Tijmen van Loon

Tijmen van Loon (born 20 March 2001) is a Dutch track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events.[1][2]

Tijmen van Loon
Van Loon in 2019
Personal information
Born (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
2023 GrenchenTeam sprint

Van Loon became the European Champion in the sprint event at the 2022 UEC European Under-23 Track Championships. He also competed at the 2022 UEC European Track Championships in the sprint event where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[3]

Van Loon studies political science at the Radboud University Nijmegen.[3]

Major results
2018
1st Sprint, National Junior Championships
2019
2nd Team sprint, National Championships
3rd Team sprint, UEC European Junior Championships
2021
National Championships
1st Kilometer
1st Team sprint
3rd Keirin
3rd Sprint
2022
1st Sprint, UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Kilometer, National Championships
UCI Nations Cup
1st Team sprint, Milton
3rd Team sprint, Glasgow
2023
1st Team sprint, UEC European Championships

References
  1. "Amstelvener Tijmen van Loon wint goud op EK Baanwielrennen". amstelveensnieuwsblad.nl (in Dutch). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Van Loon blij verrast met goud op kilometer". Cycling Online (in Dutch). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "Bij absentie Lavreysen en Hoogland houdt Van Loon Oranje-eer hoog op sprint". NOS (in Dutch). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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