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
    2015
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Under-23 road race
  • 5th Road race
  • 6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
  • 8th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    2016
  • 5th Le Samyn des Dames
  • 5th Trofee Maarten Wynants
  • 6th Erondegemse Pijl
    2017
  • 1st Young rider classification Holland Ladies Tour
  • 3rd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
  • 10th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    2018
  • 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    2019
  • 3rd Le Samyn des Dames

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: 13 pro riders confirmed for the Lotto Soudal Ladies team 2019. . Belgian Cycling Project. 19 October 2018. 21 February 2019.
    2. Web site: Chevalmeire Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 January 2020. https://archive.today/20200121230822/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14166/2003424/258. 21 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Bingoal-Chevalmeire Cycling Team. French. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 18 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210118224824/https://www.directvelo.com/equipe/6185/bingoal-chevalmeire-cycling-team. 18 January 2021.
    4. Web site: Demi de Jong. 7 January 2015. procyclingstats.com.
    5. Web site: Demi de Jong. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 9 April 2022.
    6. Web site: Demi de Jong stopt ermee. Cycling Online. 2022-07-15. Dutch.