Mieke Kröger Explained

Mieke Kröger
Birth Date:1993 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Bielefeld, Germany
Height:1.83 m[1]
Weight:80 kg
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time trialist
Amateuryears1:2009–2012
Amateurteam1:RV Teutoburg Brackwede
Proyears1:2013–2014
Proyears2:2015
Proyears3:2016–2017
Proyears4:2018–2019
Proteam4:[2]
Proyears5:2020–2021
Proteam5:[3] [4]
Proyears6:2022–2023

Mieke Kröger (born 18 July 1993) is a German track and road racing cyclist,[5] [6] who last rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam .[7]

Career

After two years with the team, she rode for on the road in 2015.[8] In November 2015, she was announced as part of the team's inaugural squad for the 2016 season.[9] In October 2017, the-then announced that Kröger would join them for the 2018 season, with the aim of developing her ability in road races alongside her time trialling.[10]

Major results

Source:[11]

Road

2010
  • National Junior Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2011
  • National Junior Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships
    2012
  • 2nd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
    2013
  • 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
    2014
  • 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 4th Time trial, UCI World Championships
    2015
  • 1st Team time trial, UCI World Championships
  • UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 7th Road race
  • 1st Time trial, National Championships
    2016
  • 1st Road race, National Championships
  • 2nd Team time trial, UCI World Championships
    2017
  • 3rd Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
    2019
  • 1st Overall Belgium Tour
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Stage 2 Healthy Ageing Tour
  • Gracia–Orlová
  • 1st Stages 2a (ITT) & 4
  • 2nd Mixed team relay, UCI World Championships
  • UEC European Championships
  • 2nd Mixed team relay
  • 6th Time trial
  • 2nd Time trial, National Championships
  • 2nd Chrono Champenois
  • 4th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
    2020
  • 1st Mixed team relay, UEC European Championships
  • 8th Time trial, UCI World Championships
  • 10th Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
    2021
  • 1st Mixed team relay, UCI World Championships
  • 2nd Mixed team relay, UEC European Championships
  • 2nd Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
  • 3rd Chrono des Nations
    2022
  • 10th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
    2023
  • 1st Time trial, National Championships
  • 3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Championships
    2024
  • 1st Time trial, National Championships

    Track

    2011
  • 1st Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
  • 1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
    2012
  • National Championships
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Team pursuit
    2013
  • 1st Omnium, National Championships
    2014
  • 1st Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 2nd Individual pursuit, UEC European Championships
    2015
  • 1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
  • UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
    2018
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
    2019
  • Team pursuit, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
  • 2nd Minsk
  • 2nd Glasgow
  • 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
    2021
  • 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
  • UEC European Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
    2022
  • UCI Track Nations Cup, Glasgow
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • UEC European Championships
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 1st Team pursuit

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: MIEKE KROEGER . Team Deutschland. 4 December 2019.
    2. Web site: Team Virtu Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190303210535/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/10870/1002151/243. 3 March 2019.
    3. Web site: Hitec Products – Birk Sport. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128002454/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14189/1001492/258. 28 January 2020.
    4. Web site: Hitec Products. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122232206/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15425/1001492/277. 22 January 2021.
    5. Web site: Mieke Kröger. Cyclingarchives.com. 11 July 2014.
    6. Web site: Mieke Kröger. Procyclingstats.com. 11 July 2014.
    7. News: Sadhbh. O'Shea. Unsung heroes: Mieke Kröger on going from 'lazy' kid to world beater. VeloNews. Outside Media. 24 December 2021. 3 October 2022. It seems strange to include Kröger — who will ride with Human Powered Health in 2022 — in the list of unsung heroes with her palmarès, but the 28-year-old is not celebrated nearly as much as her success should dictate..
    8. News: Clarke. Stuart. SRAM moves into title sponsorship with Velocio-SRAM Pro Cycling women's team. Cycling Weekly. 19 November 2014.
    9. Web site: New Canyon//SRAM women's team presented in London. 20 November 2015 . . 20 November 2015.
    10. Web site: Dani Rowe signs for WaowDeals Pro Cycling – Women's news shorts . 12 October 2017 . cyclingnews.com. 12 October 2017.
    11. Web site: Mieke Kröger. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 3 October 2022.