Monique van der Vorst
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Monique van der Vorst |
| Born | 20 November 1984 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Liv AlUla Jayco |
| Discipline | Road cycling |
| Professional team | |
| 2012– | Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team |
Medal record | |
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Monique van der Vorst (born 20 November 1984 in Gouda) is a Dutch racing cyclist. She is a two-time silver medal winner at the Paralympic Games.[1]
After having a leg operation at the age of 13, her legs became paralyzed.
In March 2010, when she was 25 years old, Van der Vorst had an accident, where she was rammed by another cyclist while riding her hand cycle. Some months after this incident, she claimed to regain feeling in both her legs, after which she claimed to retrain herself to walk.[2]
However, Spiegel Online has now reported that Van der Vorst was able to stand and walk during her career as a paraplegic handbiker, and that her neighbors had even reported seeing her dancing while supposedly paralyzed.[3]
Eventually, Van der Vorst began road cycling, and has been signed to the Rabobank Women's Cycling team.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Athlete Search Results – van der Vorst, Monique, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "Paralympian's recovery: Legs regained, dreams lost" Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Associated Press, 24 December 2010 (Google Archived 27 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine)
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- ^ Cycling News, "Rabobank Women's team signs miracle athlete Monique van der Vorst" Archived 25 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 22 November 2011
External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Dutch female cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic cyclists for the Netherlands
- Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
- Cyclists from South Holland
- 20th-century Dutch women
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen
- Dutch cycling biography, 1980s birth stubs
- Dutch Paralympic medalist stubs