Silke Smulders (born 1 April 2001) is a Dutch professional
racing cyclist
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, who currently rides for
UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Career
Smulders competed at the
2020 European Road Championships
The 2020 European Road Cycling Championships was the 26th running of the European Road Cycling Championships that took place from 24 to 28 August 2020 in Plouay, France. The event consisted of a total of 6 road races and 7 time trials.
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in the women's under-23 road race where she was the lead-out rider for
Lonneke Uneken, who won the silver medal, while Smulders placed 9th. Due to this performance and her result at the 2020
Trophée des Grimpeuses, she earned a professional contract in 2021 with . That season, she finished 5th in the youth classification of the
2021 Giro Rosa. Smulders moved in 2022 to a .
She competed at the
2022 Tour de France Femmes
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. After the team folded at the end of 2023, she signed with in 2024.
Major results
;2018
: 6th Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
;2019
: 9th Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele
: 9th Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
;2020
: 8th Road race,
European Under-23 Road Championships
;2024
: 2nd Overall
::1st Stage 1
: 7th Overall
Simac Ladies Tour
: 9th
GP Oetingen
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;2025
: 2nd Overall
Women's Tour Down Under
The Women's Tour Down Under (known for sponsorship reasons as the Santos Limited, Santos Women's Tour Down Under) is an annual professional road bicycle racing for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Tour Down Under.
From 20 ...
: 5th
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 ...
References
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2001 births
Living people
Dutch female cyclists
People from Loon op Zand
Cyclists from North Brabant
21st-century Dutch sportswomen
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