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The Dutch Motor

July 01, 2015

The ‘Dutch Motor’ as she is known amongst her teammates, Loes Gunnewijk has been a member of Orica-AIS since its inception in 2012.

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Loes is valued by the Orica-AIS not only for her riding, but her strategic contributions to team meetings and race scenarios. An injury last year forced Loes off the bike to recovery but her results already in 2015 have shown she is back big-time!

Loes’ Recent Results

2015

2nd Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 2

4th Santos Women's Tour - Stage 1

4th Energiewacht Tour - Stage 2a (TTT)

9th Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - General Classification

9th Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 3

11th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

14th Ladies Tour of Qatar - Stage 2

15th Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 1

15th Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 4

20th Santos Women's Tour - Stage 2

2014

2nd Energiewacht Tour – Stage 5

4th Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik

4th Bene Ladies Tour – Stage 2b

5th The Women’s Tour – Mountains Classification

5th Bene Ladies Tour – Stage 1

8th National Championships Netherlands – Road Race

8th National Championships Netherlands – Time Trial

10th Ladies Tour of Qatar – Stage 3

12th Novilon EDR Cup

13th Ronde van Gelderland

15th Rabobank 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg

16th Energiewacht Tour – General Classification

16th The Women’s Tour – Stage 3

18th The Women’s Tour – General Classification

18th Ladies Tour of Qatar – Stage 1

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2013

2nd National Championships Netherlands – Time Trial

2nd EPZ Omloop van Borsele WE

2nd Energiewacht Tour – General Classification

2nd Boels Ladies Tour – Stage 2 (TTT)

2nd Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour – Stage 1 (TTT)

4th Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour – General Classification

4th Energiewacht Tour – Points Classification

4th Energiewacht Tour – Stage 3

4th Energiewacht Tour – Stage 1

5th Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour – Mountains Classification

6th Rabobank 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg

6th Energiewacht Tour – Stage 4

7th National Championships Netherlands – Road Race

7th Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile – Stage 8

8th Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres

9th Open de Suede Vargarda

9th Energiewacht Tour – Stage 2

9th Ladies Tour of Qatar – Stage 2

10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-Vrouwen Elite

11th Trofeo Alfredo Binda – Comune di Cittiglio

12th Boels Ladies Tour – Stage 3

12th Internationale Thuringen Rundfahrt der Frauen – Stage 4

14th UCI Road Cycling World Championships – Time Trial

14th Emakumeen Euskal Bira – Stage 3

16th Boels Ladies Tour – General Classification

17th Ladies Tour of Qatar – Points Classification

18th Boels Rental Hills Classic

19th Boels Ladies Tour – Stage 1

20th Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour – Stage 4