Personal information | |
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Full name | Kelly Druyts |
Born | Wilrijk, Belgium | 21 November 1989
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Team information | |
Current team | Chevalmeire |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2007 | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam |
2008–2017 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Thompson Ladies Team |
2018–2019 | Doltcini–Van Eyck Sport[1] |
2020– | Chevalmeire Cycling Team[2] |
Major wins | |
UCI World Scratch Race Championships (2014) |
Kelly Druyts (born 21 November 1989) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Chevalmeire.[3] She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2010.[4] She won a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and gold in the scratch race at the 2014 Championships.
Druyts is from a sporting family: her father, Ronny, played youth football with Beerschot AC and at the senior level with Dynamo Niel, where he was a champion in the Belgian Provincial leagues, her sister Steffy was a multiple national champion in gymnastics, and she is the sister of racing cyclists Jessy Druyts, Demmy Druyts, Lenny Druyts and Gerry Druyts. Kelly was a national champion in triathlon and duathlon before focussing on cycling.[5]