Cyclingteam de Rijke

Cycling Team De Rijke
Team information
UCI code RIJ
Registered  Netherlands
Founded 2003
Discipline Road
Status Continental
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Iwan van Zandbeek
Team name history
2003–2007
2008–2010
2011–2012
2013
2014-
Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten
Van Vliet-EBH Elshof
Cycling Team De Rijke
Cycling Team De Rijke-Shanks
Cyclingteam de Rijke

Cyclingteam de Rijke is a Dutch professional cycling team. In 2008, it holds a Continental license. The team started in 2003. Among the riders that first year were current professional cyclists Rick Flens and Martijn Maaskant. In 2004, Tom Leezer and Sebastiaan Langeveld. Floris Goesinnen also rode for Van Vliet.

Johnny Hoogerland, Bram Schmitz and Joost van Leijen are the most successful riders in the team history.

In 2008, Ronan van Zandbeek became Dutch road champion with the espoirs.

In 2010 the team is sponsored by Focus Bikes.[1]

Major results

2003
1st ZLM Tour, Angelo Van Melis
1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour, Martijn Maaskant
2004
2005
1st Stage 7 Olympia's Tour, Sebastian Langeveld
2006
2007
1st Stage 1 & 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Bram Schmitz
1st Overall Tour de Slovaquie, Joost van Leijen
1st Stage 2, Johnny Hoogerland
1st Stage 3, Joost van Leijen
2008
1st De Vlaamse Pijl, Bram Schmitz
1st Rund um Düren, Bram Schmitz
1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido, Manman van Ruitenbeek
1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Joost van Leijen
1st Stage 3 Clasico Banfoandes, Johnny Hoogerland
2009
1st Overall Tour de Normandie, Bram Schmitz
2010
1st Overall Tour de Normandie, Ronan van Zandbeek
1st Stage 5 Ringerike GP, Christoph Pfingsten
2011
1st Stage 1 Mi-Août Bretonne, Kai Reus
2012
1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie, Yoeri Havik
1st Stage 7 Tour de Normandie, Dion Beukeboom
2013
1st Arno Wallaard Memorial, Coen Vermeltfoort
1st Ronde van Noord-Holland, Dylan Groenewegen
1st Himmerland Rundt, Yoeri Havik
1st 1 Meiprijs, Coen Vermeltfoort
1st Prologue Olympia's Tour, Coen Vermeltfoort
1st Prologue Volta a Portugal, Team time trial
1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren, Dylan Groenewegen
2014
1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie, Dylan Groenewegen
1st Stage 4 Circuit des Ardennes, Coen Vermeltfoort
1st Prologue Olympia's Tour, Coen Vermeltfoort
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Flèche du Sud, Christoph Pfingsten
1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 Flèche du Sud, Coen Vermeltfoort

2013 team

As of 13 January 2013.[2]

Rider Date of birth
 Dion Beukeboom (NED) 2 February 1989
 Mats Boeve (NED) 24 March 1990
 Huub Duyn (NED) 1 September 1984
 Ike Groen (NED) 31 May 1992
 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) 21 June 1993
 Yoeri Havik (NED) 19 February 1991
 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (NED) 3 November 1990
 Rick Ottema (NED) 25 June 1992
Rider Date of birth
 Christoph Pfingsten (GER) 20 November 1987
 Kai Reus (NED) 11 March 1985
 Bob Schoonbroodt (NED) 12 February 1991
 Roy Sentjens (BEL) 15 December 1980
 Bas Stamsnijder (NED) 29 November 1989
 Nikolay Trusov (RUS) 2 July 1985
 Ronan Van Zandbeek (NED) 27 September 1988
 Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) 11 April 1988

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