Joost van Leijen (born 20 July 1984) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2010 and 2013.[2]

Joost van Leijen
Van Leijen at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk.
Personal information
Full nameJoost van Leijen
Born (1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 39)
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2003–2009Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten–Gazelle
2009Vacansoleil (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010–2011Vacansoleil
2012–2013Lotto–Belisol[1]

Palmarès edit

2005
5th GP Herning
2007
1st Overall Tour de Slovaquie
1st Stage 3
2008
2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
1st Stage 4
5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2009
2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
2nd Ringerike GP
2010
1st Münsterland Giro
3rd GP Herning
8th Ronde van Noord-Holland
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
2011
2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
6th Overall Eneco Tour
8th Overall Tour of Belgium

References edit

  1. ^ "Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Van Leijen stopt met wielrennen" [Van Leijen stops cycling]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

External links edit

  Media related to Joost van Leijen at Wikimedia Commons