Jenning Huizenga
Jenning Huizenga (2013 in Manchester) | |
To person | |
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Date of birth | March 29, 1984 |
nation | Netherlands |
discipline | Track cycling, road cycling |
End of career | 2016 |
Societies) | |
2013 | Team Ruiter Dakkapellen |
Most important successes | |
Last updated: November 7, 2019 |
Jenning Huizenga (born March 29, 1984 in Franeker ) is a former Dutch cyclist who was active on track and road .
Jenning Huizenga began his athletic career as a speed skater . In 2000 he finished sixth in the Dutch ice skating marathon.
In 1998, Huizenga began cycling alongside speed skating, initially riding mainly on the road as a teenager and junior , until he was also active on the track . In 2006 he was third of the Dutch champions in the single pursuit , in 2007 he won the title, as well as in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2011 he was also the Dutch runner-up in scratch and national champion in the together with Levi Heimans , Wim Stroetinga and Tim Veldt Team pursuit . At the UCI Track World Championships in Manchester in 2008 , he was runner- up behind Bradley Wiggins in this discipline. At the Track Cycling World Cup 2013/14 he won the overall ranking in the single pursuit.
Jenning Huizenga took part in the Olympic Games twice - in 2008 and 2012 : in 2008 in Beijing he was 18th in the single pursuit, and in 2012 in London he was seventh in the team pursuit with the Dutch four-four (Heimans, Veldt and Stroetinga).
Due to a protracted illness that prevented Huizenga from achieving his previous athletic level, he ended his cycling career in 2016.
successes
- 2007
- 2008
- Track World Championships - Individual Pursuit
- 2011
- 2012
- a stage Olympia's Tour
- Dutch Championship - Individual Pursuit
- 2013
- European Championship - Team Pursuit (with Dion Beukeboom , Roy Eefting and Tim Veldt )
- Dutch Championship - Individual Pursuit
- 2014
- Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara - Individual Pursuit
Teams
- 2005 Moser-AH-Trentino
- 2006 Jo Piels cycling team
- 2007 Löwik Meubelen
- 2011 Ubbink-Koga Cycling Team
- 2012 Rabobank Continental Team
- 2014–2015 Parkhotel Valkenburg
Web links
- Jenning Huizenga in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Jenning Huizenga in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Jenning Huizenga: biography. Retrieved January 20, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huizenga stops with baanwielrennen vanwege ziekte van Lyme. In: nos.nl. August 4, 2016, accessed October 30, 2016 (Dutch).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Huizenga, Jenning |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Franeker |