Marianne Vos
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: 13/05/1987
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 58kg
Team: CCC Liv
Twitter: @marianne-Vos
World and Olympic champion across a variety of cycling disciplines, Marianne Vos is widely regarded as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. She won her first World cyclo-cross and road championships at the age of 19. She has also since won the rainbow stripes on the track.
Vos is an Olympic champion in the road race, having previously won gold on the track at Beijing in the points race. Vos has also won the cyclo cross world title and every major race on the women's calendar.
Vos was born in 's-Hertogenbosch and grew up watching her older brother race. She began training with his team and also pursued speed skating, before focusing on mountain biking.
Her career has been one of dominance. She has won three World Road Race titles and a staggering seven World Cyclo-cross Championships. Classics campaigns have also been a solid focus throughout Vos' career. She has won Ronde van Drenthe, Gent-Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders, La Fléche Wallone and GP de Plouay.Not limited to one day races, she has also won the Giro Rosa three times, The Women's Tour and the Ladies Tour of Norway.
With showing no signs of slowing down, she took 19 wins in 2019. She has recently been marred with injury, with a collarbone break at the Tour of Britain and will undergo surgery to connect a nod in an artery.
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'We didn't expect this': Wind causes havoc on stage three of La Vuelta Femenina as Marianne Vos wins
Dutchwoman takes first ever Vuelta stage win, completing the Grand Tour set, as multiple GC riders suffer in echelons
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Marianne Vos extends contract through 2025, says her "own development is still ongoing"
Team Jumbo-Visma Women today announced that Vos will continue racing under the yellow and black Jumbo-Visma banner for two more years.
By Anne-Marije Rook • Published
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CW Live: Marianne Vos to miss cyclocross World Championships; Full list of teams for Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes confirmed; David Gaudu issues apology for Demare remarks; Liège–Bastogne–Liège route adjusted
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig survives repeated attacks to win the Tour of Scandinavia
Marianne Vos takes a fourth stage win win after an entertaining and combative final day in Norway
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Marianne Vos makes it a Tour of Scandinavia hat trick
The Dutch rider took a masterful victory after being boxed in and out of position in the final
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Vos nets back to back wins in Tour of Scandinavia
Dutch woman extends her overall advantage to 14 seconds as she takes an intelligent win by less than a wheel’s length.
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'Rules are rules': Marianne Vos accepts disqualification at Vårgårda after using 'puppy paws'
Jumbo-Visma legend celebrated win but then was denied victory after rule infraction
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Tour de France Femmes a smash hit with French TV audience with nearly 20m viewers
Figures show that millions of people tuned into the action across the eight stages
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