Bahnrad News: Track cycling Olympic champion Elis Ligtlee surprisingly announced the end of her career last Friday. On her website, the only 24-year-old Dutchwoman gave a lack of motivation as the reason for the difficult decision.
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sprint specialist won the gold medal in the keirin. In addition to winning the 2016 Olympics, the Dutchwoman also has four medals at world championships, no fewer than 28 podium places at European Championships and a World Cup victory. The announcement of his resignation last Friday came as a surprise. Elis Ligtlee started at the World Cup in Berlin in early December. On her website, the Dutchwoman explains that now is the time to close this chapter and say goodbye. She no longer enjoys what she does and she lacks the necessary motivation to work at the highest level. What the new chapter will bring to her remains to be seen.
Het is now tijd om dit hoofdstuk te sluiten en met opgeheven hoofd afscheid te nemen. I've got a lot of sea in what I do and I mis de noodzakelijke motivatie om op top level te presteren. Op zo'n Moment moet je eerlijk tegen jezelf zijn en de knoop door hook. What was it that was supposed to happen? Het is now tijd om aan een nieuw hoofdstuk te begin and we gaan kijken wat dit me gaat brengen! – Elis Lightlee