Thalita de Jong

Thalita de Jong (born 6 November 1993) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for Dutch amateur team JEGG–DJR Academy.[3] In 2016, de Jong won the elite women's title at the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships, the UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships and the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[4]

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Jong, not Jong.
Thalita de Jong
De Jong, in her world champion skin-suit riding during a 2016 cyclo-cross race at Cauberg
Personal information
Born (1993-11-06) 6 November 1993
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Team information
Current teamJEGG–DJR Academy
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019Multum Accountants Ladies
2019Chevalmeire Cycling Team
2022JEGG–DJR Academy
Professional teams
2012–2016Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team
2017Lares–Waowdeals
2018Experza–Footlogix
2020–2022Chevalmeire Cycling Team[1][2]
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2016)
European Championships (2016)
National Championships (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Women's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 ZolderWomen's race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 PontchâteauWomen's race

Career

She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence.[5] She won gold at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder, Belgium.[6]

After five years with Rabo–Liv, in August 2016 Lares–Waowdeals announced that de Jong would join them for the 2017 season, leading the team on the road and in cyclo-cross.[7] De Jong suffered a 2017 cyclocross season ending injury, falling at the Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel. Medical issues plagued her 2017 road season, by the end of the year, de Jong signed with the former Sport Vlaanderen–Guill D'or as it became Experza–Footlogix in 2018.[8][9] During the 2019 season, she joined the Chevalmeire Cycling Team.[10] She remained with the team until early in the 2022 season. Following several top-five finishes in the spring with JEGG–DJR Academy, de Jong will join Liv Racing–Xstra from June, a team she had previously turned professional with.[11]

Personal life

She is the older sister of fellow professional cyclist, Demi de Jong.

Major results

Cyclo-cross
2015–2016
1st UCI World Championships
1st National Championships
Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Sint-Niklaas
2nd Essen
1st Bredene
1st Ardooie
1st Pétange
1st Contern
UCI World Cup
2nd Hoogerheide
2016–2017
1st UEC European Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Cauberg
Superprestige
1st Spa-Francorchamps
Brico Cross
1st Bredene
1st Zonnebeke
1st Contern
2nd Overall DVV Trophy
1st Ronse
2nd Koppenberg
3rd Hamme
3rd Essen
3rd Loenhout
3rd Baal
2017–2018
1st Zonnebeke
1st Leudelange
2nd Leuven
2019–2020
2nd Contern

Road
2011
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2012
1st Time trial, Zuid-West-Nederland District Road Championships
3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
4th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2013
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Young rider classification
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
6th Time trial
9th Road race
10th GP Leende
2014
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
3rd Overall Belgium Tour
1st Sprints classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
4th Time trial
4th Road race
4th Dwars door de Westhoek
4th Ronde van Gelderland
4th Omloop van het Hageland
6th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois Elsy Jacobs
10th Overall Tour of Norway
2015
1st Erondegemse Pijl
1st Crescent World Cup Vårgårda TTT
2nd Grote Prijs De Wielkeszuigers
3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
3rd GP Gippingen
4th Overall Holland Tour
1st Young rider classficiation
1st Stage 6
10th Holland Hills Classic
2016
1st Stage 9 Giro Rosa
2nd Overall Tour of Norway
1st Young rider classficiation
3rd Erondegemse Pijl
6th Overall Giro del Trentino
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2a (TTT) & 2b
2017
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2021
1st Grote Prijs Beerens
5th Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
1st Mountains classification
7th Overall Tour International de l'Ardèche
2022
1st Ronde de Mouscron
3rd Volta Limburg Classic
4th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
5th Leiedal Koerse

See also

References
  1. "Chevalmeire Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Bingoal-Chevalmeire Cycling Team". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "Thalita de Jong na sprintzege: "Hectisch, maar heel cool"" [Thalita de Jong after sprint victory: "Hectic, but very cool"]. WielerFlits.nl (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. Rook, Anne-Marije (8 February 2016). "Five things to know about new CX world champion Thalita de Jong". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. "World Championships WE – Team Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. "2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships". CyclingNews. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. "Welcome to the family, Thalita!". Lares–Waowdeals. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. "Nog geen einde aan rampseizoen van de ex-wereldkampioene veldrijden". Wielerverhaal. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. Stevens, Geert (23 September 2017). "Sport Vlaanderen doekt vrouwenploeg op, Experza-Footlogix nieuwe UCI-ploeg". Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. "Women's Cycling Profiles: Thalita de Jong". ProCyclingUK. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. Price, Matilda (3 March 2022). "Thalita de Jong returns to Liv Racing Xstra". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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