Aafke Eshuis

Aafke Eshuis
Personal information
Full name Aafke Eshuis
Born (1987-11-24) November 24, 1987
Haarlem, Netherlands
Team information
Current team Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team
Discipline Road and Track
Rider type Allround
Amateur team(s)
2008 Specialized DPD Women Cyling Team
2009–2010 RTV De Bollenstreek
2011 Swabo Ladies Cyclingteam
Professional team(s)
2012 Team Ibis Cycles
2013– Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
Infobox last updated on
7 January 2014

Aafke Eshuis (born November 24, 1987 in Haarlem) is a Dutch road and track racing cyclist riding for Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.

Sport career

Aafke Eshuis started her sport career with Speed skating.[1] After lack of progression in her results she started competitive cycling in 2009.[2] The first race she won in her first year was the Wielerronde van Nispen.[3] In 2010 she won bronze at the Dutch national team time trial championships and competed at the 2010 Dutch National Track Championships where she finished 11th in the 500 m time trial, 12th in the individual pursuit and 13th in the scratch race.[4] In 2011 she rode for the Specialized DPD Women Cyling Team. On the road she finished 27th at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships and on the track she finished among others 4th in the madison.[3][4] Eshuis rode for the British based Team Ibis Cycles in 2012 and started competing in Women's World Cup races. Her first World Cup race was the Ronde van Drenthe and her best result was the 8th place at the 2012 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT. After Team Ibis Cycles announced at the end of 2012 that the team stopped due to financial problems, Eshuis moved to Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team.[5][6]

Education

Aafke Eshuis earned a MSc degree in Human Movement Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam in 2010 after getting a bachelor’s degree in 2009. Eshuis started a study physiotherapy in September 2011.[2]

Results at championships and world cups

2009
2010
2011
2012 – Team Ibis Cycles 2012 season
2013
2014 – Parkhotel Valkenburg 2014 season
OTL = over time limit, DNF = did not finish

Personal records

Speed skating
Source:[1]
Distance Time Date Ice rink
500 meter 43.31 11 December 2006 Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 meter 1:27.61 2 January 2009 Arena Ritten, Collalbo
1500 meter 2:12.52 20 November 2007 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 meter 4:47.86 5 December 2008 Thialf, Heerenveen
Track cycling
Discipline Time Date Event Velodrome
Time trial (500 m) 38.576 27 December 2011 National Track Championships Omnisport Apeldoorn
Individual pursuit (3000 m) 4:00.770 29 December 2010 National Track Championships Omnisport Apeldoorn

References

  1. 1 2 "OSTA schaatstijden applicatie". Osta. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Aafke’s Blog". Team Ibis Cycles. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Cycling Quotient ESHUIS Aafke". CQ ranking. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Aafke Eshuis (wielerland.nl)". wielerland.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Schotse vrouwenploeg Team Ibis cycles stopt". Wieler Revue. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Team Ibis Cycles not to continue in 2013" (PDF). Team Ibis Cycles (press release). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.

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