Laurine van Riessen

Laurine van Riessen (born 10 August 1987) is a Dutch long track speed skater and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Track Team BEAT CC p/b Saxo.^[2] She competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the 500, 1000, and 1500 metres and won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres.^[3] In 2015, she switched to track cycling and won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.

BornLaurine van Riessen
(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 39)

Leiden, Netherlands

Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight62 kg (137 lb)

CurrentteamBEAT CC p/b Saxo

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Laurine van Riessen

Van Riessen in 2016
Personal information
Born	Laurine van Riessen (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 39) Leiden, Netherlands
Cycling career
Personal information
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	BEAT CC p/b Saxo
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2017	Matrix Pro Cycling
2018–	BEAT Cycling Club[1]
Sport
Sport	Track cycling Speed skating
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Women's speed skating Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 1000 m Women's track cycling World Championships 2018 Apeldoorn Team sprint European Track Championships 2015 Grenchen Team sprint 2022 Munich Sprint

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Van Riessen competed for the Netherlands in track cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[4] In 2017, she rode for the British team Matrix Pro Cycling.^[5] On 4 September 2018 she joined BEAT Cycling Club.