Charlotte Kool
Charlotte Kool, born 6 May 1999 in the Netherlands, is one of the fastest finishers in women's professional cycling. A pure sprinter who spent the first part of her career with the Dutch Picnic PostNL squad before a high-profile mid-2025 move to Fenix-Deceuninck (now Fenix-Premier Tech), she has built a reputation as a rider who can beat the very best on a flat run-in. Her biggest results include back-to-back stage wins at the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, the overall title at the 2023 RideLondon Classique, and victory at the 2026 Scheldeprijs. Across her career she has gathered more than twenty professional wins. Find Charlotte Kool's latest results, stats and race calendar on this page.
Biography of pro cyclist Charlotte Kool
Charlotte Kool is a Dutch sprinter who has spent her career proving that she belongs among the world's elite fast finishers. From a trusted lead-out rider she grew into a leader in her own right, the woman the team builds its final kilometres around.
What sets Kool apart is her consistency in the chaos of bunch sprints. She has the raw speed to win against the best, and over recent seasons she has turned near-misses into a habit of standing on the top step.
Early life and rise
Born in 1999, Kool came through the strong Dutch development system that has produced a remarkable generation of women's racers. She turned professional with the team then known as Sunweb/DSM, the organisation that later became Picnic PostNL, and spent close to four years there learning the craft of the sprint.
In her early seasons she often rode in service of others, delivering team-mates to the line. That apprenticeship sharpened her positioning and timing, and gradually she was given her own opportunities, opportunities she increasingly took.
Breakthrough and Grand Tour stage wins
Kool's breakthrough came with the overall victory at the 2023 RideLondon Classique, a result that confirmed her as a winner at the highest level. The following year she delivered the results that sprinters dream of: two stage wins at the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, beating the best sprinters in the world on cycling's biggest women's stage.
The 2025 move and 2026 form
Midway through 2025, after almost four years with Picnic PostNL, Kool made a surprise switch to Fenix-Deceuninck. The move paid off quickly. In 2025 she opened her account with a stage win at the Baloise Ladies Tour and added strong placings at Scheldeprijs and Gent-Wevelgem. In 2026, now riding for Fenix-Premier Tech, she finally won the Scheldeprijs after three runner-up finishes, underlining her status as one of the peloton's most feared finishers.
Rider profile: strengths and style
Kool is a classic bunch sprinter. Her strength is flat-out top-end speed combined with the nerve to hold position in a hectic finale. She relies on a well-drilled lead-out but is also capable of finding her own way through a sprint when the train breaks up. Hilly terrain is not her natural home, but on a flat or lightly rolling finish she is a genuine threat to anyone.
Personal life
Kool is part of the close-knit world of Dutch women's cycling, a scene that has produced many of the sport's biggest names. She has spoken about her ambition to keep growing as an athlete and to broaden her range beyond pure sprints.
Records and milestones
- Stage winner, Tour de France Femmes (2024, two stages)
- Overall winner, RideLondon Classique (2023)
- Winner, Scheldeprijs (2026)
- Stage winner, Baloise Ladies Tour (2025)
- 20+ professional victories across her career
What's next for Charlotte Kool?
At Fenix-Premier Tech, Kool is the designated sprinter for a team building around her speed. The targets are clear: more flat stage wins at the biggest races, a deep run at the sprint classics, and another shot at the Tour de France Femmes. With her best years arguably still ahead, she remains one of the names to watch whenever the race comes down to a sprint.
