Marc de Maar

Marc de Maar

Personal information
Full name	Marc de Maar
Born	15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) (age 27) Assen, the Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Quick Step
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
2001–2002 2003 2004–2005	Rabobank Löwik-Tegeltoko Rabobank
Professional team(s)
2006–2009 2010 2011–	Rabobank UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis Quick Step
Infobox last updated on 24 July 2009

Marc de Maar (born 15 February 1984 in Assen) is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.

Biography

At the age of 14, De Maar was ice skating in the winter and cycling in the summer. He had better results in cycling. In 2000, De Maar won some criteriums in the Netherlands, and signed a youth contract for two years for the Rabobank youth team.^[1]

In his first year as a junior for that team, De Maar won some races, and finished 18th in the World Road race championship for young riders. The second year was not so good, and after his contract ended in 2002, he did not get a new contract.

De Maar found a different team, "Löwik-Tegeltoko". In 2003, he performed better, although he had no victories. Still, the Rabobank team decided to sign him again.^[1]

In 2004 and 2005 he rode in the Rabobank Continental Team. In those years, he won some races, and in 2006 he became a member of the professional division of Rabobank.

De Maar has signed with Quick Step for the 2011 season.^[2]

Palmares

• Panamerican Games - Gold medal (2011)
• National Road Race Champion (2011)
• National Time Trial Champion (2011)
• National Road Race Champion (2010)
• National Time Trial Champion (2010)
• Mount Hood Cycling Classic - 1 stage & overall (2010)
• Tour de Beauce - 2 stages (2010)
• Tour du Loir-et-Cher - 1 stage & Overall (2005)
• Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux - Overall (2005)
• Olympia's Tour - 2 stages (2005)
• Tour de Gironde - 1 stage (2005)
• Rund um den Henninger Turm - U23 version (2004)
• Classique des Alpes - U19 version (2001)

External links

• Marc de Maar Official Website
• Profile at Rabobank official website
• Marc de Maar at Trap-Friis.dk

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Biografie Marc de Maar op Marcdemaar.nl (Dutch), 5 oct. 2008
2. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/de-maar-signs-with-quick-step-for-2011

Persondata
Name	Maar, Marc de
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1984-02-15
Place of birth	Assen, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death