Amy Dombroski

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Amy Dombroski Road cycling
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To person
Date of birth September 9, 1987
date of death 3rd October 2013
nation United States
discipline Cyclocross, street
Team (s)
2009–2009
2010
2013–2013
Webcors Builders Cycling Team
Luna Pro Team
Young Telenet-Fidea Team
Most important successes
  • MaillotEEUU.PNG US Champion (U23) - Cyclocross 2006-2009

Amy Dombroski (born September 9, 1987 in Jericho , Vermont ; † October 3, 2013 in Begijnendijk , Belgium ) was an American cyclist .

As a teenager, Amy Dombroski skied and attended Burke Mountain Academy in Burke , then turned to cycling. Between 2006 and 2009, she was American champion in cyclo-cross races (U23) four times . In 2008 she was also third in the road race and in the individual time trial of the national championships (U23). In 2010, she finished 14th at the Cyclocross World Championships , and she was US runner-up in the mountain bike marathon .

In 2011, Dombroski moved to Belgium during the season to race in Europe. In 2012 she became a member of the Belgian Young Telenet-Fidea team , one of the first important Belgian teams to accept women.

On October 3, 2013, Amy Dombroski and her team trained on a street in Sint-Katelijne-Waver , using a scooter as a pacemaker . She collided with a truck and died. The driver of the scooter survived the accident.

Individual evidence

  1. There are various details about the place of death, although the place of the accident and the place of death were probably not distinguished.
  2. Amy Dombroski overleden na zwaar ongeluk. (No longer available online.) Young Cycling Team Telenet-Fidea, October 3, 2013, archived from the original on October 6, 2013 ; Retrieved October 5, 2013 (Dutch).

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