Connie Meijer

Connie Meijer (born February 5, 1963 in Vlaardingen , † August 17, 1988 in Naaldwijk) was a Dutch cyclist .

In 1982 and 1983 Connie Meijer became Dutch runner-up in the omnium on the track , in 1984 she won the national title in road racing and won a stage of the Grande Boucle Féminine . At the UCI Road World Championships in 1987 in Villach , she was third in the road race.

The following year Connie Meijer died of cardiac arrest during a criterion at the age of 25 . The suspected cause was a dragged-out virus flu, but also doping abuse. The Festina masseur Willy Voet mentioned Meijer in his book Gedopt in connection with doping and had to delete the passage after protests by the family and the Dutch cycling association.

In memory of Connie Meijer, the Parel van Veluwe , which Meijer won himself in 1988, is awarded the Connie Meijer Trofee at the women's race .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mud in your veins on spiegel.de v. June 10, 1991
2. ↑ Passage Meijer uit boek Voet on nrc.nl v. September 23, 1999 (Dutch)
3. ↑ parelvandeveluwe.nl (Dutch)

Web links

• Connie Meijer in the Radsportseiten.net database