Mirella van Melis

Mirella van Melis
Personal information
Full name	Mirella van Melis
Born	8 January 1979 (age 45); Venhorst, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
	World Junior Road Champion (1997)

Mirella van Melis (born 8 January 1979) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. She was born in Venhorst, North Brabant, and started her career as a cyclo-cross rider.

Career

1996: 2nd in Gieten, Cyclo-cross (NED); 2nd in Berlicum, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd in Amersfoort, Cyclo-cross (NED)
1997: 1st in World Championship, Road, Juniors, San Sebastian (ESP)
1998: 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 1 Ster van Zeeland (NED); 3rd in Stage 4 Ster van Zeeland (NED); 3rd in Haak Voorjaarsrace (NED); 3rd in Prologue Greenery International (NED); 1st in Stage 2 Greenery International (NED); 2nd in General Classification Greenery International (NED); 3rd in European Championship, Road, U23, Uppsala (SWE)
1999: 1st in Netherlands European Championship, Track, Points race, U23; 2nd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 1st in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 4 Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden (NED); 3rd in Stage 1 GP Boekel (NED); 2nd in Stage 2 GP Boekel (NED)
2000: 3rd in Stage 5 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale (FRA); 3rd in Stage 7 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale (FRA); 2nd in Canberra Women's Classic, Canberra (AUS); 2nd in European Championship, Road, U23, Kielce (POL); 1st in Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour, Bergeijk (NED); 2nd in Stage 5 part a Holland Ladies Tour, Dronten (NED); 2nd in Tour de Okinawa (JPN)
2001: 3rd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Points race, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 3rd in Netherlands National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, The Netherlands (NED); 2nd in Stage 5 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen (GER); 1st in Stage 6 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (FRA); 2nd in Stage 10 Women's Challenge (USA); 1st in European Championship, Road, U23, Apremont (FRA)
2004: 2nd in Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour, Haaften (NED)

References

Mirella van Melis at Cycling Archives (archive)

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