- Joost Posthuma
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Joost Posthuma
image_caption = Posthuma at the2005 Deutschland Tour
fullname = Joost Posthuma
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|3|8
country = NED
height = height|m=1.89
weight = convert|76|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
currentteam = Rabobank
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 2004–
proteams = Rabobank
majorwins = GP Jef Scherens (2005)
Sachsen Tour (2007)
Paris-Nice, 1 stage
Three Days of De Panne (2008)
updated =April 13 ,2008 Joost Posthuma (
8 March 1981 inHengelo ) is a Dutch professionalroad bicycle racer . He rides on theUCI ProTour for the Rabobank professional cycling team. He is known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France after the prologue but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.Major achievements
;2003: 1st Olympia's Tour: 1st Tour de Normandie prologue;2004 — Rabobank: Circuit des Mines overall and stage 8;2005 — Rabobank: 1st,
GP Jef Scherens : 1st, Stage 4, Paris-Nice;2006 — Rabobank: 14th, Overall, Paris-Nice:: 2nd, Best Young Rider Classification:: 2nd, Stage 5: 6th, Overall, Eneco Tour of Benelux:: 3rd, Prologue: 30th, Overall, Tour de Pologne:: After Stage 6, Mountains Classification Jersey: 85th, Overall Tour de France:: 8th, Best Young Rider Classification:: After Prologue, Best Young Rider Jersey;2007 — Rabobank: 2nd, Overall,Three Days of De Panne : 1st, Overall,Sachsen Tour :: 1st, Stage 4 (ITT);2008 — Rabobank: 1st, Overall,Three Days of De Panne ::1st, Stage 3B (ITT): 1st Overall,Tour of Luxembourg :: 2nd, Stage 3External links
* [http://www.joostposthuma.nl Official Website] (in Dutch)
* [http://www.rabobank.nl/particulieren/sponsoring/wielrennen/proteam/riders_in_english/joost_posthuma Profile on Rabobank official website]
*trapfriis|netherlands.Posthuma.htmPersondata
NAME= Posthuma, Joost
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1981-03-08
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hengelo ,Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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