Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team. Wild competed in two track cycling events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
She finished sixth in the omnium, and was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth in the team pursuit.After two seasons with, in September 2016 announced that Wild would join them for the 2017 season.
In October 2017, one day after the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in Berlin where Wild won gold at the elimination race, announced that Wild would join them for the 2018 season.
On 3 August 2019, after coming first in the RideLondon Classique, Wild was disqualified after her sudden change of direction before the finish line resulted in a crash involving several riders.
Major results
Road
;2006;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018
;2019
Classics results timeline
Part of the UCI Women's WorldTour since 2008Not part of the UCI Women's WorldTour
Part of the UCI Women's WorldTour since 2016
Track
;2007;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018
;2019
National team pursuit records
Wild was the last three times part of the 3000 m team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is together with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder the current national record holder, with a time of 3:20.013 established at the 2012 Summer Olympics on 4 August 2012. After the 2011–12 track cycling season the UCI changed the discipline into a 4000 m team pursuit with four riders.Time | Speed | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
3:23.179 | 53.155 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Vera Koedooder | 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 | Manchester | 18 February 2011 | |
3:21.550 | 53.584 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Amy Pieters | 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 | Astana | 4 November 2011 | |
3:20.013 | 53.996 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Vera Koedooder | 2012 Summer Olympics | London | 4 August 2012 |