Maarten Tjallingii
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| Maarten Tjallingii (2016) | |
| To person | |
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| Full name | Maarten Pieter Tjallingii |
| Date of birth | 5th November 1977 |
| nation |
 Netherlands
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| discipline | Street |
| To the team | |
| Current team | Silence lotto |
| Team (s) | |
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2003–2005 2006–2007 2008 2009–2012 2013–2016 |
Marco Polo Cycling Team Skil-Shimano Silence-Lotto Rabobank Team Lotto NL-Jumbo |
| Most important successes | |
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Overall ranking Belgium Tour 2006 |
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| Last updated: June 18, 2016 | |
Maarten Pieter Tjallingii (born November 5, 1977 in Leeuwarden ) is a Dutch cyclist .
Athletic career
Maarten Tjallingii was able to win a stage of the Tour du Faso in 2001. In 2003 he got a contract with the Asian Marco Polo Cycling Team . In the first season there he won around Rhede and again a stage of the Tour du Faso. This time he was also able to win the overall standings. In 2006 and 2007 he drove for the Dutch Professional Continental Team Skil-Shimano . In the 2006 Tour of Belgium he was able to win the first stage and defend the lead until the end. In 2008 he moved to the UCI ProTeam Rabobank . At the prestigious classic Paris – Roubaix in 2011, he came third behind Johan Vansummeren and Fabian Cancellara .
In 2014 Tjallingii wore the Maglia Azzurra of the best in the mountain classification for four days at the Giro d'Italia . Two years later, at the Giro 2016 , he also won this jersey for one day after the third stage, in front of his home crowd in Arnhem .
In autumn 2015, Marten Tjallingii announced that he would only sign one contract with his team, Team Lotto NL-Jumbo, until June 30, 2016. He still plans to contest the Giro and possibly the Dutch road championships, then he wants to end his sporting career.
Tjallingii is vegetarian.
Palmarès
2003
2006
- Overall ranking and a stage Tour of Belgium
- Tour of Qinghai Lake
2013
- one stage World Ports Classic
Grand Tour placements
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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- | 100 | - | - | - | 131 | 92 | 119 | 124 |
 Tour de France
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- | - | 132 | 99 | DNF | - | - | - | - |
 Vuelta a España
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58 | - | - | - | - | - | 137 | DNF | - |
Teams
- 2003 Marco Polo Cycling Team
- 2004 Marco Polo Cycling Team
- 2005 Marco Polo Cycling Team
- 2006 Skil-Shimano
- 2007 Skil-Shimano
- 2008 Silence Lotto
- 2009 Rabobank
- 2010 Rabobank
- 2011 Rabobank
- 2012 Rabobank Cycling Team
- 2013 Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
- 2014 Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
- 2015 Team Lotto NL-Jumbo
- 2016 Team Lotto NL-Jumbo
Web links
- Maarten Tjallingii in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Maarten Tjallingii in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Maarten Tjallingii. In: maartentjallingii.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ritzege en roze voor coat, bergtrui voor Tjallingii. In: nos.nl. May 8, 2016, accessed June 18, 2016 (Dutch).
- ↑ Maarten Tjallingii stops met koersen halverwege 2016. In: hln.be. October 5, 2015, accessed June 18, 2016 .
- ^ Tour de France: Maarten Tjallingii's meat-free journey through France. In: velonation.com. June 18, 2016, accessed June 18, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tjallingii, Maarten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tjallingii, Maarten Pieter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeuwarden |