Aafke Eshuis

Aafke Eshuis (born November 24, 1987 in Haarlem) is a Dutch road and track racing cyclist riding for Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team.

Sport career

Aafke Eshuis started her sport career with Speed skating. After lack of progression in her results she started competitive cycling in 2009. The first race she won in her first year was the Wielerronde van Nispen. In 2010 she won bronze at the Dutch national team time trial championships and competed at the 2010 Dutch National Track Championships where she finished 11th in the 500 m time trial, 12th in the individual pursuit and 13th in the scratch race. In 2011 she rode for the Specialized DPD Women Cyling Team. On the road she finished 27th at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships and on the track she finished among others 4th in the madison. Eshuis rode for the British based Team Ibis Cycles in 2012 and started competing in Women's World Cup races. Her first World Cup race was the Ronde van Drenthe and her best result was the 8th place at the 2012 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT. After Team Ibis Cycles announced at the end of 2012 that the team stopped due to financial problems, Eshuis moved to Parkhotel Valkenburg Cycling Team.

Education

Aafke Eshuis earned a MSc degree in Human Movement Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam in 2010 after getting a bachelor’s degree in 2009. Eshuis started a study physiotherapy in September 2011.

Results at Championships and World Cups

2009
  • 8th Dutch Team Time Trial Championship (together with Elise van Hage, Nathalie van Gogh and Anouk van der Kieft)
2010

  • Dutch Team Time Trial Championship (together with Elise van Hage and Nathalie van Gogh)

  • 43th Dutch Road Race Championship
  • 11th Dutch Track Championships, 500 m time trial
  • 12th Dutch Track Championships, Individual pursuit
  • 13th Dutch Track Championships, Scratch race
2011
  • 27th 2011 Dutch Time Trial Championship
  • 41th Dutch Road Race Championship
  • 7th Dutch Track Championships, 500 m time trial
  • 7th Dutch Track Championships, Keirin
  • 12th Dutch Track Championships, Individual pursuit
  • 14th Dutch Track Championships, Scratch race
  • 4th Dutch Track Championships, Madison (together with Nathalie van Gogh)
2012
  • OTL World Cup, Ronde van Drenthe
  • 52nd World Cup, Open de Suède Vårgårda
  • 8th World Cup, Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
  • 17th Dutch Track Championships, Points race
  • DNF Dutch Track Championships, Scratch race
  • 6th Dutch Track Championships, Madison (together with Nathalie van Gogh)

OTL = over time limit, DNF = did not finish

Personal records

Speed Skating

Source:

Distance

Time

Date

Ice Rink

500 meter

43.31

11 December 2006

Thialf, Heerenveen

1000 meter

1:27.61

2 January 2009

Arena Ritten, Collalbo

1500 meter

2:12.52

20 November 2007

Thialf, Heerenveen

3000 meter

4:47.86

5 December 2008

Thialf, Heerenveen
Track Cycling

Discipline

Time

Date

Event

Velodrome

Time trial (500 m)

38.576

27 December 2011

National Track Championships

Omnisport Apeldoorn

Individual pursuit (3000 m)

4:00.770

29 December 2010

National Track Championships

Omnisport Apeldoorn