Mirella van Melis

Mirella van Melis

To person
Date of birth	January 8, 1979
nation	Netherlands
discipline	Road cycling, track cycling, cyclo-cross racing
To the team
Current team	End of career
function	driver
Team (s)
1998–2001 2002–2003 2004	Rabobank Vlaanden-T Interim Vlaanden-T Interim Univega
Most important successes
UCI Road World Championships for Juniors 1997 - road racing UEC European Rail Championships (U23) 1999 - points race UEC European Road Championships (U23) 2001 - road race
Last updated: November 20, 2015

Mirella van Melis (* 8. January 1979 in Venhorst , North Brabant ) is a former Dutch cyclist who on the road , the railway , as well as cross-country race was active.

Athletic career

At the beginning of her cycling career, Mirella van Melis mainly drove cyclo-cross races. In 1997 she won the title of junior world champion in road racing . The following year she was two-time Dutch champion on the track, in the 500-meter time trial and in the sprint . At the European Road Championships in the same year, she finished third in the road race. In 1999 she was European champion (U23) in the points race and again national sprint champion. In 2001 she became European champion (U23) in road racing. At the end of the 2004 season, she resigned from active cycling.

Web links

• Mirella van Melis in the Radsportseiten.net database