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| Born | 22 February 1962 Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dextro; Groen Transport | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962[1]) is a Dutch former cyclist.
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,.[2] She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980.[3]
Dutch Sportsman of the year
Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year.[4]
After retirement
Petra de Bruin has spoken about the years of sexual abuse she endured as a young cyclist, stating that she had a lot of grief every day because of it [5]
References
- ↑ Petra de Bruin. Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ↑ World Cycling Championships. Road Race - (RR) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procycling women. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ↑ World Track Cycling Championships 3 km Pursuit Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- ↑ Sportvrouw van het jaar. Dutch Olympic Committee. noc100.nl
- ↑ Cyclingtips.com:Former world champion Petra de Bruin speaks out about years of sexual abuse during her cycling career
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