Lisa van Belle
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| Born | 30 January 2004[1] Zoetermeer, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | WV Schijndel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Proximus–Cyclis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Velopro–Alphamotorhomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lisa van Belle (born 30 January 2004) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. On the track, she was a bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games and a gold medalist at the 2025 European Track Championships in the madison.
Career
In July 2022, she was runner-up in the junior Dutch national road race.[3] She rode for the club team WV Schijndel in 2023 and moved to the Belgian continental team Proximus-Cyclis CT for 2024.[4]
Also a competitor in track cycling, she made her European Track Cycling Championships debut in Apeldoorn in 2024, with a twelfth place in the scratch race and a fifth place finish in the madison with Marit Raaijmakers, for which she was an injury replacement for Maike van der Duin.[5][6] She won the Browne medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the madison with Raaijmakers.[7][8]
Van Belle won the gold medal in the madison at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belgium, alongside Maike van der Duin.[9] She also won the bronze medal at the championships in the elimination race.[10] In March 2025, she won the silver medal in the elimination race at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Konya, Turkey, behind Yareli Acevedo of Mexico.[11] In May 2025, she signed for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime, making her debut at the 2025 La Vuelta Femenina.[12]
Van Belle and Lorena Wiebes were leading the Madison race at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, in October 2025, until the pair crashed out, with Weibes initially clutching her shoulder. However, it was later confirmed that neither had suffered significant injury.[13]
Personal life
From Zoetermeer, she was a keen speed skater in her youth. Her brother Loe is also a professional cyclist, and rides for Visma–Lease a Bike.[14][15] Another brother, Bas, was also a cyclist, prior to his death in 2024.[16][17][18]
References
- ^ "Lisa van Belle". First Cycling. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa van Belle". procyclingstats. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa van Belle & Loe van Belle & Julia Kopecky Kampioenen van Swift". swift-leiden.nl. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Amber Aernouts, Lisa van Belle and Lente Boskamp on Proximus-Cyclis CT. WV Schijndel". wvschijndel.nl. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Beukema, Hans (17 January 2024). "Lisa van Belle verrast zichzelf op EK baan: 'Zonder voorbereiding zo goed presteren is netjes'". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa van Belle replaces injured Maike van der Duin in European Madison Championships". wielerflits. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Klaesssens, Nick (23 July 2024). "Track cyclist Lisa van Belle (20) is not nervous about the Games: 'I'm going into it with an open mind'". sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Track Cycling: Italy snatches gold from the British". Inside the Games. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Van Belle en Van der Duin kronen zich tot Europees kampioen koppelkoers, Van der Peet wint de keirin". wielerflits.be. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Van Belle takes European Championship bronze in elimination race, Van de Wouw eliminated in sprint". Nos.nl. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Yareli Acevedo, gold in Türkiye". Gaceta.unam.mx. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Lisa van Belle makes direct debut at Vuelta a España for Team SD Worx-Protime". teamsdworxprotime.com. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "The Netherlands dominate 2025 Track Worlds". Escape Collective. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Beukema, Hans (9 July 2023). "Wielrenners Loe en Lisa van Belle: 'Samen trainen voor niemand leuk'". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Klerks, Martijn (26 July 2024). "Gaat het in Parijs lukken? Wielrenner Lisa van Belle doet gooi naar eerste olympische medaille voor Zoetermeer". ad.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (27 September 2024). "Bas van Belle (24), older brother of Visma star Loe van Belle tragically passes away". Cyclinguptodate. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "The sad news is not over. Dutch cyclist dies while competing at the World Championships". Daily Sports. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Boermans, Hendrik (19 October 2024). "The entire track cycling team supports Lisa van Belle after the death of her brother Bas: "This should help her"". idlprocycling. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
External links
- Lisa van Belle at Cycling Archives
- Lisa van Belle at ProCyclingStats
- Lisa van Belle at Cycling Quotient
- Lisa van Belle at Olympics.com
- Lisa van Belle at Olympedia