# Loes Gunnewijk

Loes Gunnewijk (born 27 November 1980 in Groenlo) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2015.
Gunnewijk was a member of the Dutch national team together with Ellen van Dijk, Marianne Vos and Annemiek van Vleuten in the road race at the 2012 Summer Olympics where Vos won the gold medal. Gunnewijk announced her retirement from the sport in May 2015, subsequently completing the Union Cycliste Internationale's Sports Directors Diploma course in November 2015. Between May and the end of 2016, Gunnewijk joined her old cycling team Orica–AIS as a trainee directeur sportif. Since 2017, Gunnewijk has been the head junior women's coach and assistant para-cycling coach for the Dutch cycling national federation KNWU.

## Major results
### 2002

    1st Omloop van Borsele
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    9th Overall Holland Ladies Tour

### 2003

    1st Stage 9 (ITT) Giro d'Italia Femminile
    3rd Individual pursuit, National Track Championships

### 2004

    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
       1st Stage 3a
    5th Overall Tour de Feminin – O cenu Českého Švýcarska
    6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    7th Tour of Flanders for Women
    9th Overall Novilon Damesronde van Drenthe

### 2005

    1st Herford Cyclocross
    1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
    2nd Omloop door Middag-Humsterland
    4th Ronde van Gelderland
    5th Overall Novilon Damesronde van Drenthe
    5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour

### 2006

    1st Time trial, World University Cycling Championship
    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
       1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3 (ITT)
    1st Stage 4b La Route de France
    2nd Overall Euregio Ladies Tour
       1st Stage 2
    2nd L'Heure D'Or Féminine
    3rd Tour of Flanders for Women
    5th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
    6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    8th Omloop Het Volk

### 2007

    6th Overall Gracia–Orlová
    7th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
    9th Omloop Het Volk
    10th Ronde van Gelderland
    10th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

### 2008

    2nd Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    6th Omloop door Middag-Humsterland
    7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    9th Overall Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
    9th Omloop van Borsele

### 2009

    2nd Ronde van Drenthe
    3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
    4th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
    5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
       1st Mountains classification
    5th Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
    6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
    8th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
    9th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
    9th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
    9th Tour of Flanders for Women
    9th Holland Hills Classic

### 2010

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Ronde van Drenthe
    3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
    5th Overall La Route de France
    8th Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
    8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    9th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin

### 2011

    2nd Overall Energiewacht Tour
    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    6th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
    8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
       1st Stage 3

### 2012

    1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
    4th GP Comune di Cornaredo
    5th Overall Energiewacht Tour
    6th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
    6th Le Samyn des Dames
    7th Tour of Flanders for Women
    9th Ronde van Drenthe

### 2013

    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Energiewacht Tour
    2nd EPZ Omloop van Borsele
    3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Acht van Chaam
    4th Overall Belgium Tour
    6th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
    8th Tour of Flanders for Women
    9th Open de Suède Vårgårda
    10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

### 2014

    1st Overall Santos Women's Cup
       1st Stage 1
    4th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik

### 2015

    9th Overall Bay Classic Series

### General classification results

Grand Tour results timeline :
| Stage race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 36 | 57 | 74 | — |
| Stage race results timeline |||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| / Emakumeen Euskal Bira | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 28 | — | 45 | 55 | — |
| / / The Women's Tour | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 18 | — |
| Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | 7 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 17 | — | 42 | — | — |

### Classics results timeline

Monuments results timeline :
| Monuments | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | 7 | DNF | 3 | 26 | 81 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 8 | DNF | DNF |
| Classics results timeline ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Amstel Gold Race | 13 | 62 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 38 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 40 |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 11 | — | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 66 | 37 | 14 | 25 | — | 50 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 47 | 79 | — |
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 20 | — | 34 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 9 | — | — |

#### Major championship results

| Event | Event | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Olympic Games | Road race | Not Held | Not Held | — | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | — | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | OTL | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| World Championships | Team time trial | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
| OTL | Outside time limit |