Druyts in 2008
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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 | |
Discipline | Track & road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
2007 | Lotto Belisol Ladies |
2008– | Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo |
Major wins | |
2014 World Champion – scratch race |
Kelly Druyts (born 21 November 1989) is a Belgian racing cyclist. She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 2010. 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.