Thijs van Amerongen (born 18 July 1986 in Warnsveld) is a Dutch former professional

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and

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

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. He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2003–2004 : 1st MaillotHolanda

National Junior Championships : Junior Superprestige ::1st Saint-Michel-Gestel ;2006–2007 : 1st MaillotHolanda

National Under-23 Championships ;2007–2008 : 1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige ::1st Diegem ::1st Hamme-Zogge : 1st Krawatencross Under-23 ;2009–2010 : 3rd Centrumcross Surhuisterveen ;2011–2012 : 2nd

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: 3rd Cyclo-cross Heerlen ;2012–2013 : 2nd Centrumcross Surhuisterveen : 3rd

: 9th UCI World Championships ;2013–2014 : 2nd Cyclo-cross Heerlen : 2nd International Cyclocross Finance centrum : 2nd Centrumcross Surhuisterveen : 3rd

;2014–2015 : 1st Grand-Prix de la Commune de Contern : 1st Kiremko Nacht van Woerden ;2015–2016 : 6th

European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

;2017–2018 : 1st Int. Radquerfeldein GP Lambach : 3rd Qiansen Trophy Yanqing

Road

;2003 : 4th Trofeo comune di Vertova ;2004 : 1st Stage 4 Int. Junioren Driedaagse van Axel : 1st Mountains classification, Oberösterreich Juniorenrundfahrt : 2nd Circuit de la Région Wallonne : 3rd

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, National Junior Road Championships

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amerongen, Thijs van 1986 births Living people Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists Dutch male cyclists People from Warnsveld Cyclists from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch sportsmen