Christel Bertens (born 29 May 1983, in

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) is a Dutch bobsledder and

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athlete. Bertens is a runner in a 2-bob mostly alongside

Eline Jurg Eline Jurg (born 30 May 1973 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed since 1996. Competed in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002. She drove in two-woman with ...

. In 2005 two Dutch female bobs qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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, however the team line-ups were still unsure. At the qualification play-off (named bob-off) held in Oberhof,

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four competitors fought for two seats behind Jurg and the other driver Ilse Broeders. Bertens was the main victim of the qualification process and ended up in fourth position. Jeannette Pennings was teamed-up with her main driver Broeders, while Bertens was replaced by Kitty van Haperen instead, Broeders' first back-up runner. Urta Rozenstruik, Jurg's back-up runner became third and was the reserve runner in case anything would happen with either Pennings or Van Haperen.

External links

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1983 births Living people Dutch female bobsledders Sportspeople from Tilburg 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-bobsleigh-bio-stub