NAME: Maria Apolonia van't Geloof, known as Marjolein (nickname: Majo)

BIRTHPLACE: Dirksland, South Holland, Netherlands

AGE: 25 

FIRST CYCLING CLUB: De Hoekse Renners

CURRENT TEAM: Drops–Le Col s/b Tempur

CURRENT HOME TOWN: Dirksland

FIRST BIKE: Jan Janssen

CURRENT BIKE: Ribble Endurence SL R Disc

CAR: Volkswagen Polo bluemotion 2012

FAVOURITE CURRENT RIDER: Thomas De Gendt

FAVOURITE PAST RIDERS: Thor Hushovd and Mark Cavendish

FIRST BIKE RACE YOU REMEMBER WATCHING: Tour de France 2005

YOUR FIRST RACE (AND RESULT IF YOU REMEMBER IT): Jeugdronde Rockanje 2006 (I came in last)

FIRST WIN: Ronde van Rijswijk 2009

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Going to Australia for the Tour Down Under

LEAST FAVOURITE MEMORY: When I crashed in a time trial on a really stupid corner and broke my elbow.

BEST COUNTRY TO RACE IN: Belgium 

BEST COUNTRY TO VISIT FOR A HOLIDAY: Italy

FAVOURITE FOOD: Lasagne

LEAST FAVOURITE FOOD: Marmite

ANY PRE-RACE RITUALS / SUPERSTITIONS: I always do a little prayer just before the start of the race.

FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: Sherlock

FAVOURITE MUSIC: Any kind of music that you can sing really loud in the car

BEST FRIEND IN CYCLING: My childhood friend in cycling Eline Hoppezak

FAVOURITE CLIMB: Col de l'Iseran

LEAST FAVOURITE CLIMB: Colle San Carlo 

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER SO FAR: My dad

BEST THING ABOUT CYCLING: The freedom

WORST THING ABOUT CYCLING: The obsession with weight

BIGGEST AMBITION: Winning a big race

RACE YOU’D MOST LIKE TO WIN: Paris-Roubaix

IF YOU WEREN’T A CYCLIST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’D BE? A physio/soigneur

WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? Kim Kardashian