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 2008
Not 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.
TimeSpeed
CyclistsEventLocation of raceDateRef
3:23.17953.155Ellen van Dijk
Kirsten Wild
Vera Koedooder
2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 Manchester18 February 2011
3:21.55053.584Ellen van Dijk
Kirsten Wild
Amy Pieters
2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World CupRound 1 Astana4 November 2011
3:20.01353.996Ellen van Dijk
Kirsten Wild
Vera Koedooder
2012 Summer Olympics London4 August 2012