Maaike Polspoel (born 28 March 1989) is a Belgian former
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
. She competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
Women's road race, finishing 29th.
Major results
;2008
: 3rd
Buggenhout
Buggenhout () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel, Opdorp, and . In 2021, Buggenhout had a total population of 14,689. The total area is ...
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Opstal
: 8th
Grand Prix de Dottignies
The Grand Prix de Dottignies is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Lo ...
;2010
: 3rd
Sparkassen Giro
The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as UCI ...
;2011
: 1st
Grand Prix Damien Yserbyt
: 1st Stage 4
Holland 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 ...
: 2nd Time trial, Flemish Brabant Provincial Road Championships
: 8th
GP Ciudad de Valladolid
GP Ciudad de Valladolid is a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Valladolid, Spain. It was first run in 2010 and serves as a race of the UCI Women's Road World Cup
The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup was a season ...
;2012
: 1st
Boortmeerbeek
Boortmeerbeek () is a town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Boortmeerbeek proper, Schiplaken and Hever. The total area is 18.64 km2 which gives a population density of 620 inhabitants per ...
Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
: 2nd
Maria-Ter-Heide Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
: 3rd
Knokke-Heist
Knokke-Heist (; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006, Knokke-Heist had a total population o ...
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Bredene
Bredene (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. The total area is 13.08 km2 which gives ...
: 3rd
Oostduinkerke
Oostduinkerke (; ; ) is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.
The name ''Oostduinkerke'' ...
Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
: 3rd
Belsele
Belsele is a village and a deelgemeente of the municipality of Sint-Niklaas, which is situated in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
History
Around the 2nd or 3rd century CE there stood a Roman villa in Belsele, that was discovered in the ...
Criterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
: 4th
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames was a women's one day cycle racing, cycle race which took place in Cholet, France between 2004 and 2015.
Winners
References
Cholet Pays de Loire Dames,
Cycle races in France
Recurring sporting events establ ...
;2013
: 1st
Erondegemse Pijl
Erondegemse Pijl (also known as Erpe-Mere) is an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium and is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as a 1.2 race.
Past winne ...
: National Road Championships
::2nd
Road race
::2nd
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: 2nd
Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik was an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional one-day road bicycle race held between Gooik and Geraardsbergen in Belgium and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as a 1.1 race.
...
: 2nd
Sparkassen Giro Bochum
The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Cir ...
;
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
: 1st
Trofee Maarten Wynants
The Trofee Maarten Wynants is a one-day cycle race which takes place in Belgium. The women's race was rated by the UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Un ...
: 3rd
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
, National Road Championships
: 5th Overall
La Route de France
The Route de France Féminine was a women's cycle race.
First held in 2006, it was rated 2.2 by the UCI for the 2006 and 2007 edition, and 2.1 since. The race was cancelled in 2011, but returned the next year.
With the ending of the Grande Bo ...
: 5th
Le Samyn des Dames
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 7th
Grand Prix de Dottignies
The Grand Prix de Dottignies is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Lo ...
;2015
: 3rd

Team road race,
Military World Games
The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A ...
: 6th
Trofee Maarten Wynants
The Trofee Maarten Wynants is a one-day cycle race which takes place in Belgium. The women's race was rated by the UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Un ...
References
External links
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Belgian female cyclists
1989 births
Living people
Olympic cyclists for Belgium
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Vilvoorde
Cyclists from Flemish Brabant
21st-century Belgian sportswomen
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