Floortje Mackaij

Floortje Mackaij
Personal information
Born (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995
Woerden, Netherlands
Team information
Current team Team Liv-Plantur
Discipline Road cyclist
Professional team(s)
2013– Team Argos-Shimano
Major wins
Gent–Wevelgem (2015)
Infobox last updated on
12 July 2014

Floortje Mackaij (born 18 October 1995) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist riding for Team Liv-Plantur.[1][2]

After switching from speed skating to road cycling she became as the 2013 junior Dutch National time trial Champion and won a silver medal in the junior's time trial at the 2013 European Road Championships. In the same year she represented her country at the UCI Road World Championships in the junior's time trial and road race.

Personal life

Floortje Mackaij lives with her parents in Woerden and has one older brother. Her father, Ron Mackay, was also a professional cyclist.[3] Mackaij graduated from the Minkema College, Woerden, in 2012 and went to the Johan Cruijff College afterwards.

Career

Early career

Mackaij started her career as a speed skater.[4][5] When she was seven years old she became a member of a local speed skating club. As a 'Junior C' and 'Junior B' she skated on national level and was part of the regional selection. Between 2011 and 2013 she participated every year at the Dutch Junior Championships. Her best result is the 6th place as a Junior B in the 3000m at the Single Distance Championships in 2012.[6] As part of her skating training she undertook cycling as part of cross-training in summer.[4] She joined the local road cycling club and started riding official races a few years later when she was 14 years old. At the end of 2012 she joined the national selection and changed her main sport from speed skating to cycling.

2013

In one of the most prestigious stage races for junior riders, the Energiewacht Tour, Floortje Mackaij won one stage and the overall points classification. She finished third in the general classification. In June she became Dutch National Time Trial Champion for juniors. A month later she won the silver medal in the time trial for junior riders at the 2013 European Road Championships and finished 21st in the road race.[7] After training several times during the year with Team Argos-Shimano she joined the team as a stagiar in August.[8] Mackaij was selected to ride the time trial and road race at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships where she finished 8th and 13th respectively. Floortje Mackaij was awarded the title for sport talent of Woerden of the year 2013.[9]

2014

Mackaij won the Parel van de Veluwe in June.[10] She was selected to ride the road race at the 2014 European Road Championships where she finished seventh.

2015

On 22 March Mackaij won the non-UCI race Rabo Koepel Race in Lierop, after riding clear from a front group.[11] Three days later she finished second behind Amy Pieters in Dwars door Vlaanderen.[12] She finished the week with winning Gent–Wevelgem, her first elite UCI victory. She escaped in the last three kilometres from a front group three and wasn't pulled back by the others.[13]

Achievements

Mackaij on the podium at the 2013 European Road Championships after finishing second in the junior time trial.

Results at championships

Year National Champ. European Champ. World Champ.
2013
 1st Time trial (juniors) 2nd Time trial (juniors)

13th Road race (juniors)

 8th Time trial (juniors)

13th Road race (juniors)

2014 16th Time trial

9th Road race

 7th Road race (U23) 8th Team time trial

Other achievements

2013 – Team Argos-Shimano 2013 season
3rd overall Energiewacht Tour (juniors)
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
2014 – Team Giant-Shimano 2014 season
1st Parel van de Veluwe
2015 – Team Liv-Plantur season
1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Stage 3 Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
1st Stage 3 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour[14]

Personal records

Speed Skating[6]
Distance Time Date Ice Rink
500 meter 42.74 20 December 2012 Thialf, Heerenveen
1000 meter 1:26.16 2 December 2012 De Westfries, Hoorn
1500 meter 2:06.94 20 December 2012 Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 meter 4:30.35 27 October 2012 Thialf, Heerenveen
5000 meter 8:03.48 18 March 2012 IJsbaan Twente, Enschede

References

  1. ↑ "Floortje Mackaij » Team Liv-Plantur". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Floortje Mackaij". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ron Mackay". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Biografie Floortje Mackaij" (in Dutch). floortjemackaij.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Floortje Mackaij, The Netherlands". Team Giant-Shimano. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Netherlands - Junior/Neo-Senior Single Distance Championships 2012". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Floortje Mackay pakt zilver op EK" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Floortje MacKay voor Argos-Shimano naar Belgium Tour" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Floortje Mackay pakt zilver op EK" (in Dutch). woerden.tv. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mackaij wint Parel van de Veluwe" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 4 June. Retrieved 12 July 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ↑ "Floortje Mackaij wint Rabo Koepel Race" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Amy Pieters wint opnieuw Dwars door Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mackaij wint Gent–Wevelgem vrouwen" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lotto Belgium Tour 2015: Uitslag - Results: Rit 4 11/09/2015 Sint Maria Lierde Geraardsbergen" (PDF). Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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