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Leontien Martha Henrica Petronella Zijlaard-van Moorsel (born 22 March 1970) is a Dutch retired
racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
. She was a dominant cyclist in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning four gold medals at the Olympic Games and holding the
hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious record ...
for women from 2003 until 2015.


Career

Van Moorsel started her career in 1977. She won major races both on the track, and on the
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. In the first half of the 1990s, she won the Tour Féminin twice, after fierce competition with
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. Van Moorsel dropped out of cycling in 1994 with
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but recovered to compete at the World Championships in 1998, winning the time trial and coming second in the road race. At the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
in
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, van Moorsel won gold medals on the road (road race and time trial), and on the track (3 km pursuit). At the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, she fell in the penultimate lap of the road race and was stretchered off and taken to the hospital by ambulance, but nevertheless successfully defended her time trial title two days later. She set a new world
hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious record ...
for women of 46.065 km, in 2003 in Mexico City, which was not improved upon for almost 12 years, when UCI rule changes prompted a new succession of attempts. Van Moorsel retired from professional cycling after the 2004 Olympics. In 2017 Van Moorsel became director of the Women's Amstel Gold Race. In September 2017, Van Moorsel was accused by sports physician Peter Janssen of using EPO in 2000 and 2001.Thomas Blom & Misha Wessel,
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Major results

;1985 :1st National Novice Road Race Championships ;1987 :1st National Novice Road Race Championships ;1988 :1st National Road Race Championships ;1989 :1st National Road Race Championships :1st Stage 1
Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ...
;1990 :1st
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
(Individual Pursuit) :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Team Time Trial :1st National Road Race Championships :2nd Overall
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Oc ...
:National Track Championship ::3rd Points race ::3rd Individual sprint :3rd
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was origi ...
;1991 :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Road Race :1st National Track Championships (Team pursuit) :1st Overall
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Oc ...
:3rd National Road Race Championships ;1992 :1st National Road Race Championships :National Track Championship ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Points race :1st Overall
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale Various professional women's cycle stage races across France have been held as an equivalent to the Tour de France for women, with the first of these races staged as a one off in 1955. From 1984, a women's Tour de France was staged consistently, ...
;1993 :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Road Race :1st Overall
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale Various professional women's cycle stage races across France have been held as an equivalent to the Tour de France for women, with the first of these races staged as a one off in 1955. From 1984, a women's Tour de France was staged consistently, ...
:1st National Road Race Championships :2nd Overall
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude Aude ( ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Oc ...
;1997 :1st National Time Trial Championships :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Points race :1st Overall Boekel ::1st Stages 1 & 3 ;1998 :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Time Trial :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::1st Time Trial :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race :1st Overall Ster van Zeeland ::1st Stages 1 & 3 :1st
Parel van de Veluwe The Parel van de Veluwe () was an amateur road bicycle race held in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Carib ...
:1st
Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...
:2nd Overall
Boels Rental Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...
::1st Stage 1 :2nd
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Road Race :2nd
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
(Individual Pursuit) ;1999 :1st
UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and , a UCI Road World Championships ...
Time Trial :National Road Championships ::1st Road Race ::1st Time Trial :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race :1st Overall
Boels Rental Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...
::1st Stages 2 & 7 :1st Overall Ster van Zeeland ::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st Overall Greenery International ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 :1st Overall
Boekel Boekel () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. Etymology Previously it was assumed the name Boekel referred to the forest ("loo" in Dutch) of the lords Boc, similar to places like Boxmeer and Boxtel. The lords Boc were ...
::1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2 :1st
Damesronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe () was an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. The women's event was part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and th ...
:1st Omloop van Kanaleneiland :1st
Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...
:2nd
Rotterdam Tour The Rotterdam Tour, in its first two editions called the Tour Beneden-Maas, was an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between 1998 and 2006 in Rotterdam, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally H ...
;2000 :
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
::1st Road Race ::1st Time Trial ::1st Individual pursuit ::2nd Points race :National Road Championships ::1st Time Trial ::2nd Road Race :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race :1st Overall Emakumeen Bira :1st Overall
Trophée d'Or Féminin Trophée d'Or Féminin was a women's Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Medit ...
:1st Overall Ster van Zeeland ::1st Stages 1 & 2 :1st Overall Westfriese Dorpenomloop ::1st Prologue & Stage 1 :1st Overall Boekel ::1st Stages 1, 2a & 2b :1st Ronde van het Ronostrand :1st
Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...
:1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
;2001 :1st
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
(Individual Pursuit) :1st National Time Trial Championships :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race :1st Overall Ster van Zeeland ::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st Overall
Boekel Boekel () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. Etymology Previously it was assumed the name Boekel referred to the forest ("loo" in Dutch) of the lords Boc, similar to places like Boxmeer and Boxtel. The lords Boc were ...
::1st Stages 2 & 3 :1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam () is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men Source: Women ...
:1st
Egmond-Pier-Egmond Egmond-pier-Egmond is a men's and women's beach mountainbiking event held annually in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, over ...
:1st Souvenir Magali Pache :1st
Profronde van Stiphout Profronde van Stiphout (), also known as Bavaria Profronde Stiphout due to sponsorship reasons is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Stiphout, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1980 and since 2001 ...
:1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen :1st Prologue
Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
:1st Stage 1
Boels Rental Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...
:3rd
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to: * Amstel Gold Race (men's race) The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
;2002 :1st
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
(Individual Pursuit) :National Road Championships ::1st Time Trial ::2nd Road Race :National Track Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Points race :1st Overall
RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden The Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden also known as Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden due to former sponsorships reasons is a 3 days elite women's road bicycle stage race held in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, ...
::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3a :1st Overall Westfriese Dorpenomloop ::1st Stages 1 & 2 :1st
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to: * Amstel Gold Race (men's race) The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
:1st
Damesronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe () was an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. The women's event was part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and th ...
:1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam () is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men Source: Women ...
:1st
Egmond-Pier-Egmond Egmond-pier-Egmond is a men's and women's beach mountainbiking event held annually in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, over ...
:1st Profronde van Stiphout, ;2003 :1st
UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
(Individual Pursuit) :1st Overall
Boekel Boekel () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. Etymology Previously it was assumed the name Boekel referred to the forest ("loo" in Dutch) of the lords Boc, similar to places like Boxmeer and Boxtel. The lords Boc were ...
::1st Stage 3 :1st
Omloop van Borsele Omloop van Borsele ("Circuit of Borsele") is an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional road bicycle race held annually since 2002 in Borsele, Netherlands. Since 2012 in women's road cycling, 2012, the event also contains a ...
:2nd National Time Trial Championships :World
Hour record The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious record ...
;2004 :
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
::1st Time Trial ::3rd Individual pursuit :1st National Road Race Championships :1st
Ronde van Gelderland The Ronde van Gelderland () was an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's road bicycle race held in the Netherlands between 2003 and 2016. It was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as a 1.2 category race, and was primarily ...
:1st
Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...
:1st
Profronde van Stiphout Profronde van Stiphout (), also known as Bavaria Profronde Stiphout due to sponsorship reasons is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Stiphout, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1980 and since 2001 ...
:1st
Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam () is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men Source: Women ...


Personal life

Van Moorsel married former track cyclist Michael Zijlaard in October 1995. They have a daughter.


See also

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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ...
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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games. List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games This is a list of most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Ga ...


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