# Amy Pieters

Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder).
On 23 December 2021, Pieters was placed in an induced coma and underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain caused by a fall that day during a training ride near Alicante with the Dutch national track team. After being repatriated to the Netherlands the following month, Pieters had regained consciousness in April but, due to the brain injury sustained, doctors were unsure of her "residual symptoms and remaining abilities". In October 2022, Pieters was able to take her first steps since the fall, at a neuro-rehabilitation centre in Woerden.

## Personal life

Pieters is the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters.

## Career achievements
### Major results

Source:

#### Road
##### 2006

    National Novices Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       2nd Road race

##### 2007

    National Novices Road Championships
       1st Road race
       2nd Time trial

##### 2008

    National Junior Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial
    4th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships

##### 2009

    2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
    3rd Overall Omloop van Borsele

##### 2010

    1st Draai rond de Kraai
    2nd Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
    3rd Ronde van Barendrecht

##### 2011

    1st Twee Bruggenronde van Zaandam
    1st Berkelse Wielerdag
    1st Ronde van Zwanenburg
    2nd Molenomloop van de Schermer
    2nd Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
    2nd Van Gogh Ronde van Nuenen
    3rd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    3rd Draai rond de Kraai
    3rd Noordwijk Classic
    3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
    6th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
       1st Young rider classification
    7th Omloop van Borsele
    8th Omloop van het Hageland
    9th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden

##### 2012

    1st Afwachtingswedstrijd Olympia's Tour
    1st Wielerronde van Lekkerkerk
    1st Young rider classification Energiewacht Tour
    2nd Regio Kampioenschap West
    2nd Noordwijk Classic
    3rd Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
    5th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
    6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

##### 2013

    1st Regio Kampioenschap West
    1st Noordwijk Classic
    1st Profronde van Stiphout
    2nd Omloop der Kempen
    2nd Acht van Chaam
    2nd Profronde van Surhuisterveen
    3rd Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
    3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
    3rd Wielerronde van Obdam
    4th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
    6th Overall Belgium Tour
       1st Young rider classification
    9th Overall Tour of Chongming Island

##### 2014

    1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 2
    2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda
    3rd Holland Hills Classic
    4th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
    5th Overall Belgium Tour
    6th Overall The Women's Tour
    6th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
    7th Le Samyn
    8th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
    9th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
    10th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik

##### 2015

    1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
    1st Prologue La Route de France
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    2nd Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
    3rd Marianne Vos Classic
    3rd La Course by Le Tour de France
    4th Novilon EDR Cup
    4th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    5th Gent–Wevelgem
    6th Overall Belgium Tour
    6th Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda
    7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    7th Le Samyn des Dames
    8th Omloop van het Hageland
    9th Overall Tour of Qatar
    9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
    9th Holland Hills Classic
    10th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
    10th Acht van Westerveld

##### 2016

    1st Prologue La Route de France
    3rd Le Samyn
    4th Gent–Wevelgem
    4th Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
    5th Overall Energiewacht Tour
    6th Overall Tour of Qatar
    6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    7th Overall The Women's Tour
       1st Stage 2
    7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    10th Omloop van de IJsseldelta

##### 2017

    1st Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
    1st Stage 2 The Women's Tour
    2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    2nd Le Samyn
    4th Tour de Yorkshire
    6th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
       1st Stages 1b & 2 (TTT)
    7th Pajot Hills Classic
    7th Amstel Gold Race
    9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt
    9th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
       1st Combativity classification, Prologue

##### 2018

    1st Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
       1st Stages 2 & 3b (TTT)
    1st Ronde van Drenthe
    1st Crescent Vårgårda TTT
    1st GP de Plouay – Bretagne
    1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    UCI Road World Championships
       2nd Team time trial
       8th Road race
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
    2nd Tour of Flanders for Women
    5th Overall The Women's Tour
    5th Gent–Wevelgem
    8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour

##### 2019

    1st Mixed team relay, UCI Road World Championships
    UEC European Road Championships
       1st Road race
       1st Mixed team relay
    2nd Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
    2nd Drentse Acht van Westerveld
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall The Women's Tour
       1st Stage 6
    3rd GP de Plouay – Bretagne
    4th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
    4th Ronde van Drenthe
    4th Nokere Koerse
    5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    5th Gent–Wevelgem
    5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
    5th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
    10th Tour of Flanders

##### 2020

    2nd Tour of Flanders
    5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    9th Gent–Wevelgem
    10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships

##### 2021

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Nokere Koerse
    3rd Mixed team relay, UEC European Road Championships
    3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
    4th Overall The Women's Tour
       1st Stage 2
    5th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
       1st Points classification
    6th Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
    6th Le Samyn
    6th Dwars door de Westhoek
    7th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
    9th Classic Brugge–De Panne

#### Track
##### 2006

    1st Omnium, National Novice Championships

##### 2007

    National Junior Championships
       1st 500m time trial
       1st Individual pursuit
       1st Keirin
       1st Points race
       2nd Scratch

##### 2008

    National Junior Championships
       1st 500m time trial
       1st Individual pursuit
       1st Keirin
       1st Points race
       1st Scratch
    3rd Points race, UEC European Junior Championships
    3rd Omloop van Borsele
    3rd Six Days of Amsterdam

##### 2009

    2nd Team pursuit, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Copenhagen (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)
    3rd Individual pursuit, National Championships
    4th Team pursuit, UCI World Championships (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)

##### 2010

    National Championships
       1st Madison (with Roxane Knetemann)
       2nd Points race)
    5th Team pursuit, UCI World Championships (with Vera Koedooder & Ellen van Dijk)
    9th Team pursuit, UEC European Championships (with Ellen van Dijk & Laura van der Kamp)

##### 2011

    1st Team pursuit, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Astana (with Kirsten Wild & Ellen van Dijk)
    National Championships
       2nd Points race
       2nd Madison (with Kelly Markus)
       3rd Individual pursuit

##### 2012

    1st Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
    National Championships
       2nd Individual pursuit
       2nd Omnium
       3rd Madison (with Kelly Markus)
       3rd Scratch
    6th Team pursuit, Olympic Games (with Ellen van Dijk & Kirsten Wild)

##### 2014

    2nd Points race, Revolution – Round 3, Manchester

##### 2015

    1st Scratch, National Championships

##### 2017

    1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
    1st Madison, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent (with Kirsten Wild)
    3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)

##### 2018

    National Championships
       1st Individual pursuit
       2nd Points race
    2nd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
    3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)

##### 2019

    1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)
    3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Kirsten Wild)

##### 2020

    1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)

##### 2021

    1st Madison, UCI World Championships (with Kirsten Wild)

### National team pursuit records

After the introduction of the women's 3000m team pursuit at the 2007–08 track cycling season, Pieters was five times part of the team pursuit squad when they established a new Dutch national record. She is not the record holder anymore.
| Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date |
| 3:31.045 | 51.250 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (qualification) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 |
| 3:29.730 | 51.494 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (gold-medal race) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 |
| 3:29.379 | 51.581 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (bronze-medal race) | Pruszków | 26 March 2009 |
| 3:25.156 | 52.642 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (qualifying) | Ballerup | 25 March 2010 |
| 3:21.550 | 53.584 | Ellen van Dijk Kirsten Wild Amy Pieters | 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 (gold-medal race) | Astana | 4 November 2011 |