.jpg) Mackaij at the2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Floortje Mackaij | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (age 30) Woerden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Movistar Team | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Argos–Shimano[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Movistar Team | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem (2015) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Floortje Mackaij (born 18 October 1995) is a Dutch professionalroad racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides forUCI Women's WorldTeamMovistar Team.[4]
After switching fromspeed skating to road cycling she became the 2013 junior Dutch National time trial Champion and won a silver medal in the junior time trial at the2013 European Road Championships. In the same year she represented her country at theUCI Road World Championships in the junior time trial and road race.
Mackaij lives with her parents inWoerden and has one older brother. Her father, Ron Mackay, was also a professional cyclist.[5] Mackaij graduated from theMinkema College, Woerden, in 2012 and went to the Johan Cruijff College afterwards.
Mackaij started her career as aspeed skater.[6][7] When she was seven years old she became a member of a local speed skating club. As a 'Junior C' and 'Junior B' she skated at national level and was part of the regional selection. Between 2011 and 2013 she participated every year at the Dutch Junior Championships. Her best result was 6th place as a Junior B in the 3000 metres at the Single Distance Championships in 2012.[8] As part of her skating training she undertook cycling as part ofcross-training in summer.[6] She joined the local road cycling club and started riding official races a few years later when she was 14 years old. At the end of 2012 she joined the national selection and changed her main sport from speed skating to cycling.
In one of the most prestigious stage races for junior riders, theEnergiewacht Tour, Mackaij won one stage and the overall points classification, as she finished third in the general classification. In June she became Dutch National Time Trial Champion for juniors. A month later she won the silver medal in the time trial for junior riders at the2013 European Road Championships and finished 21st in the road race.[9] After training several times during the year withArgos–Shimano she joined the team in August.[10] Mackaij was selected to ride the time trial and road race at the2013 UCI Road World Championships where she finished 8th and 13th respectively. Mackaij was awarded the title for sport talent of Woerden of the year 2013.[11]
Mackaij won theParel van de Veluwe in June.[12] She was selected to ride the road race at the2014 European Road Championships where she finished seventh.
On 22 March Mackaij won the non-UCI raceRabo Koepel Race inLierop, after riding clear from a front group.[13] Three days later she finished second behindAmy Pieters inDwars door Vlaanderen.[14] She finished the week with winningGent–Wevelgem, her first elite UCI victory. She escaped in the last three kilometres from a front group three and was not pulled back by the others.[15]
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
Time trial,UEC European Junior Road Championships
Points classification
Young rider classification Points classification
Mountains classification Young rider classification Young rider classification Young rider classification Young rider classification
Team time trial,UCI Road World Championships
Team relay,UEC European Road Championships
OverallTrophée des Grimpeuses Points classification
Team relay,UEC European Road Championships| Event | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympic Games | Time trial | Not Held | — | Not Held | — | Not Held | — | ||||||
| Road race | — | — | — | ||||||||||
 World Championships | Time trial | 8[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | 13[a] | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 92 | — | 36 | — | ||
| European Championships | Time trial | 2[a] | — | 10[b] | — | 27[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | 21[a] | 7[b] | 10[b] | — | 9[b] | 11 | — | — | 12 | 42 | 47 | ||
| Mixed Team Relay | Not Held | 1 | — | 3 | NH | — | |||||||
 National Championships | Time trial | 1[a] | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | NH | 18 | — | — | — |
| Road race | — | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | DNF | 10 | — | 8 | 27 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
| Distance | Time | Date | Ice Rink |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 42.74 | 20 December 2012 | Thialf,Heerenveen |
| 1000 meter | 1:26.16 | 2 December 2012 | De Westfries,Hoorn |
| 1500 meter | 2:06.94 | 20 December 2012 | Thialf,Heerenveen |
| 3000 meter | 4:30.35 | 27 October 2012 | Thialf,Heerenveen |
| 5000 meter | 8:03.48 | 18 March 2012 | IJsbaan Twente,Enschede |
