Aniek van den Aarssen

Aniek van den Aarssen
van den Aarssen at the 2024 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997
Team information
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Netherlands
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTime trial C3
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesScratch race C1
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesOminum C1
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTime trial C3
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowIndividual pursuit C3
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowScratch race C3
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowOminum C3
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroOmnium C3
Silver medal – second place2025 Rio de JaneiroSprint C3
Bronze medal – third place2024 Rio de JaneiroTime trial C3
Bronze medal – third place2024 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit C3
Bronze medal – third place2024 Rio de JaneiroScratch race C3
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rio de JaneiroTime trial C3
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 ZurichRoad race C3
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamTime trial C3
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamRoad race C3

Aniek van den Aarssen (born 7 February 1997) is a Dutch para-cyclist who competes in road and track events for Cycle Capital Cycling Club.

Career

In October 2022, van den Aarssen competed in the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. Competing in the C3 classification, she won the gold medal in the time trial event.[1] She also won the silver medal in the scratch race and omnium.[2][3] Van den Aarssen competed in the 2023 Track World Championships in August, winning the silver medal in the time trial, individual pursuit and omnium events.[4] Also in the same month, she competed in the European Para Championships in the time trial and road race, winning the silver medal in both events, with Antonella Incristi finishing ahead of her.[5][6]

At the 2024 Track World Championships, van den Aarssen won the silver medal in the omnium.[7] She also won the bronze medal in the time trial, individual pursuit and scratch race. In September, at the Road World Championships, she won the road race in the C3 classification.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Jansen, Marcia (21 October 2022). "Wereldtitel voor Dreumelse parawielrenster Aniek van den Aarssen". De Gelderlander.
  2. ↑ Jansen, Marcia (22 October 2022). "Dreumelse wielrenster Van den Aarssen pakt goud en twee keer zilver op WK paracycling: 'Niet verwacht, wel op gehoopt'" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander.
  3. ↑ "Paracycliste Aniek verovert Wereldtitel" (in Dutch). DeMaasenWaler. 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nogmaals zilver voor de Dreumelse Aniek" (in Dutch). DeMaasenWaler. 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Sommerdijk, Jan (28 August 2023). "Aniek heeft spasme, maar rijdt soms harder dan Van Vleuten" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland.
  6. ↑ "Twee keer Europees Zilver voor Aniek van den Aarssen" (in Dutch). DeMaasenWaler. 21 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Mel Pemble claims bronze in omnium at Para track cycling worlds in Rio". CBC. 23 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Women's C3 Road Race results". Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "WK-goud Van den Aarssen • geen derby-sfeer bij De Graafschap" (in Dutch). Omroep Gelderland. 28 September 2024.
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