Janneke Ensing

Janneke Ensing (born 21 September 1986) is a Dutch former sportsperson, who competed in speed skating in the 2000s before becoming a cyclist, competing for seven different teams between 2009 and 2021.

Career Speed skating In 2002, she was the Dutch national C-junior champion. Two years later she won a bronze medal as a B-junior. At the 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships Ensing finished 10th over 1500 metres. She also represented her country at the 2007 Winter Universiade held in Turin where she won the gold medal at the team pursuit together with Moniek Kleinsman and Diane Valkenburg. In 2010, Ensing finished fifth in the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships.

Cycling Ensing started riding a bicycle in the summer as a means of cross-training before starting to compete in cycle racing. She initially continued speed skating alongside bike racing in order to earn money. During her career, Ensing focused on cycling to a greater extent, resulting in two runner up places at Gent–Wevelgem (2014 and 2015) as well as second in the 2016 Dutch National Road Race Championships and second in the 2017 Santos Women's Tour. She retired from cycling after the delayed 2021 edition of the Ronde van Drenthe, which passed through her hometown of Gieten.

Major results

2007 5th Ronde Rondom de Bult van Usquert 5th Lus van Roden 6th Ronde van Heerenveen 8th Profronde van Surhuisterveen 9th Ronde van Noordhorn 2008 3rd Uithuizen Criterium 6th Ronde van Noordhorn 7th Road race, Noord-Nederland Regional Road Championships 8th Profronde van Surhuisterveen 8th Enschede 2009 1st Road race, Noord-Nederland Regional Road Championships 2nd Gouden Pijl 3rd Profronde van Surhuisterveen 2010 1st Road race, Noord-Nederland Regional Road Championships 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen 2nd Ronde van Enter 2nd Ronde van Appelscha 2nd Gouden Pijl 3rd Lus van Roden 3rd Wielerronde van Obdam 2011 Noord-Nederland Regional Road Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 1st Ronde van Rijssen 1st Gouden Pijl 2nd Nacht van Hengelo 2nd Ronde van Noordhorn 2nd Wielerronde van Obdam 2nd Dwars door de Westhoek 3rd Ronde van Epe 3rd Profronde van Surhuisterveen 3rd Ridderronde Maastricht 3rd Ronde van Appelscha 2012 1st Ronde van Noordhorn 9th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Martine Bras, Nina Kessler, Pauliena Rooijakkers, Winanda Spoor & Emma Trott) 2013 3rd Ronde van Haren 3rd Ronde Rondom de Bult van Usquert 2014 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 6th Novilon EDR Cup 2015 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 4th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage 5th Omloop van het Hageland 6th Marianne Vos Classic 8th Trofee Maarten Wynants 2016 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Overall La Route de France

2017

2nd Overall Santos Women's Tour

4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini 1st Stage 1 6th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour 1st Stage 6 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen 8th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 9th Le Samyn des Dames 9th Tour of Flanders for Women 2018 1st Le Samyn des Dames 6th Strade Bianche 6th La Classique Morbihan 10th Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire 2019 2nd Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa 4th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa 5th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana 8th Strade Bianche