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Tom Veelers
Tom Veelers (born 14 September 1984) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016 for Löwik–Tegeltoko, the Rabobank Continental Team and Team Giant–Alpecin. Born in Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Veelers won the 2006 edition of U23 Paris–Roubaix.
Veelers at the 2014 Omloop van het Houtland. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Veelers |
| Born | 14 September 1984 Ootmarsum, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2004 | Cycling Team Löwik–Tegeltoko |
| 2005–2007 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2008–2016 | Skil–Shimano |
In December 2016 he announced his retirement after suffering from knee injuries for over two years.[1]
Major results Edit
- 2002
- 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 4th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2003
- 10th Kattekoers
- 2004
- 1st Noord-Nederland Tour (with 21 other riders)
- 2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd ZLM Tour
- 4th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 2005
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 5th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 6th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2006
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Stages 5, 6 & 8
- 1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2nd Beverbeek Classic
- 8th Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul
- 10th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
- 1st Overall OZ Wielerweekend
- 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Prologue
- 5th Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 8th Omloop der Kempen
- 8th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 2008
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 3rd Ronde van Overijssel
- 3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 8th Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 2009
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 5th Paris–Brussels
- 6th Profronde van Fryslan
- 10th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2010
- 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 7th Paris–Brussels
- 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 10th Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Hainan
- 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 2012
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 4th Overall World Ports Classic
- 4th Velothon Berlin
- 4th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 9th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 2013
- 2nd Münsterland Giro
- 4th Handzame Classic
- 6th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 6th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 8th GP Impanis-Van Petegem
References Edit
- ^ "Veelers forced to retire due to knee injury". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
External links Edit
- Official website
- Profile at Argos-Shimano official website (in Dutch)
- Tom Veelers at ProCyclingStats