Maarten Tjallingii
 Tjallingii at the 2009 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maarten Pieter Tjallingii |
| Born |
5 November 1977 Leeuwarden, the Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Current team | LottoNL-Jumbo |
| Discipline | Road and Mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003–2005 | Marco Polo |
| 2006–2007 | Skil-Shimano |
| 2008 | Silence-Lotto |
| 2009– | Rabobank |
| Major wins | |
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Stage races
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Infobox last updated on 9 January 2015 | |
Maarten Pieter Tjallingii (cha-LING-gee; born 5 November 1977 in Leeuwarden) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam LottoNL-Jumbo.[1] His biggest win was the 2006 Tour of Belgium.[2]
Tjallingii was selected to ride the 2012 Tour de France, but crashed on stage 3, he continued for another 40 kilometers and finished it over ten minutes behind the winner Peter Sagan. However he did not start stage 4, reportedly with a fractured left hip, becoming the third retirement of the 2012 Tour.[3]
Palmares
- 2001
- 3rd, Overall, Tour du Faso
- 1st Stage 2
- 2003
- 1st, Overall, Tour du Faso
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st, Rund um Rhede
- 2004
- 2nd, National MTB Championships
- 2006
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 7
- 2007
- 2nd, Overall, Tour of Belgium
- 2011
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 World Ports Classic
- 2014
- Giro d'Italia
- Held
after Stages 2–5
- Held
Grand Tour General Classification Results Timeline
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 98 | — | — | — | 131 | 92 |
 Tour |
— | — | 131 | 98 | WD | — | — |
 Vuelta |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
Personal life
Tjallingii is one of the few known vegetarian cyclists.[4] He lost one of his kidneys as a child.[5]
References
- ↑ "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ronde van België" (in Dutch). Ronde van België.
- ↑ "Tjallingii, Rojas out after crash-filled Tour de France stage". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tour de France sportzomer" (in Dutch). NOS. 11 July 2008.
- ↑ "Poels optimistic about return to racing in 2013". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 November 2012.
External links
Media related to Maarten Tjallingii at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Maarten Tjallingii profile at Cycling Archives