ABOUT ANNEKE BEERTEN
I feel truly blessed that I get to do what I love and that I can share my passion for cycling with the rest of the world.
BIO
Anneke Beerten is one of the most passionated mountainbike girls out there. She lives and breaths riding and is not scared of a challenge. Ever since she was a little girl she has been hooked on riding and she became a big inspiration to many people in the bicycle world. ! A young girl’s dream came true when she became a professional cyclist and won the World Championships in BMX and in 4 cross. She grew up in a small town in the Netherlands and moved to California a few years ago to continue her journey as a professional athlete in the US. Anneke’s experience both between & outside the ‘Race Tape’, provide an amazing platform for her to share her life’s journey through cycling.
Anneke’s experience both between & outside the ‘Race Tape’, provide an amazing platform for her to share her life’s journey through cycling. With a racing pedigree, rock solid bike handling fundamentals, a keen skill to communicate, and fans all over the world, sponsor’s value is immeasurable.
2019 has been a great season for Anneke with 12 podium finishes, doing several kids and Womens clinics and having the honer to receive the 2019 Crankworx World Tour Spirit Award.
In the summer of 2020 Anneke was in a motor vehicle accident, someone had ran the red light and hit Anneke in the driver side of her car. In that accident she sustained a brain injury and whiplash, this resulted in a severe TBI injury. After a year of rehabilitation, Anneke had to medically retire from racing, a really tough pill to swallow for her. She kept working hard on her recovery, got back on her mountain bike and In 2022 she moved from California to Bentonville, Arkansas to focus on building her coaching business ‘Crank it up MTB"‘. Coaching people and sharing here passion for cycling is something she loves to do, please visit www.crankitupmtb.com for more info on here coaching business!
Facts
DAY OF BIRTH: 07-07-1982
BORN: The Netherlands
RIDING SINCE: 1986
WORLD TITLES: 2X BMX & 3X Mountain Bike
HEIGHT: 173CM – 5’8
OTHER HOBBIES: Motor cross, Music and eating Tacos.
Achievements
In 2019 Anneke received the “Spirit Award” from the Crankworx MTB World Tour. This award is handed to an athlete who’ve truly epitomized the love for all things mountain bike related. Engagement in the community, relationship-building, sport-building, inspire the next generation and share the stoke. Receiving this award was a huge accomplishment for Anneke.
Career Highlights
1996 World Champion BMX
1997 World Champion BMX
2011 World Champion 4-cross Mountain Bike
2012 World Champion 4-cross Mountain Bike
2015 World Champion 4-cross Mountain Bike
2015 Queen of Crankworx
2015 European Champion Enduro Mountain Bike
2015 3rd Overall Enduro World Series
2019 Highlights
Winner of the 2019 Crankworx “Spirit Award”
Bronze medal UCI E-Mountainbike World Championships
1st Sea Otter Classic Enduro
1st US Open Enduro
1st Crafts & Cranks Enduro
1st Crafts & Cranks Downhill
1st Crafts & Cranks Dual Slalom
2nd Sea Otter Classic Downhill
2nd Sea Otter Classic Downhill
2nd Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom
3rd Overall Crankworx World Tour