Lauren Molengraaf

Lauren Molengraaf
Molengraaf in 2022
Personal information
Born (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005
Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Team information
Current teamFDJ–Suez
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional team
2024–FDJ–Suez

Lauren Molengraaf (born 5 October 2005) is a Dutch cyclist competing across road, cyclo-cross and mountain biking disciplines. She was a gold medalist at the 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in the mixed team relay. She rides for FDJ–Suez on the UCI Women's World Tour.[1]

Career

In September 2022, she joined thr the Intermarché Wanty Gobert Matériaux Tormans CX Team, working with Geert and Bart Wellens.[2] She secured a victory at the junior UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in 2022 in Namur.[3] That year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2022 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. She also won the Junior World Cup title in 2023 and won the gold medal in the mixed relay with the Dutch team at the 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[4] That summer, she finished sixth at the European Mountain Bike Championships tenth in the same discipline at the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Scotland.[5]

In September 2023, she signed a contract with FDJ–Suez for the UCI Women's World Tour but would also allow her to continue riding in cyclocross and mountain bike racing for the teams Intermarché-Circus-Wanty and Lapierre-Mavic Unity.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lauren Molengraaf". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. ^ "WINNER LAUREN MOLENGRAAF ALSO BRINGS JOY TO THE WELLENS BROTHERS". veldritkrant.be. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (5 November 2022). "Lauren Molengraaf wins junior women's title at Cyclo-cross European Championships". Cycling News.
  4. ^ "Lauren Molengraaf, First Female Athlete to Sign a Pro Contract with Intermarché-Circus-Wanty". Peleton Post. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Dutch top talent is the first female professional cyclist (in the field) at Intermarché-Circus-Wanty". wielerverhaal.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ^ Moultrie, James (21 September 2023). "Multi-discipline talent Lauren Molengraaf signs unique three-team deal". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 September 2025.


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