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Niki Terpstra Personal information Full name Niki Terpstra Born May 18, 1984
NetherlandsTeam information Current team Quick Step Discipline Road and track Role Rider Rider type Classic Specialist Professional team(s) 2003–2004
2005
2006
2007–2010
2011–Bert Story-Piels
AXA
Ubbink-Syntec
Team Milram
Quick StepMajor wins Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, 1 Stage
National Road Race Champion (2010)Infobox last updated on
August 15, 2007Niki Terpstra (born 18 May 1984 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Quick Step. He is the silver medal winner of the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep. With a 4th place in the Three Days of de Panne followed by a 14th place at the 2008 Tour of Flanders, young Terpstra showed signs of considerable talent. In 2009 Terpstra won the 3rd stage in the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, gaining the yellow leader jersey at the same time.
Palmarès
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde van Midden-Brabant
- 1st GP Wielerrevue
- 1st National Scratch Race Champion
- 2005
- 1st National Scratch Race Champion
- 1st National Points Race Champion
- 1st Omloop der Kempen
- 2006
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Normandy
- 1st Stage 2 OZ Wielerweekend
- 1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 2007
- 1st National Scratch Race Champion
- 1st National Madison Race Champion
- 1st Mountains Classification Deutschland Tour
- 2008
- 4th Overall Three Days of de Panne
- Combative Rider for Stage 13, Tour de France
- 2009
- 1st Prologue Ster ZLM Toer
- 2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2010
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st SparkassenGiro Bochum
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2011
- 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- Combative Rider for Stage 15, Tour de France
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Koos MoerenhoutDutch National Road Race Champion
2010Succeeded by
Pim LigthartRiders on Quick Step Marco Bandiera | Tom Boonen | Andy Cappelle | Dario Cataldo | Sylvain Chavanel | Francesco Chicchi | Gerald Ciolek | Marc de Maar | Kevin De Weert | Dries Devenyns | Addy Engels | Mauro Facci | Iljo Keisse | Andrei Kunitski | Nikolas Maes | Davide Malacarne | Jérôme Pineau | Francesco Reda | Frederique Robert | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Andreas Stauff | Gert Steegmans | Zdeněk Štybar | Niki Terpstra | Ján Tratnik | Kevin van Impe | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Kristof Vandewalle | Julien Vermote | Manager: Patrick Lefevere
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Dutch cyclists
- Track cyclists
- People from Beverwijk
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
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