An auction for the recovering Amy Pieters with mainly cycling items has yielded 30,000 euros. Organizer Sterrenfietsen announced this today. Among other things, tickets for AZ with dinner (470 euros), a signed shirt by Denise Betsema (383 euros) and a signed shirt by Johnny Rep (340 euros) were offered.
The 31-year-old cyclist from Zwanenburg fell on December 23, 2021 during a training with the national track team in Spain. She was then taken to a hospital by air ambulance, where she underwent surgery on her skull. Pieters was then in a coma for months. Pieters can now walk short distances without support, but still has a long rehabilitation ahead of him.
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That is why Sterrenfietsen decided to set up an auction for cyclists. This allows Pieters’ bathroom to be adapted to her needs. It was a successful auction. For example, a bike owned by Tom Dumoulin raised 6,000 euros and Remco Evenepoel’s rainbow jersey raised 4,100 euros.