Annemiek van Vleuten raises €17,000 for Amy Pieters Foundation and Bikes4Masai
Van Vleuten celebrated 'the biggest turnout ever' as she auctioned off old kit at her local bike shop in the Netherlands.
Van Vleuten celebrated 'the biggest turnout ever' as she auctioned off old kit at her local bike shop in the Netherlands.
The 31-year-old has been making continued progress after suffering severe brain injury.
The Dutch rider was in a coma for four months after hitting her head in a crash in December 2021.
Blue-black jersey part of cycling apparel collection designed by Pieters, who continues rehabilitation after suffering serious brain injuries in December crash.
'A fund has been set up for Amy so that, partly thanks to donations, she can hopefully make use of all the opportunities that are possible for herself.'
The Dutch national champion is able to spend weekends at home with her family and understands more of what is said to her, but is still unable to talk.
The Dutch national road race champion was placed into a coma after suffering a head injury following a training crash in December.
Amy Pieters has been in a coma since December following a training crash in Spain.
The Dutch rider lost consciousness when she crashed during a training ride with national team members in December.
The Dutch road and track rider remains unconscious but was cleared by a medical team to continue recovery in her home country.
The Madison world champion has been in an induced coma, to aid recovery, since crashing on December 23.
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Dutch star remains in Spanish hospital after crashing in training before Christmas and undergoing surgery on her head.
Pieters' family and staffers have traveled to Spain to visit Dutch star while she is kept in induced coma after training crash.
The Dutch rider had surgery on her head to alleviate pressure caused by the crash in Alicante.
The SD Worx rider underwent surgery on her head following a crash while training on the road, near Calpe, Spain.
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The victory is the first for Amy Pieters this season, and the fifth for SD-Worx so far in 2021.
Despite a WorldTour win drought, Boels-Dolmans riders confident in team strength and happy to see the peloton grow deeper and more competitive.
Amy Pieters won the second stop of the Women's WorldTour on Sunday in Drenthe, the Netherlands over Alexis Ryan and Chloe Hosking.
Amy Pieters took revenge with a sprint win in stage 2 of the OVO Energy Women's Tour in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
The Wiggle – High5 rider wins the rainy stage in a fast sprint ahead of Lisa Brennauer and Marianne Vos.
Wiggle – High5 goes one-two at Dwars door Vlaanderen with Amy Pieters winning ahead of Jolien D'hoore.
The Dutch time trialist puts her skills to good use on the rain-soaked Champs-Élysées, holding off the pack to win in Paris
Liv-Plantur team claims first- and second-place finishes in Waregem with Pieters and Mackaij
Johansson and Armitstead take second and third behind the Giant-Shimano rider
Emma Johansson remains in the overall lead with four days of racing left