![]() Van Dijk at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Stefan van Dijk |
Born | Honselersdijk, the Netherlands | 22 January 1976
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2000 | Team Cologne |
2001 | BankGiroLoterij-Batavus |
2002–2004 | Lotto–Adecco |
2005 | MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech |
2007 | Wiesenhof–Felt |
2008 | Mitsubishi–Jartazi |
2009–2013 | Verandas Willems |
Stefan van Dijk (born 22 January 1976 in Honselersdijk, Netherlands) is a former professional road racing cyclist.
In November 2013, van Dijk announced his retirement from professional cycling, [1] after fourteen seasons. Later that month, it emerged that van Dijk had illegally used ozone therapy during the 2011 season, and was given an eight-year ban as well as a €10,000 fine. [2]
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