Suzanne van Veen (born 3 October 1987) is a Dutch professional

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. Van Veen signed her first professional contract in 2005 when she became part of the Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team.Teams of Suzanne van Veen
, ret 2008-01-12 She still rides for the team, now known as Team Flexpoint. Her first professional success came in 2006 in the national track championship in

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. She came second in the

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, behind

Adrie Visser Adriana ("Adrie") Visser (born 19 October 1983 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch track and road racer who lives in Wieringerwerf. Visser started her professional career in 2001, when she finished second at the Dutch road race championship. She ca ...

.National Championship, Track, Scratch, Elite, The Netherlands (F) 2006
, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 2008-01-12 During the Six-days of

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, van Veen and pacemaker

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attacked with 17 laps to go in a women's

derny A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing and motor-paced road races. Some riders train behind a derny on the road. The Derny is so-called as it was originally produced by the Fren ...

race and lapped the field.Suzanne van Veen (Team Flexpoint) has won the GP AA Drinks during the 6-days of Rotterdam.
cyclingfx.nl, pub 2007-01-09, ret 2008-01-12 A year later she took part in the AA Drink Four-day of Rotterdam, an event similar to six-day racing. Van Veen rode with

Elise van Hage Elise van Hage (born 6 April 1989 in Noordwijkerhout) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. Career wins :2004 - Dutch National Road Race Championships, Novices, The Netherlands (F) (NED) :2005 - Dutch National Road Race Championships, Novice ...

. They achieved several top-three rankings and won the

on the third day .AA Drink Women's Four Day Scratch race
cyclingnews.com, pub 2008-01-07, ret 2008-01-12 They finished third overall.

Career highlights

;Dutch National Championships :2006 - 2nd, 2006 Dutch National Track Championships,

; Four-day cycling events :2008 -

, 3rd

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(with

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, 2nd

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, 3rd

(with

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, 3rd

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, 1st

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, 3rd overall (with

)Vierdaagse van Rotterdam (V) 2008
, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 2008-01-12 ;Other achievements :2007 - 1st,

, Six Days, Grand Prix AA Drinks,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veen, Suzanne Van 1987 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Dutch track cyclists Sportspeople from Naaldwijk Cyclists from South Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch sportswomen

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