Joost van Leijen
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| Joost van Leijen (2011) | |
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| Date of birth | July 20, 1984 |
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 Netherlands
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| discipline | Street |
| End of career | 2013 |
| Last updated: July 25, 2017 | |
Joost van Leijen (born July 20, 1984 in Nijmegen ) is a former Dutch cyclist .
Athletic career
In 2002, Joost van Leijen took sixth place in the junior road at the road world championships . In the same year he won the Omloop Het Volk junior race . In 2004 he signed a contract with the Van Vliet team , for which he started until 2009.
In 2006 van Leijen won the Dutch race Ronde van Limburg and was successful on a section of the Ronde van Antwerp . In the 2007 season he won a stage of the Tour of Slovakia and also won the overall standings. In 2008 he won a stage of the Tour de Hokkaidō and in 2010 the Sparkassen Münsterland GIRO . In 2011 he was successful on a stage of the Tour de Wallonie . In 2012 he started his only Grand Tour : he took part in the Vuelta a España , but could not finish it.
At the end of the 2013 season, Joost van Leijen ended his career as an elite cyclist after he did not get a new contract with his Lotto Belisol team and had to contend with injuries.
successes
- 2007
- Overall ranking and a stage tour of Slovakia
- 2008
- one stage Tour de Hokkaidō
- 2010
- 2011
- a stage Tour de Wallonie
Teams
- 2003-2009 Van Vliet
- 2009 Vacansoleil ( Stagiaire )
- 2010-2011 Vacansoleil
- 2012–2013 Lotto Belisol
Web links
- Joost van Leijen in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Posted on November 30, 2013 at 12:06 pm : Joost van Leijen zet punt achter loopbaan. In: WielerFlits. November 30, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2017 (Dutch).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leijen, Joost van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nijmegen |