Sofie De Vuyst (born 2 April 1987) is a Belgian former racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019. Between 2010 and 2016 she competed in every UCI Road World Championships.[5] She was voted 2019 Flandrienne of the Year (best Belgian female cyclist).[2][6]
 De Vuyst at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sofie De Vuyst |
| Born | 2 April 1987 Zottegem, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam[1] |
| 2008 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Thompson Ladies Team |
| 2009–2012 | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam[1] |
| 2013 | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team[1] |
| 2014–2015 | Futurumshop.nl–Zannata[1] |
| 2016 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Lares–Waowdeals |
| 2019 | Parkhotel Valkenburg[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
| Brabantse Pijl (2019) | |
In September 2019, De Vuyst tested positive for an exogenous steroid in an out of competition control. De Vuyst's positive test came on 18 September, in the week after the Belgium Tour, where she finished seventh overall and won the mountains classification, and before the UCI Road World Championships.[2][6] A contract that she had signed for 2020 with Mitchelton–Scott was suspended as a result of her positive test.[7]
Major results
edit- 2009
- 3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 2011
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Erondegemse Pijl
- 5th Omloop van het Hageland
- 6th Halle-Buizingen
- 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 8th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
- 2012
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
- 8th Overall Belgium Tour
- 8th Erondegemse Pijl
- 2013
- 2nd Erondegemse Pijl
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
Belgian rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
- 8th Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
- 9th Le Samyn des Dames
- 9th Knokke-Heist – Bredene
- 2014
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Le Samyn des Dames
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 5th Omloop van het Hageland
- 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Diamond Tour
- 8th Erondegemse Pijl
- 9th Overall Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 9th Overall Belgium Tour
- 9th Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 9th Holland Hills Classic
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Trofee Maarten Wynants
- 7th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
- 8th Overall Belgium Tour
- 9th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2016
- 5th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 9th Pajot Hills Classic
- 2018
- 3rd Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames
- 4th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 8th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 10th Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
- 10th La Classique Morbihan
- 10th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames
- 2019
- 1st Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik
- 1st
Mountains classification Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
- 2nd La Classique Morbihan
- 3rd Erondegemse Pijl
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen for Women
- 6th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames
- 7th Overall Belgium Tour
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 7th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 8th Omloop van het Hageland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Moolman-Pasio skips South African time trial defense due to illness, Venter claims title – Women's News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sofie De Vuyst Admits Failing Doping Control". cyclingbrief.com/. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Parkhotel Valkenburg". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Sofie de Vuyst (34) keert niet meer terug in peloton" [Sofie De Vuyst (34) will no longer return to the peloton]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Sofie De Vuyst Update". cyclingnews. 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Sofie De Vuyst's contract with Mitchelton-Scott suspended pending doping investigation". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
External links
edit- Sofie De Vuyst at UCI
- Sofie De Vuyst at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Sofie De Vuyst at ProCyclingStats
- Sofie De Vuyst at Cycling Quotient
- Sofie De Vuyst at UCI