Yara Kastelijn

Yara Kastelijn (born 9 August 1997) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently competes in cyclo-cross for UCI Cyclo-cross Team Credishop–Fristads, and in road cycling for UCI Women's WorldTeam .

In 2019, she won the elite race at the European Cyclo-cross Championships. In 2023, Kastelijn won stage 4 at the Tour de France Femmes, as well as holding the polka dot jersey of the mountains classification for 3 stages.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2013–2014 2nd Surhuisterveen 2nd Milan 2016–2017 2nd Surhuisterveen 2017–2018 3rd National Under-23 Championships 2018–2019 Toi Toi Cup 1st Mlada Boleslav 1st Pfaffnau 2nd Pétange 2nd La Meziere 2019–2020 1st UEC European Championships Superprestige 1st Gavere 3rd Gieten 3rd Zonhoven 3rd Diegem 3rd Overall DVV Trophy 1st Koppenberg 3rd Ronse 1st Wachtebeke Ethias Cross 2nd Kruibeke Rectavit Series 2nd Neerpelt 2nd Gullegem UCI World Cup 3rd Tábor 3rd Koksijde 2020–2021 Ethias Cross 2nd Kruibeke X²O Badkamers Trophy 3rd Koppenberg 3rd Kortrijk 2021–2022 Ethias Cross 1st Beringen 2nd Bredene

2022–2023 Exact Cross 3rd Essen

Gravel 2025 4th UCI World Championships

Road

2015 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships 3rd Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships 8th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships 2016 1st Stage 2a (TTT) Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol 2017 8th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg 2018 7th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships 2021 10th Overall Tour of Norway 2022 7th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th La Flèche Wallonne 2023 Tour de France 1st Stage 4 Held after Stages 2 & 5–6 Combativity award Stage 4 & Overall 2024 8th Overall La Vuelta Femenina 2025 8th Tre Valli Varesine 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2026 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Itzulia Women 1st Mountains classification 10th Overall Tour de Suisse