Auke De Buysser
Hometown
Tielt, Belgium
Date of birth
1 February, 2007
Languages
Dutch and English
Teenager Auke De Buysser is an up-and-comer to watch all season. She loves the spring classics and any race that ends in a tough sprint or a punchy climb. These days, Auke is focused on the road but she grew up racing on the track as well.
Last year, Auke was the Belgian junior road champion and earned seven wins and five additional podiums, including top 10 placings in the junior editions of Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders. This season is her first as a professional racer and Auke expects to focus on smaller races to help her transition to elite level racing. Her goals for the 2026 season are to support her teammates and to learn as much as she can from them.
Off the bike, you can find Auke at home, playing with her family’s two golden retrievers in her yard or studying for her degree in applied psychology.
Questions & Answers
If you could time travel, what date/year would you visit and why?
2010 so I can tell my grandma what I have already achieved.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
New Zealand because the landscape there looks very beautiful.
What is your favorite word in your native language? What does it mean? What do you like about it?
Vortzak, it’s someone who does something unpleasant, like picking your nose, because it's easy and quick to say.
What two apps do you use the most?
Snapchat, TikTok.
Think about your best teammate ever. What was the quality in them that you appreciated?
Perseverance, willpower.