Julie De Wilde

Julie De Wilde (born 8 December 2002) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Plantur–Pura in road cycling,[1] and in cyclo-cross for UCI Cyclo-cross team IKO–Crelan.[2]

Julie De Wilde

2022 Tour de France Femmes
Personal information
Full name	Julie De Wilde
Born	(2002-12-08) December 8, 2002 Ghent, Belgium
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64.5 kg (142 lb)
Team information
Current team	Plantur–Pura (road) IKO–Crelan (cyclo-cross)
Discipline	Road cycling Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
2019–2020	Doltcini–NM Transport
2021–	Plantur–Pura

Turning professional in 2019, she joined the Doltcini - NM Transport team.[3] Later that year, she won the Belgian junior time trial title,[4] before finishing 2nd at the 2019 UCI World Championships - Junior women's road race in Yorkshire,[5] and placing 5th at the 2019 European Road Championships.[6] Despite a disrupted 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she won the Belgian National junior Cyclo-cross Championship.[7] She joined the Plantur–Pura team at the start of 2021,[1] taking part in her first UCI Women's World Tour event later that year.[3] In 2022, she finished second at Dwars door Vlaanderen in Belgium,[8] before wearing the white jersey at the Tour de France Femmes for three stages as the best placed rider under the age of 23.[9]