Petra de Bruin

Petra de Bruin (born 22 February 1962^[1]) is a Dutch former cyclist.

Petra de Bruin

Petra de Bruin in 1979
Personal information
Born	(1962-02-22) 22 February 1962 (age 62) Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	Dextro; Groen Transport
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands World Championships 1979 Valkenburg Road race 1980 Besançon 3 km individual pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Championships

In 1979 Petra de Bruin won the road race at the World Cycling Championships,.^[2] She came third in 3 km pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1980.^[3]

Dutch Sportsman of the year

Petra de Bruin was selected as Dutch Sportsman of the year.^[4]

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 ^[5]

References

• Sports portal

1. Petra de Bruin. Radsportseiten.net. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
2. World Cycling Championships. Road Race - (RR) Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procycling women. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
3. World Track Cycling Championships 3 km Pursuit Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-16.
4. Sportvrouw van het jaar. Dutch Olympic Committee. noc100.nl
5. Cyclingtips.com:Former world champion Petra de Bruin speaks out about years of sexual abuse during her cycling career

Awards
Preceded by Keetie van Oosten	Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1979	Succeeded by Annie Borckink