Eshuis in 2012
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Aafke Eshuis | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
November 24, 1987 |||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road and Track | |||||||||||||||
Rider type | Allround | |||||||||||||||
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2008 | Specialized DPD Women Cyling Team | |||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | RTV De Bollenstreek | |||||||||||||||
2011 | Swabo Ladies Cyclingteam | |||||||||||||||
Professional team(s) | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Team Ibis Cycles | |||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aafke Eshuis (born November 24, 1987 in Haarlem) is a Dutch road and track racing cyclist and rode for Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team.
Aafke Eshuis started her sport career with Speed skating. She started competitive cycling in 2009. The first race she won in her first year was the Wielerronde van Nispen. 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. 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. 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.