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| Full name | Manuela Vos van den Bouwhuijsen | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1968-09-27) 27 September 1968 (age 56) Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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Manuela Vos van den Bouwhuijsen (born 27 September 1968) is a Dutch-born Spanish para-cyclist who competes in handcycling. She is a two-time medalist at the Road World Championships.
Career
In May 2024, Vos competed at the Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium, winning two medals in the event. Several months later, she competed at the Road World Championships in Zurich, where she won a gold medal in the time trial H1 event with a time of 33:58:83, finishing seven minutes ahead of Luisa Pasini. As a result, she became the first Spanish woman to win a gold medal at the Para-cycling Road World Championships. She also won the silver medal in the road race in the same category, finishing behind Pasini.
Personal life
Vos was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands on 27 September 1968. In 1998, she emigrated to Spain. Vos is a mother and a professional musician. In 2021, she fell while climbing in the Picos de Europa, leaving her quadriplegic in the process.
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vos and the second or maternal family name is van den Bouwhuijsen.
References
- "MANUELA VOS, PRIMERA ESPAÑOLA CAMPEONA DEL MUNDO EN CICLISMO PARALÍMPICO" (in Spanish). Relevo. 24 September 2024.
- "Manuela Vos, primera española campeona del mundo de Paraciclismo" (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2024.
- "Women's H1 Road Race results". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Biografía" (in Spanish). Manuela Vos. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- "Luchar se escribe con la letra M, de Manuela Vos". TeleMadrid. 5 December 2023.