Maud Kaptheijns

Maud Kaptheijns (born 28 September 1994) is a Dutch cyclist, who primarily competes in the cyclo-cross discipline of the sport. She won the gold medal in the under-23 event at the 2015 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships after eventual winner Femke Van den Driessche was disqualified. She also won the bronze medal in the women's under-23 event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder. Kaptheijns took her first UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race win when she took victory in Duinencross Koksijde in October 2017.

Personal life In September 2016 she announced that she was in a relationship with Belgian cyclist Laura Verdonschot.

Major results

2015–2016 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships Soudal Classics 2nd Hasselt 3rd Neerpelt 2nd Boom

3rd National Championships 3rd Zonnebeke 3rd Oostmalle 2016–2017 DVV Trophy 1st Lille 2nd Hamme Brico Cross 2nd Kruibeke 2nd Brabant 3rd Oostmalle 3rd Rucphen 3rd Woerden 2017–2018 UCI World Cup 1st Koksijde 1st Brabant 2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Gieten 1st Zonhoven 1st Boom 1st Ruddervoorde 2nd Hoogstraten 2nd Middelkerke 3rd Diegem Brico Cross 2nd Kruibeke 3rd Eeklo 2nd National Championships 2nd Oostmalle 3rd Overall DVV Trophy 2nd Ronse 2nd Lille 3rd Baal 2018–2019 Brico Cross 1st Essen UCI World Cup 3rd Pontchâteau 3rd National Championships 2019–2020 Ethias Cross 1st Eeklo 1st Woerden 2021–2022 1st Brumath 1st Oisterwijk