Petra de Bruin

Petra de Bruin ( Nieuwkoop , February 22 1962 ) is a former Dutch cyclist .

De Bruin was world champion in 1979 at the World Championships cycling on the road for women in Valkenburg . After a race over 64 kilometers in the hills of Limburg, she defeated Jenny De Smet from Belgium in a sprint à deux. The world championships in Valkenburg in the Netherlands were, however, very successful, because besides De Bruin won another five Dutch gold medal: Jan Raas , Keetie van Oosten-Hage , Bert Oosterbosch , Mattheus Pronk and Martin Venix .

Her performance was elected in 1979 to Brown's Sportswoman of the Year . ==Major victories [  edit ] == 1979

1980
 * World Champion on the Road, Elite

1984
 * Spring Batavus Race
 * World Pursuit, Elite

1985
 * Stage 3 La Grande Boucle Feminine
 * 7th stage La Grande Boucle Feminine

1987
 * Dutch champion pursuit, Elite
 * Stage 3 La Grande Boucle Feminine

1988
 * Dutch champion pursuit, Elite

1989
 * Dutch champion Omnium, Elite


 * Dutch champion pursuit, Elite