Bram Tankink
Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer,[1] who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, Domo–Farm Frites, Quick-Step–Innergetic and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.
Tankink at the 2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bram Tankink |
| Nickname |
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| Born | 3 December 1978 Haaksbergen, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2000 | Cyclingteam Tegeltoko |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco |
| 2003–2007 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2008–2018 | Rabobank |
Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco. He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to Quick-Step–Davitamon. Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France.
Tankink joined Rabobank in 2008. He remained with the team until his retirement in 2018.[1]
Major results edit
- 1999
- 3rd Overall Turul Romaniei
- 2000
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Mainfranken-Tour
- 2nd Overall Ster der Beloften
- 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
- 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 8th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 2004
- 6th Japan Cup
- 8th Tour du Haut Var
- 2005
- 1st Profronde van Maastricht
- 1st Profronde van Almelo
- 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour
- 3rd Profronde van Stiphout
- 3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
- 2006
- 1st Mijl van Mares
- 2nd Profronde van Almelo
- 3rd GP Buchholz
- 3rd Profronde van Stiphout
- 7th Tour du Haut Var
- 2007
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Profronde van Maastricht
- 3rd Acht van Chaam
- 7th Overall Eneco Tour
- 8th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2008
- 1st Profronde van Wierden
- 2nd Profronde van Zwolle
- 3rd Profronde van Heerlen
- 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Overall Eneco Tour
- 8th Trofeo Calvia
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2009
- 3rd Profronde van Zwolle
- 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2010
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2011
- 1st Sprints classification, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 5th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2013
- 9th Ruddervoorde Koerse
- 2014
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 61 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 111 | 93 | 40 | 59 | — | DNF | — | 144 | 64 | 40 | 55 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | DNF | 94 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ a b "Notable riders retiring this season". Eurosport. Discovery, Inc. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Bram Tankink of Lotto NL Jumbo will be ending his 19-year career at the end of the season.
External links edit
Media related to Bram Tankink at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Bram Tankink at UCI
- Bram Tankink at ProCyclingStats