![]() Van der Lijke at the 2013 Tour de Bretagne | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Nick van der Lijke |
Born | Middelburg, [1] Netherlands | 23 September 1991
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2022 | ZRTC Theo Middelkamp |
Professional teams | |
2010–2013 | Rabobank Continental Team |
2014–2015 | Belkin Pro Cycling |
2016–2019 | Roompot–Oranje Peloton [2] |
2020–2021 | Riwal Readynez [3] [4] |
2023– | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling |
Nick van der Lijke (born 23 September 1991) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling.
Nick van der Lijke is married to Dutch former professional cyclist Nicky Zijlaard. When he didn't get a new contract for 2022, the couple took over the Zijlaard family business. [5] A few months later they handed the Croissanterie back to Nicky's parents, and Nick got back to racing. His amateur successes [6] [7] lead to a new contract with Riwal Cycling Team who in 2023 merged with Leopard Pro Cycling. [8]
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