Shirin van Anrooij explained
Shirin van Anrooij (born 5 February 2002) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist,[1] [2] who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .[3] and UCI Cyclo-Cross Pro Team Baloise Trek Lions.[4] [5] She is the current under 23 UCI Cyclo-cross World Champion.
History
Shirin van Anrooij started out riding cyclo-cross in the 2010s, winning the junior race at the 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, as well as the National Junior Championship. In November 2022, she won her first race in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, surprising the "Big Two" Fem Van Empel and Puck Pieterse to form what is now often referred to by commentators as "The Big Three".[6] She came third overall in the 2022–2023 World Cup season. In February 2023, van Anrooij became the under 23 Cyclo-cross world champion.[7]
On the road, van Anrooij joined the team in 2020 as a stagiaire. In 2022, she took the young rider classification at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, and won the time trial at the Dutch National Under-23 Championships. At the 2022 UCI World Under-23 Championships in Wollongong, Australia, she took a silver medal.
In 2023, van Anrooij won her first major road race, winning the Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio.[8]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2018–2019
3rd Contern
- 2019–2020
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st National Junior Championships
1st Contern
1st Pétange
2nd Mol
3rd UEC European Junior Championships
DVV Trophy
3rd Lille
Rectavit Series
3rd Neerpelt
3rd Gullegem
- 2020–2021
5th UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2021–2022
1st UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Gullegem
1st Iowa City
Ethias Cross
2nd Beringen
2nd UCI World Under-23 Championships
2nd National Under-23 Championships
X²O Badkamers Trophy
2nd Hamme
3rd Loenhout
UCI World Cup
4th Koksijde
5th Dendermonde
- 2022–2023
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Beekse Bergen
1st Gavere
1st Zonhoven
3rd Maasmechelen
3rd Overijse
3rd Hulst
3rd Antwerpen
3rd Benidorm
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Koksijde
2nd Hamme
3rd Koppenberg
Exact Cross
1st Mol
1st Loenhout
2nd Ardooie
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
Superprestige
3rd Boom
- 2023–2024
1st Waterloo
Exact Cross
2nd Mol
3rd BeringenRoad
- 2019
1st Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2nd Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 2021
4th Overall Tour de Feminin 1st Young rider classification
- 2022
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
1st Young rider classification, Tour de France
1st Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden (TTT)
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Challenge by La Vuelta
2nd Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
5th Omloop van het Hageland
6th Vuelta a Burgos 7th Le Samyn
9th Strade Bianche
- 2023
1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
2nd Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Amstel Gold Race
5th Brabantse Pijl 8th Tour of Flanders 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2024
4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
5th Strade Bianche
10th Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
1st Young rider classification External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Shirin van Anrooij left with open wounds by disc brake at cyclocross World Cup . Velo News . 11 February 2021.
- Web site: Disc brake blamed for severe cut sustained by junior world champion Shirin van Anrooij at cyclocross World Cup . Road CC . 11 February 2021.
- Web site: Trek-Segafredo. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 May 2022.
- Web site: Baloise Trek Lions. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 10 May 2022.
- Web site: Rising ‘cross and road star Shirin van Anrooij extends with Trek through 2025. Velo News. 5 May 2022.
- .https://plus.globalcyclingnetwork.com/watch/4965118
- Web site: Knöfler . Lukas . 2023-03-19 . Van Anrooij converts cyclocross form to road success at Trofeo Alfredo Binda . 2023-04-30 . cyclingnews.com . en.
- Web site: Knöfler . Lukas . 2023-03-19 . Trofeo Alfredo Binda: Shirin van Anrooij secures first WorldTour win in Cittiglio with solo attack . 2023-04-29 . cyclingnews.com . en.