Enzo Leijnse

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Enzo Leijnse Road cycling
To person
Date of birth July 16, 2001
nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
discipline Road / train
To the team
Current team Sunweb
Most important successes
UCI Road World Championships (Juniors)
2019 silver - individual time trial
UEC European Championships (Juniors)
2019 silver - points race
Last updated: May 7, 2020

Enzo Leijnse (born July 16, 2001 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch cyclist who competes in races on track and road .

Athletic career

Like many other Dutch cyclists, Enzo Leijnse started out as a speed skater . At the age of eight he switched to cycling, following the example of his father and sister.

In 2017 Leijnse was the Dutch junior champion in scratch on the track, the following year in individual and team pursuit . Also in 2018 he won the prestigious Swiss junior race GP Rüebliland . 2019 he became Vice European Junior Champion in the points race on the track and vice-champion of the juniors in the individual time trial on the road, road race he finished fourth. In the same year he won his first national title in elite with Maikel Zijlaard , Casper van Uden , Vincent Hoppezak and Philip Heijnen in the team pursuit.

For 2020 Enzo Leijnse received his first contract with Team Sunweb .

successes

train

2017
  • Dutch Championship Sweater.jpg Dutch junior champion - Scratch
2018
  • Dutch Championship Sweater.jpgDutch Junior Champion - single pursuit, two-man team driving (with Casper van Uden )
2019

Street

2018
2019

Teams

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Sports talent Enzo Leijnse ambieert carrière as a professional racer. In: amstelveensnieuwsblad.nl. December 28, 2019, accessed May 8, 2020 (Dutch).