Yvonne Reynders was born on 4 August 1937 in Schaarbeek near Brussels. With Beryl Burton of Britain, Reynders was one of the two great woman road riders of the 1960's. A great cyclist, she won 12 medals at the woman's world championships : road race - 4 gold medals (1959, 1961, 1963, 1966) and 2 silver medals, pursuit - 3 gold medals (1961, 1964, 1965) and 3 silver medals.