Marith Vanhove

Marith Vanhove
Vanhove at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)
Personal information
Born (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 23)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamAG Insurance Soudal Devo Team
DisciplinesRoad
Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2022–2024Parkhotel Valkenburg
2025–2026AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team
2027-2028Ma Petite Entreprise
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Women's track cycling
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 CairoScratch race
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Fiorenzuola d'Arda500m time trial
Gold medal – first place2020 Fiorenzuola d'ArdaMadison
Silver medal – second place2021 ApeldoornScratch race
Bronze medal – third place2021 ApeldoornIndividual pursuit
European Under-23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 AnadiaMadison
Silver medal – second place2024 CottbusOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2025 AnadiaTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2025 AnadiaMadison
Women's road cycling
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 PlouayRoad race

Marith Vanhove (born 7 March 2003) is a Belgian professional cyclist who rides for AG Insurance–Soudal's development team. Vanhove competes in track and road cycling.

Career

In 2020, Vanhove won the prestigious Watersley Challenge junior stage race, winning the second stage and finishing top-3 in the other two.

In January 2025, Vanhove briefly held the world record for the women's 1 kilometer time trial on the track, with a time of 1:07.287, after the standard distance was extended from 500 meters. With her time, she also became Belgian champion at the event.

At the 2026 Trofee Maarten Wynants, Vanhove's team dominated the race, with her teammate Gladys Verhulst-Wild and Vanhove finishing first and second respectively.

On October 1, 2026 it was announced that Vanhove would join the UCI ProTeam, Ma Petite Enterprise, in 2027 on a two year contract.

Major results

Source:

Road

2020
2nd Road race, European Junior Championships
2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
2021
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
7th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
2024
5th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
10th Ronde de Mouscron
2025
8th Scheldeprijs
10th Argenta Classic - Deurne
2026
1st Grote Prijs CHW Beveren
2nd Trofee Maarten Wynants

References

  1. ↑ "Marith Vanhove". AG Insurance Soudal. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Fruyt, Hans (8 September 2020). "Marith Vanhove won Watersley Ladies Challenge: "Het EK op de piste in Forli wordt mijn grootste doel"" [Marith Vanhove won Watersley Ladies Challenge: “The European Championship on the slopes in Forli will be my biggest goal”]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ook Marith Vanhove vlamt op BK baanwielrennen naar wereldrecord" [Marith Vanhove also flames on BK track cycling to world record]. wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Matthew (10 May 2026). "Trofee Maarten Wynants 2026: Gladys Verhulst-Wild leads AG Insurance-Soudal one-two in Helchteren". ProCyclingUK. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Mathew (2026-10-01). "Marith Vanhove joins Ma Petite Entreprise for 2027 after sprint breakthrough". ProCyclingUK. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
  6. ↑ "Marith Vanhove". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 10 June 2026.