Martijn Keizer

Martijn Keizer

Keizer at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Full name Martijn Keizer
Born 25 March 1988
Muntendam, the Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team LottoNL-Jumbo
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2007–2010 Rabobank Continental Team
2011–2013 Vacansoleil-DCM
2014 Veranclassic-Doltcini
2014– Belkin Pro Cycling
Infobox last updated on
8 January 2015

Martijn Keizer (born 25 March 1988) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI World Tour team LottoNL-Jumbo.[1]

Keizer joined Veranclassic-Doltcini for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil-DCM[2] – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[3] However, before he had competed in a race with the team, Keizer left the team after he was offered a contract to return to the top level – the UCI World Tour – with Belkin Pro Cycling.[1]

Palmarès

Sources:[4][5]

2008
8th, Overall, Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
2009
7th, Overall, Vuelta a Leon
9th, Overall, Tour of Turkey
2010
1st, Stage 2 (ITT), Tour de Bretagne
1st, Prologue (ITT), Circuito Montañes
3rd, National Time Trial Championships
5th, Overall, Circuit des Ardennes
5th, Overall, Olympia's Tour
9th, Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
2011
1st, Boucles de l'Aulne
3rd, Duo Normand
8th, Overall, Four Days of Dunkirk
2012
8th, National Time Trial Championships
2013
1st, Mountains classification, Ster ZLM Toer
7th, National Time Trial Championships
2015
8th Overall, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline:

Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014
Pink jersey Giro — 126 101 67
Yellow jersey Tour — — — —
golden jersey Vuelta 153 102 — 80

Withdrew = WD; In Progress = IP

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Belkin finds opportunity in Martijn Keizer". Belkin Pro Cycling (Rabo Wielerploegen). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Gachet, Nicolas (29 October 2013). "Martijn Keizer et Rick Ottema chez Veranclassic-Doltcini" [Martijn Keizer and Rick Ottema with Veranclassic-Doltcini]. Directvelo (in French) (Association Le Peloton). Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Martijn Keizer at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. California. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Martijn Keizer at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. California. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

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