Teuntje Beekhuis
Beekhuis in 2020
Personal information
Full nameTeuntje Beekhuis
Born (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995
Team information
Current teamTeam Visma–Lease a Bike
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2017ESWV Squadra Veloce
2018TWC de Kempen
Professional teams
2018Parkhotel Valkenburg
2019Biehler Pro Cycling
2020Lotto–Soudal Ladies[1]
2021–Team Jumbo–Visma

Teuntje Beekhuis (born 18 August 1995) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Visma–Lease a Bike.[2][3]

Career

Beekhuis became a professional cyclist in 2018 after winning a talent day organized by the Parkhotel Valkenburg team.[4] She signed to ride for the UCI Women's Team Biehler Pro Cycling for the 2019 women's road cycling season.[5] Beekhuis showed to be a good climber during her first full season as a professional, with a 7th place in the second stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas as her best result. At the end of 2019, Beekhuis was announced to join Lotto–Soudal Ladies for the 2020 women's road cycling season.[6] For Lotto Soudal she completed the Giro Rosa finishing 65th place in the general classification. Her best result in 2020 was a 13th position in Omloop van het Hageland.

In October 2020, it was announced that Beekhuis had signed to become a member of the 12-rider Team Jumbo–Visma roster for its first season in 2021.[3]

Major results

2021
8th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour

References

  1. ↑ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jumbo-Visma Women Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Marianne Vos to spearhead Jumbo-Visma women's team in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Teunje Beekhuis winnares PushingDreams Talentday" [Teunje Beekhuis wins PushingDreams Talentday]. Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team (in Dutch). Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "SwaboLadies strikt Biehler als hoofdsponsor UCI-vrouwenploeg" [SwaboLadies instruct Biehler as main sponsor of UCI women's team]. Wieler Revue (in Dutch). Pijper Media. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Teuntje Beekhuis becomes one of the Lotto Soudal Ladies in 2020". Lotto Soudal Ladies. Lotto Soudal Ladies. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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