Martijn Maaskant
.jpg) Maaskant at the 2010 Amstel Gold Race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martijn Maaskant |
| Born | 27 July 1983 Zuidland, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003–2005 | Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten–Gazelle |
| 2006–2007 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2013 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 2014 | UnitedHealthcare |
Martijn Maaskant (born 27 July 1983) is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist. Maaskant competed professionally between 2008 and 2014.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Maaskant turned professional with Slipstream–Chipotle in 2008.[3][4] Following a six-year stint with the renamed Garmin–Sharp squad, Maaskant signed with UnitedHealthcare for the 2014 season.[5][6] After the 2014 season, Maaskant retired from professional cycling.[1][2]
Born in Zuidland, South Holland, Netherlands, Maaskant currently resides in Lanaken, Flanders, Belgium.[7][8]
Career achievements
[edit]Major results
[edit]- 2003
- 1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour
- 2005
- 6th Beverbeek Classic
- 7th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 2006
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie
- 2nd Hel van het Mergelland
- 10th GP Herning
- 10th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 2007
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Stage 1 Circuito Montañés
- 1st Overall Tour de Normandie
- 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2nd Beverbeek Classic
- 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 10th Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 2008
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Monte Paschi Eroica
- 7th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2009
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2011
- 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
133 | 95 | 138 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 135 | — | — | 150 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maaskant ends cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Martijn Maaskant (31) hangt fiets aan de haak" [Martijn Maaskant (31) retires from professional cycling]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Slipstream Sports LLC announces Team Slipstream/Chipotle 2008 roster; Chipotle increases sponsorship, signs on as presenting sponsor". EF Education–EasyPost. Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Team Slipstream/Chipotle presents 'The New Face of American Cycling". cyclingnews.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Maaskant signs with UnitedHealthcare". Cyclingnews.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Maaskant hoping for Roubaix revival with UnitedHealthcare". VeloNews. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Martijn Maaskant at UnitedHealthcare". UnitedHealthcare. Oakland, California: Momentum Sports Group, LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Lien Crapoen is het bloemenmeisje van de Ronde" [Lien Crapoen is the flower girl at the Tour of Flanders]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Quotient". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martijn Maaskant.
- Official website
- Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cycling Base: Martijn Maaskant
- Cycling Quotient: Martijn Maaskant
- UnitedHealthcare: Martijn Maaskant
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