 Petra de Bruin in 1979 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1962-02-22) 22 February 1962 (age 62) Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dextro; Groen Transport | ||||||||||||||
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Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962) is a Dutch former cyclist.
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,. She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980.
Dutch Sportsman of the year
Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year.
After retirement
Petra de Bruin has spoken about the years of sexual abuse she endured as a young cyclist, stating that she had a lot of grief every day because of it
References
- Petra de Bruin. Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- World Cycling Championships. Road Race - (RR) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procycling women. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- World Track Cycling Championships 3 km Pursuit Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
- Sportvrouw van het jaar. Dutch Olympic Committee. noc100.nl
- Cyclingtips.com:Former world champion Petra de Bruin speaks out about years of sexual abuse during her cycling career
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| Preceded byKeetie van Oosten | Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1979 |
Succeeded byAnnie Borckink |
 Dutch National Track Champions – Women's individual pursuit | |
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