Personal information | |
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Full name | Albert Timmer |
Nickname | Albi |
Born | Gramsbergen, the Netherlands | 13 June 1985
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
2004–2006 | Team Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko |
Professional team | |
2007–2017 | Skil–Shimano |
Albert Timmer (born 13 June 1985) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2017, exclusively for Team Sunweb and its previous squad iterations. [1]
Born in Gramsbergen, Timmer competed in the 2012 Tour de France where he finished in 148th position. He later competed in the 2014 Tour de France where he finished in 146th position. [2]
Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | 129 | 87 | — | 121 | — |
Tour de France | 130 | — | — | 148 | 164 | 146 | 139 | 153 | 157 |
Vuelta a España | — | — | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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Timmer has been with the Sunweb set-up – it was Skil-Shimano when he joined – since he turned professional in 2007.
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