Monique van der Vorst

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Vorst, not Vorst.

Monique van der Vorst (born 20 November 1984 in Gouda) is a Dutch racing cyclist. She is a two-time silver medal winner at the Paralympic Games.^[1]

Monique van der Vorst

Personal information
Full name	Monique van der Vorst
Born	(1984-11-20) 20 November 1984 (age 41)
Team information
Current team	Liv AlUla Jayco
Discipline	Road cycling
Professional team
2012–	Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Women's road cycling Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Time trial 2008 Beijing Road race

After having a leg operation at the age of 13, her legs became paralyzed.

In March 2010, when she was 25 years old, Van der Vorst had an accident, where she was rammed by another cyclist while riding her hand cycle. Some months after this incident, she claimed to regain feeling in both her legs, after which she claimed to retrain herself to walk.^[2]

However, Spiegel Online has now reported that Van der Vorst was able to stand and walk during her career as a paraplegic handbiker, and that her neighbors had even reported seeing her dancing while supposedly paralyzed.^[3]

Eventually, Van der Vorst began road cycling, and has been signed to the Rabobank Women's Cycling team.^[4]