| Team | CCC-Liv Team |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | May 12, 1993 |
| What is your specialty on the team? | Climber |
| Hometown: | Schijndel, the Netherlands |
| What is your biggest achievement? | Winning a mountain stage in Ardeche and win 5 times National championships on the beach bike and being 2 times European champion. |
| What is your biggest non-cycling achievement? | Learning dutch after growing up in Canada. |
| Do you have another job outside of racing? | Automotive Graphic Designer |
| What is your professional goal for 2019? | Supporting the team and developing myself as a climber and winning a race in the mountains. We have a really strong team for the upcoming season and hope that we can show a lot this year! |
| What do you love about cycling? | Making the best out of myself. |
| Why do you love riding for Liv? | A brand specially made for women. I love to ride for a brand who inspires women. |
| What is your favorite place to travel? | Italy - Outside Europe, Canada is on my wishlist to race. |
| What is your favorite food? | I really like sweet food. I love ice cream, dessert, chocolate, cakes, and candy. |
| Who is(are) your favorite riding partner(s)? | My Teammates and my friends at home. |
| "When I'm not riding my bike, I'm ______!" | with my dog, shopping and working! |
| What are the top 3 things on your "bucket list"? | Visit my brothers in Canada. Have more dogs. Riding the Cape Epic. |
| Who taught you how to ride a bike/ got you into the sport of cycling? | Inspired by some local riders to go train with them and have some fun with them. |
| Have you taught anyone how to ride a bike or introduced someone to the sport? | A child from a colleague wants to ride her bike. It feels good to let somebody else feel the same as me. |
| How do you plan to pass on your love of cycling in 2019 and beyond? | I always like to train or talk with the children in the neighborhood and get them on a bike. When they are already riding in a club, I give them a visit and some tips and tricks to enjoy more of their cycling life. |
| Words you live by... | Hard work pays off! |
