Thomas Dekker (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Thomas Dekker |
| Date of birth | September 6, 1984 (age 22) |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Weight | 69 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Rabobank |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003-present | Rabobank |
| Major wins | |
| National Time-Trial Champion (2004, 2005) Tirreno-Adriatico (2006) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| January 9, 2007 | |
Thomas Dekker (born in Dirkshorn, 6 September 1984) is a Dutch professional cyclist. It has been said that he is one of the most talented riders of his generation. His specialism is the individual time trial, but he is also a strong climber. He is a member of the Rabobank cycling team, having been a professional cyclist since 2005.
In 2006 Dekker won the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race, making him the third Dutch cyclist to win the event, after Joop Zoetemelk (1985) and Erik Dekker (2002).
[edit] Palmares
2003
- Ster Elektrotoer prologue and stage 2
2004
- Prologue Olympia's Tour
- 5th stage Olympia's Tour
- Overall results Olympia's Tour
- Dutch Champion Time-Trial, Elite
- GP Eddy Merckx
- 1st stage Tour de l'Avenir
- Tour de Normadie overall
2005
- 2nd stage Critérium International
- Dutch Champion Time-Trial, Elite
- 7th stage part B (time-trial) Tour of Poland (3rd overall)
- GP Stad Zottegem
- Derny Profgala (during Zesdaagse van Amsterdam)
2006
- 2nd Egmond-Pier-Egmond
- 1st Overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
- 9th Overall, Eneco Tour of Benelux
2007
- 1st, Trofeo Pollença
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| Riders on Rabobank |
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Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano | Michael Boogerd | Jan Boven | Graeme Brown | Thomas Dekker | Theo Eltink | Juan Antonio Flecha | Rick Flens | Óscar Freire | Robert Gesink | Bram de Groot | Mathew Hayman | Pedro Horrillo | Dmitri Kozontchuk | Sebastian Langeveld | Gerben Löwik | Marc de Maar | Denis Menchov | Koos Moerenhout | Grischa Niermann | Joost Posthuma | Michael Rasmussen | Kai Reus | Leon van Bon | Max van Heeswijk | Thorwald Veneberg | William Walker | Pieter Weening |
| Manager |
| Theo de Rooij |
