Cycling Team De Rijke

Cycling Team De Rijke

Team information
UCI code	RIJ
Based	Netherlands
Founded	2003 (2003)
Status	Continental
Key personnel
Directeur sportif	Iwan Van Zandbeek
Team name history
2003–2007 2008–2010 2011–	Van Vliet-EBH Advocaten Van Vliet-EBH Elshof Cycling Team De Rijke
Jersey
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Cycling Team De Rijke is a Dutch professional cycling team. In 2008 it holds a Continental license. The team started in 2003. Among the riders that first year were current professional cyclists Rick Flens and Martijn Maaskant. In 2004, Tom Leezer and Sebastiaan Langeveld. Floris Goesinnen also rode for Van Vliet.

Johnny Hoogerland, Bram Schmitz and Joost van Leijen are the most successful riders in the team history.

In 2008, Ronan van Zandbeek became Dutch road champion with the espoirs.

In 2010 the team is sponsored by Focus Bikes.^[1]

Major results

2003

1st ZLM Tour, Angelo Van Melis

1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour, Martijn Maaskant

2004

2005

1st Stage 7 Olympia's Tour, Sebastian Langeveld

2006

2007

1st Stage 1 & 3 Cinturon a Mallorca, Bram Schmitz

1st Overall Tour de Slovaquie, Joost van Leijen

1st Stage 2, Johnny Hoogerland

1st Stage 3, Joost van Leijen

2008

1st De Vlaamse Pijl, Bram Schmitz

1st Rund um Düren, Bram Schmitz

1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido, Manman van Ruitenbeek

1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Joost van Leijen

1st Stage 3 Clasico Banfoandes, Johnny Hoogerland

2009

1st Overall Tour de Normandie, Bram Schmitz

2010

1st Overall Tour de Normandie, Ronan Van Zandbeek

1st Stage 5 Ringerike GP, Christoph Pfingsten

2011

1st Stage 1 Mi-Août Bretonne, Kai Reus

2011 Team

Rider Date of birth  Niek Boom (NED) May 4, 1992 (1992-05-04) (age 19)  Rikke Dijkxhoorn (NED) January 5, 1986 (1986-01-05) (age 25)  Ike Groen (NED) May 31, 1992 (1992-05-31) (age 19)  Yoeri Havik (NED) February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19) (age 20)  Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (NED) November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) (age 21)  Bas Krauwel (NED) January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28) (age 20)  Sander Oostlander (NED) November 25, 1984 (1984-11-25) (age 26)  Rick Ottema (NED) June 25, 1992 (1992-06-25) (age 19)  Christoph Pfingsten (GER) November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20) (age 23)

Rider Date of birth  Jesper Schipper (NED) September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17) (age 19)  Bob Schoonbroodt (NED) February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12) (age 20)  Bas Stamsnijder (NED) November 29, 1989 (1989-11-29) (age 21)  Remco Te Brake (NED) November 29, 1988 (1988-11-29) (age 22)  Rune Van Der Meijden (NED) March 23, 1991 (1991-03-23) (age 20)  Jack Vermeulen (NED) June 19, 1990 (1990-06-19) (age 21)  Jeff Vermeulen (NED) October 7, 1988 (1988-10-07) (age 23)  Stefan Vreugdenhil (NED) December 28, 1989 (1989-12-28) (age 21)

References

1. ^ "FOCUS Bikes: Team Van Vliet". Focus Bikes. http://www.focus-bikes.com/gb/en/sponsorship/race/team-van-vliet.html. Retrieved May 2, 2010. 

External links

• Cyclingteam Van Vliet - EBH Elshof