Brian Kamstra (born 5 July 1993) is a retired Dutch professional cyclist, who raced for

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. He lives in

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. Kamstra is currently a

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Career

Athletics

Kamstra was a 2-times National Champion in

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...

, in 2010 and 2011. He competed at the 2011

European Cross Country Championships The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championship ...

Velenje Velenje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, sixth-largest city of Slovenia, and t ...

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

. He was considered one of the best juniors in the country. Achieving 4 National titles and over 10 National championship medals.

Cycling

In August 2015, he began racing as a stagiaire with the professional team. Kamstra started racing bikes in 2015 after being diagnosed with

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in 2013. 2016 marked Kamstra's first full season as a professional. His first professional race was the

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along t ...

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, finishing 77th overall. A week later he had his best result for the 2016 season with a 15th place in stage 4 of the

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...

. His best result so far is a 10th place at the 2017

Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing race stage, stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It was classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour ...

. Kamstra competed at the 2017, 2018 and 2021 editions of

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

Retirement

In 2021 he announced his retirement of Professional cycling. Despite having a contract for the 2022 season, he was diagnosed with a

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. Kamstra is currently racing as a

and competes across Europe. Having won several events.

References

External links

* 1993 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists from Assen People with type 1 diabetes 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1990s-stub