This page is just about names. Names of female cyclists from around the world. I often wonder what the proper pronunciation is, and I notice many mistakes are being made, even by professional commentators. So here’s some help in finding the right pronunciation!
- Ceylin Alvarado (Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado) – first name sounds close to the English word ‘sailing’.
- Sofia Bertizzolo – introduces herself in this YouTube video from the UCI.
- Denise Betsema (aka Denies Overseas) – See YouTube video from ‘our man on Texel’
- Chantal Blaak – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Jip van den Bos – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Nikki Brammeier (Nikki Harris) – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Anna van der Breggen – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Karol-Ann Canuel – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Elena Cecchini – See YouTube video, basically it’s ‘Checkini’ not ‘Chetsjini’.
- Chiara Consonni – See YouTube video at around 1m25. Basically, it’s more like ‘Kjara Con Soany’ than ‘Tsjara’
- Lizzie Deignan – (Elisabeth Deignan, Lizzie Armitstead). [‘lɪzi ‘daɪ,gnən] Watch her saying her own name in a status update on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizziedeignan/status/1018861361256910848
- Jolien D’Hoore – See Video in Flemish ‘Extra Time Koers’ (at 1m36)
- Amalie Dideriksen – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Emilia Fahlin – See ‘Nordic Profiles’ video on YouTube (at around 44 seconds)
- Megan Guarnier – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Thalita de Jong – See video on YouTube from Dutch tv show ‘Bureau Sport’
- Leah Kirchmann – See video on YouTube from Canadian Running Magazine
- Lotta Lepistö – See this video on YouTube where it is explained
- Julie Leth – See this video on YouTube If you’re impatient, it’s near the end 🙂
- Christine Majerus – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Shannon Malseed (nickname: Dash, from Dachshund) – Listen to this podcast with Shannon
- Kasia Niewiadoma (Katarzyna Niewiadoma) – See video on YouTube (in English) or this one in Polish
- Kasia Pawlowska (Katarzyna Pawłowska) – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Amy Pieters – See video on YouTube where Boels Dolmans riders pronounce their names 🙂
- Macey Stewart – See YouTube video “Cycle Isle – Meet Macey Stewart”
- Chanella/Delore Stougje – ‘Stougje’ sounds like ‘Stoo-gya’ not ‘Stow-gya’ (source: tweet by Marijn de Vries)
- Sabrina Stultiens – See YouTube video, English spoken (she’s Dutch) but sounds good to me
- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig – Danish reporter says Cecilie Uttrup in this Video interview on YouTube
- Annemiek van Vleuten – See YouTube video of Annemiek showing some Dutch amateurs how to ride
- Marianne Vos – See Video on YouTube with a Flemish ‘r’ but she says her own name at around 3min52s
If you need more help with cyclists’ names? Check out saiklist.help by Lukas Knöfler
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