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Dutch cyclist (born 1975)
Mirjam Melchers
Melchers in 2007
Full name Maria Wilhelmina Johanna Melchers-Van Poppel Born (1975-09-26 ) 26 September 1975 (age 48)
Arnhem , the NetherlandsHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 59 kg (130 lb) Current team Retired Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Allround 1998–2002 Rabobank 2001–2001 Acca Due O-Lorena Camicie 2004–2004 Farm Frites–Hartoli 2005–2009
Buitenpoort–Flexpoint Team 2010
Cervélo TestTeam
Primavera Rosa World Cup (2002) Grande Boucle, 3 stages Holland Ladies Tour (2000, 2004) Giro dell Alto Adige (2001) Ronde van Vlaanderen (2005,2006)
Ster van Walcheren (2003) National Champion (2000) Castilla y Leon (2003)
Maria Wilhelmina Johanna "Mirjam" Melchers-Van Poppel (born 26 September 1975 in
Arnhem ,
Gelderland ) is a female former
racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter
Jean-Paul van Poppel . She was one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the
UCI number one ranking[
when? ] as well as winning highly rated races. She was a one-day specialist but has managed smaller stage races.
In 2003, she won the GP Feminas Castilla y Leon round of the World Cup and finished third overall in the series behind
Nicole Cooke and German sprinter
Regina Schleicher . Melchers also finished first in the Damesronde van Drenthe and the Emakumeen Bira, before bringing her season to a close with a silver medal at the world championship road race in
Hamilton, Ontario , Canada.
On 7 September 2006 Melchers crashed during the third stage of the
Euregio Tour . She broke her
pelvis , a
hip and her jaw.
Palmares
Note: Beginning in 1997, the
Union Cycliste Internationale awarded points to riders based on performances in races. Races were classified in categories. Although the system has evolved, major stage races are generally category 1 (strongest) and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are in parentheses. GC stands for
General classification .
Road
1998
1st
Omloop der Groene Gemeente
1st Stage 4
Holland Ladies Tour
1st
Vlijmen Criterium
1999
1st Stage 5
Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Overall
Greenery International
National Championship
2nd Road Race
2nd Time Trial
2nd
Ronde van Drenthe
3rd
Flevotour
2000
1st
Overall
Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 3
1st
Road Race, National Road Championships
1st
Harderwijk Road Race
1st
Haarsteeg Criterium
1st
Geldrop Criterium
1st Stage 2
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
2nd Overall
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd
Le Critérium International Féminin De Lachine
3rd Overall UCI Road World Cup
3rd Overall
Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
3rd
GP de Plouay
3rd
Canberra Women's Classic
3rd
Embrach
5th Road Race,
UCI Road World Championships
2001
1st
Overall
Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st
Westerbeek Criterium
2nd Overall UCI Road World Cup
2nd
Primavera Rosa
2nd
Amstel Gold Race
2nd
GP de Plouay
2nd
Hamilton City Criterium
2nd
Canberra Women's Classic
5th Road Race,
UCI Road World Championships
2002
1st
Primavera Rosa
1st
Oud-Vossemeer Criterium
2nd Overall UCI Road World Cup
2nd Overall
Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 7
2nd Overall
Tour de Snowy
1st Stage 1
2nd
Amstel Gold Race
2nd
Rotterdam Airport Derny
3rd Overall
Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Prologue
3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
3rd
GP Castilla y Leon
3rd
Canberra Women's Classic
3rd
Enkhuizen Criterium
2003
1st
Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira
1st
Overall
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st Stage 1
1st
Overall
Ronde van Drenthe
1st Stage 2
1st
Ronde van het Ronostrand
1st
Oud-Gastel
1st
GP Castilla y Leon
1st
Oud-Vossemeer
1st
Haarsteeg
1st GP Montferland
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
Holland Ladies Tour
2nd Overall
Vuelta Castilla y Leon
2nd Road Race,
UCI Road World Championships
2nd
Rotterdam Airport Derny
2nd
Lekkerkerk
3rd Overall UCI Road World Cup
3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships
3rd
GP de Plouay
3rd Janet Memorial
2004
1st
Time Trial, National Road Championships
1st
Overall
Vuelta Castilla y Leon
1st Stage 3
1st
Overall
Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 2
1st
Holland Hills Classic
1st
Luk Challenge
1st
Roosendaal Criterium
1st
Oostvoorne Criterium
2nd Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira
2nd
Primavera Rosa
2nd
Ronde van Gelderland
2nd
GP de Plouay
2nd
Made Criterium
3rd Overall
Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
3rd
GP Castilla y Leon
3rd
Omloop van Borsele
6th Road Race,
Olympic Games
9th Road Race,
UCI Road World Championships
2005
1st
Overall
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
1st Stage 3
1st
Tour of Flanders Women
1st
Emakumeen Saria
1st Stage 5
Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st
Lekkerkerk Criterium
1st
Boxmeer Criterium
1st
Roosendaal Criterium
1st
Oostvoorne Criterium
2nd
Luk Challenge
3rd
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
3rd Overall
Emakumeen Euskal Bira
3rd Overall
Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 4b (TTT)
3rd Overall
Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Prologue
3rd Overall UCI Road World Cup
3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships
3rd
Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
3rd
Sparkassen Giro Bochum
2006
1st
Tour of Flanders Women
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
2nd
Omloop Het Volk
3rd
Ronde van Gelderland
3rd
Oud-Vossemeer Criterium
2007
1st
GP Gerrie Knetemann
1st Maastricht, Omnium
1st
Profronde van Pijnacker
1st Stage 4b
Emakumeen Euskal Bira
2nd
Emakumeen Saria
2nd Oostvoorne Criterium
3rd Overall
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships
3rd
Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
3rd
Harderwijk Criterium
2008
National Road Championships
1st
Time Trial
2nd Road Race
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Prologue
Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd
Berner Rundfahrt
5th
Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
2009
1st
GP Groenendaal
3rd
Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
3rd
Omloop van Stadshagen
5th Overall
Ladies Tour of Qatar
7th Time Trial, National Road Championships
7th
Omloop Het Volk
9th
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
2010
7th
Omloop Het Volk
9th
Heuvelland Classic
Cyclo-cross
2003
1st Amersfoort, Cyclo-cross
1st Boxtel, Cyclo-cross
1st Kerstveldrit om d'n Ouwe Brandtoren
2nd Eindhoven, Cyclo-cross
2004
1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st
Woerden , Cyclo-cross
1st
Kerstveldrit om d'n Ouwe Brandtoren
3rd
Moergestel , Cyclo-cross
4th
Kersttrofee
7th Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
2005
1st
GP Adri van der Poel
1st Amersfoort, Cyclo-cross
2nd Bakel, Cyclo-cross
2nd Veldhoven, Cyclo-cross
3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd
Vlaamse Druivencross
3rd
Azencross
4th
Nommay , Cyclo-cross
5th
Kersttrofee
5th
Hooglede , Cyclo-cross
2006
3rd
GP Adri van der Poel
4th
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
4th
Liévin , Cyclo-cross
2007
1st
Amersfoort , Cyclo-cross
2nd
Gieten , Cyclo-cross
2nd
Huijbergen , Cyclo-cross
2nd
Azencross
3rd
Eerde , Cyclo-cross
7th
Kersttrofee
10th
Duinencross
2008
1st
National Cyclo-cross Championships
1st Amersfoort, Cyclo-cross
6th
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
7th
GP Adri van der Poel
2009
2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships
8th
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
See also
References
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