Kelly Druyts

Kelly Druyts

Druyts in 2008
Personal information
Full name Kelly Druyts
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Team information
Discipline Track & road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2007 Lotto Belisol Ladies
2008– Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo
Major wins
2014 World Champion – scratch race

Kelly Druyts (born 21 November 1989) is a Belgian racing cyclist. She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2010.[1] She won a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and gold in the scratch race at the 2014 Championships.

Druyts is from a sporting family: her father, Ronny, played youth football with Beerschot AC and at the senior level with Dynamo Niel, where he was a champion in the Belgian Provincial leagues, her sister Steffy was a multiple national champion in gymnastics, and she is the sister of racing cyclists Jessy Druyts, Demmy Druyts, Lenny Druyts and Gerry Druyts. Kelly was a national champion in triathlon and duathlon before focussing on cycling.[2]

Palmarès

2006
1st Grimbergen Juniors
2007
1st National Track Championships (Individual pursuit)
1st National Track Championships (Keirin)
1st National Track Championships (Team Sprint) with Jenifer De Merlier
1st National Track Championships (Points race)
1st Hoogstraten-Wortel
2009
1st National Track Championships (Omnium)
1st Incourt
1st Brabant Provincial Road Championship
1st Beauraing
2011
1st UCI Track World Cup – Cali (Scratch race)
2012
1st Antwerp Provincial Road Championship
2013
1st National Track Championships (500m TT)
1st National Track Championships (Points race)
2014
1st World Track Championship (Scratch race)
1st Hillegemum
1st Stage 6 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 4 Holland Ladies Tour

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly Druyts". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Lemmens, Karel (4 May 2015). "De koersmama deel 1: Hoe groei je uit tot een wielerfamilie?" [The race mama part 1: How do you grow a cycling family?]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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