Hendrikx in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2000-08-05)5 August 2000 (age 25) Valkenswaard, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Crelan–Corendon | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | Alpecin–Fenix(stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Credishop–Fristads(cyclo-cross)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Alpecin–Fenix Development Team(road)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | IKO–Crelan(cyclo-cross) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mees Hendrikx (born 8 August 2000) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Cyclo-cross team Crelan–Corendon.
Hendrikx was a promising junior rider, winning the junior race at theGrand Prix Nommay, part of the2017–18 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup where he finished third in the overall classification with four podium finishes in 7 races. After a disappointing, injury-riddled winter season in 2018-2019 he couldn't find a team. As an independent rider, he achieved more success in the next cyclo-cross season, culminating in his selection for the Dutch team for the2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Switzerland, where he won the bronze medal in the U23 category.[3]
In the 2021–2022 season, he won his first U23 World Cup race with theCyklokros Tábor in the Czech Republic.[4] He also won the overall U23 World Cup, having finished 3rd in the three other races. He finished 9th in theDuinencross Koksijde, an elite World Cup race,[3][5] and was third in the Dutch cyclocross championships, and first of the U23 riders.