Maarten den Bakker
Maarten Jan den Bakker (born 26 January 1969) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2008. He won the Dutch National Road Race Championships twice and he participated in nine Tours de France, completing each of them. In 2008, Den Bakker ended his career.[1] He also competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maarten Jan den Bakker |
| Born | 26 January 1969 Abbenbroek, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990–1992 | PDM–Concorde–Ultima |
| 1992–1997 | TVM–Sanyo |
| 1998–2005 | Rabobank |
| 2006 | Team Milram |
| 2007–2008 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2009 | Van Vliet–EBH Elshof |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (1996, 1999) | |
Career achievements
Major results
- 1989
- 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1990
- 5th Brussels–Ingooigem
- 1991
- 5th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1993
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 1994
- 1st Nationale Sluitingprijs
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd De Brabantse Pijl
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 10th Giro di Lombardia
- 1995
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Overall Tour of Galicia
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Züri Metzgete
- 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th De Brabantse Pijl
- 1996
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 4th De Brabantse Pijl
- 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1997
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 4th GP Rik Van Steenbergen
- 6th Overall Route du Sud
- 7th GP de Suisse
- 1998
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 2nd Amstel Gold Race
- 4th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 8th Overall GP Tell
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1999
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 4th Amstel Gold Race
- 6th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 6th Delta Profronde
- 6th Overall Paris–Nice
- 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1st Stage 5
- 8th Overall Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2000
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 7th GP Ouest-France
- 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Overall Guldensporentweedaagse
- 2001
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 8th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 10th Luk-Cup Bühl
- 2003
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 4 UNIQA Classic
- 5th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Tour Beneden-Maas
- 2004
- 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2005
- 4th Schaal Sels
- 2007
- 1st Profronde van Fryslan
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Nationale Sluitingprijs
- 10th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Brixia Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Year | Giro d'Italia | Tour de France | Vuelta a España |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 92nd | ||
| 1993 | 91st | 71st | |
| 1994 | Not finished | ||
| 1995 | 52nd | ||
| 1996 | 64th | 40th | |
| 1997 | 64th | Not finished | |
| 1998 | 33rd | ||
| 1999 | 84th | ||
| 2000 | 49th | ||
| 2001 | 75th | ||
| 2004 | 84th |
See also
References
- "Den Bakker stopt na achttien jaar plots met wielrennen" (in Dutch). Trouw. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maarten Jan den Bakker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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