Maarten Tjallingii
Maarten Pieter Tjallingii (/tʃəˈlɪŋɡi/ chə-LING-ghee; born 5 November 1977) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016.
 Tjallingii at the 2009 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maarten Pieter Tjallingii |
| Born | 5 November 1977 Leeuwarden, the Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur Breakaway specialist[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2005 | Marco Polo |
| 2006–2007 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2008 | Silence–Lotto |
| 2009–2016 | Rabobank[2] |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Career
Maarten Tjallingii was born in Leeuwarden. He lost one of his kidneys as a child.[3]
Tjallingii's biggest win was the 2006 Tour of Belgium.[4] A frequent participant in breakaways in major races, his other most notable performances include a third place at the 2011 Paris–Roubaix and spending four days in the King of the Mountains jersey in the 2014 Giro d'Italia.[1]
Tjallingii was selected to ride the 2012 Tour de France, but crashed on stage 3, he continued for another 40 kilometres (25 miles) and finished it over ten minutes behind the winner Peter Sagan. However he did not start stage 4, reportedly with a fractured left hip, becoming the third retirement of the 2012 Tour.[5]
Tjallingii raced at the 2016 Giro d'Italia, which started in the Netherlands, and he made an impact on the early stages, winning the award for most aggressive rider on Stage 2 before taking the lead in the King of the Mountains competition on Stage 3, which finished 250 metres away from his home in Arnhem. He had previously announced that he would retire from racing in June, having signed a six-month contract extension with LottoNL–Jumbo for 2016.[6][7]
Major results
- 2001
- 3rd Overall Tour du Faso
- 1st Stage 2
- 2003
- 1st Overall Tour du Faso
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Rund um Rhede
- 2004
- 2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2005
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2006
- 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 7
- 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 10th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2007
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 6th Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann
- 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 7th Overall Tour of Britain
- 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 9th Omloop van het Houtland
- 10th Nokere Koerse
- 10th Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 2008
- 5th Profronde van Fryslan
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2009
- 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 5th Overall Sachsen Tour
- 8th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2010
- 7th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2011
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 World Ports Classic
- 2014
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 2–5
- Held
- 2015
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 2016
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stage 3
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 98 | — | — | — | 131 | 92 | 119 | 124 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 131 | 98 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Personal life
During his career, Tjallingii was one of the few known vegetarian cyclists.[8][9]
References
- McQuillan, Tom (7 May 2016). "Giro d'Italia squad of the day: Team LottoNL-Jumbo". theroar.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "Poels optimistic about return to racing in 2013". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 November 2012.
- "Ronde van België" (in Dutch). Ronde van België.
- "Tjallingii, Rojas out after crash-filled Tour de France stage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "Marcel Kittel Dominates First Sprint of Giro d'Italia". Giro d'Italia. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (8 May 2016). "Glorious homecoming for Tjallingii as Dutchman takes Giro d'Italia mountains jersey". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "Tour de France sportzomer" (in Dutch). NOS. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008.
- Atkins, Ben (23 July 2010). "Tour de France: Maarten Tjallingii's meat-free journey through France". VeloNation. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links
Media related to Maarten Tjallingii at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Maarten Tjallingii at ProCyclingStats
- Maarten Tjallingii at Cycling Archives