Shanne is a female Dutch elite track sprinter with huge Olympic ambitions.
In 2011 she decided to switch from the road to the track and since that moment she made an impressive progression. She has won several titels at the European and Dutch Championships.
She graduated her Bachelor of Commerce in 2012 and in 2013 she started her Pre-Master of Marketing next to her sports career.
In 2015 she won a Silver medal at the World Championships in St. Quentin en Yvelines. Later that year she suffered a heart attack during a race in Colorado (USA).
After her recovery she trained for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She went to Rio as a team substitute. There she got the extra motivation to continue her strive for Olympic success in Tokyo 2020.
In 2017 she made it to the final of the World Championships in Hong Kong at the Keirin.
Below you will read a few highlights of her results over the last seasons
Results
2012
European Championships U23, 3rd Teamsprint
2013
European Championships U23, 1st Keirin
European Championships U23, 1st Teamsprint
Dutch Championships, 3rd Sprint
Dutch Championships, 2nd 500m
Dutch Championships, 1st Teamsprint
2014
Singen, 1st Keirin
US Sprint GP, 1st Sprint
Fastest Man on Wheels, 1st Keirin
Fastest Man on Wheels, 1st Scratch Race
Festival of Speed, 1st Keirin
Oberhausen, 2nd Keirin
Champions of Sprint, 2nd Sprint
Cottbuser Nächte, 2nd Team Sprint
Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix, 3rd Keirin
Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix, 2nd Teamsprint
Dudenhofen, 3rd Sprint
Öschelbronn, 3rd Sprint
European Championships Elite, 3rd Keirin
European Championships Elite, 3rd Teamsprint
Dutch Championships, 1st Teamsprint
2015
UCI World Track Cycling Championships, 2nd Keirin
Revolution Manchester, 2nd Keirin
Revolution Manchester, 3rd Sprint
Independence Day Grand Prix, 2nd Sprint
Independence Day Grand Prix, 2nd 500m
Independence Day Grand Prix, 3rd Keirin
Grand Prix of Colorado Springs, 2nd Sprint
Grand Prix of Colorado Springs, 3rd Keirin
World Cup Cali, 2nd Keirin
World Cup Cali, 2nd Teamsprint
2016
Grand Prix of Poland, 3rd Keirin
Dutch Championships, 1st Teamsprint
2017
Internationaal Baan Sprint Toernooi, 2nd Keirin
Belgian International Track Meeting, 3rd Sprint
Six Days of Rotterdam, 3rd Keirin
Fastest Man on Wheels, 1st Keirin
Fuji Super Tuesday, 1st Omnium