Women's cycling - 12
PIECE N° 624
SWINKELS Karlijn (NL) (28.10.1998)
His Jumbo–Visma team jersey worn during the 2023 season
Born in the Netherlands, Karlijn Swinkels reveals herself very early on as an excellent rider. In 2016, in Doha, she became the junior world champion in the time trial, ahead of the Italian Lisa Morzenti and the Frenchwoman Juliette Labous.
Having turned professional in 2017, the Dutchwoman is gradually developing into a well-rounded cyclist. Powerful in solo efforts, resilient on hilly courses, and fast in small group finishes, she excels particularly in classics and short stage races.
She won her first professional victory at the 2019 Vuelta a Burgos. Under the colours of Jumbo–Visma, which she joined in 2021, she notably secured third place in the Dutch National Road Championship that same year, and then finished third in the general classification of the Simac Ladies Tour in 2022.
This jersey from the Dutch team Jumbo–Visma worn by Karlijn Swinkels during the 2023 season. A handwritten dedication addressed to the Noël GREGOIRE Collections, dated February 12, 2024, enhances the personal nature of this piece. This jersey combines a junior world champion, a major Dutch team, and Karlijn Swinkels' best season under the Jumbo–Visma colours.
Presented in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey thus serves as a remarkable memento of Karlijn Swinkels' victory at the 2023 Tour de la Semois and her time with the Jumbo–Visma team.
PIECE N° 632
VALLIÈRES Magdeleine (CAN)
(10.08.2001)
His jersey worn during Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2025
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Magdeleine Vallières discovers several cycling disciplines, notably practicing road cycling, mountain biking, and cyclo-cross. She quickly stands out among the young Canadian prospects for her climbing skills, endurance, and offensive temperament.
In 2019, she achieved a double victory at the Canadian Junior Championships by winning both the road race and the time trial. She then joins the UCI World Cycling Centre team, a structure designed to support young athletes towards the highest international level.
Having turned professional, she joined EF Education–TIBCO–SVB, then continued her career with EF Education–Oatly. In 2024, she won the Trofeo Palma, her first success in a professional international race.
Her career takes on an exceptional dimension on September 27, 2025, when she wins the World Road Championship in Kigali, Rwanda, solo. She thus becomes the first Canadian elite world champion in road racing.
This jersey of the EF Education–Oatly team worn by Magdeleine Vallières during Liège–Bastogne–Liège Women 2025. This piece brings together several important elements of the recent history of women's cycling: a major Ardennes classic, an international team, a preserved race number, and the future world champion of 2025.
Presented in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this set thus constitutes a remarkable memento of Magdeleine Vallières, worn a few months before her historic victory at the World Championship in Kigali.
PIECE N° 416
VŽESNIAUSKAITĖ Modesta (LIT)
(17.10.1983)
Her 2008 Lithuanian Road Champion jersey
Born in Panevėžys, Modesta Vžesniauskaitė is among the best Lithuanian cyclists of her generation. A complete and resilient racer, she excels in both stage races and major international competitions.
She made her mark in 2003 by winning a stage of the International Women's Tour of Ardèche and the best young rider classification at the Giro d'Italia Femminile. The following season, she won a stage of the Tour of Thuringia, finished third in the Tour of Trentino, and then achieved two remarkable fifth places in the Giro d'Italia Femminile and the Road World Championships.
Bronze medallist at the European Under-23 Road Championships in 2005, she became the Lithuanian road champion in 2008. That same year, she represented her country at the Beijing Olympics, where she finished 27th in the road race.
This piece is a Lithuanian road champion jersey worn by Modesta Vžesniauskaitė during the 2008 season, under the colours of the German team Nürnberger Versicherung. This jersey brings together several important aspects of Modesta Vžesniauskaitė's career: her national title in 2008, her participation in the Beijing Olympic Games, and her time with the Nürnberger Versicherung team.
Presented in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey is a remarkable souvenir of the 2008 season and the international career of Modesta Vžesniauskaitė.
