Nick van der Lijke

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Nick van der Lijke
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Van der Lijke at the 2013 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
Full nameNick van der Lijke
Born (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 32)
Middelburg, [1] Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current team Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2022ZRTC 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.

Contents

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]

Major results

2010
10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt U23
2011
7th Grand Prix des Marbriers
9th Overall Tour of Norway
10th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
2012
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Gironde
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Mountains classification Boucles de la Mayenne
4th Omloop der Kempen
6th Overall Tour de Bretagne
8th Overall Tour of China I
9th Overall Ronde de l'Oise
2013
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey pink.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
1st Beverbeek Classic
2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Jersey red.svg Young rider classification
3rd Overall Tour de Gironde
1st Young rider classification
3rd Grand Prix de la Somme
6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
6th Overall Olympia's Tour
6th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
7th Paris–Tours Espoirs
8th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
9th Ronde van Overijssel
10th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
2014
9th Overall Tour of Hainan
2015
7th Dwars door Drenthe
10th Ronde van Drenthe
2016
3rd Overall Tour des Fjords
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
2017
3rd Volta Limburg Classic
9th Overall Tour des Fjords
2018
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Derny, UEC European Track Championships
9th Overall Okolo Slovenska
10th Overall Deutschland Tour
2019
3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
10th Druivenkoers Overijse
2020
8th Druivenkoers Overijse
2021
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
4th Skive–Løbet
5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Jersey black.svg Points classification
8th GP Herning
2022
1st Omloop van de Braakman

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References

  1. "Nick van der Lijke » Belkin-Pro Cycling Team" . Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. Kerkhof, Michael (5 October 2018). "Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet" [Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles]. Fiets (in Dutch). New Skool Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Riwal Readynez Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Riwal Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. Job de Feijter (2022-02-19). "Gestopte Nick van der Lijke is klaar voor een nieuwe uitdaging". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (PZC) (in Dutch).
  6. "Van der Lijke wint Omloop Braakman". Cycling Online (in Dutch). 2022-07-16.
  7. "'Gestopte' Nick van der Lijke winnaar Ronde van Alblasserdam; broodjeszaak lijkt weer even bijzaak". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2022-07-27.
  8. "Nick van der Lijke keert terug bij Riwal: Ik wil er vanaf het begin van het seizoen staan". Wielerflits (in Dutch). 2022-10-31.