Niki Terpstra

Niki Terpstra

Personal information
Full name	Niki Terpstra
Born	May 18, 1984 (1984-05-18) (age 27)  Netherlands
Team 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 Step
Major wins
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, 1 Stage National Road Race Champion (2010)
Infobox last updated on August 15, 2007

Niki 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

References

External links

• Palmares at trap-friis
• Palmares at Cycling Base

Sporting positions
Preceded by Koos Moerenhout	Dutch National Road Race Champion 2010	Succeeded by Pim Ligthart

Persondata
Name	Terpstra, Niki
Alternative names
Short description	Racing cyclist
Date of birth	1984-05-18
Place of birth	Beverwijk, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death