Maarten Tjallingii

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Maarten Tjallingii


fullname = Maarten Pieter Tjallingii
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|11|5
country = NED
height =
weight =
currentteam = Silence-Lotto
discipline = Road, MTB
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateurteams = Marco Polo CT
amateuryears = 2003–2005
proyears = 2006–2007
2008–
proteams = Skil-Shimano
Silence-Lotto
majorwins = Tour of Belgium (2006)
updated = December 28, 2007

Maarten Tjallingii (born 5 November 1977 in Leeuwarden) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto. His biggest win was when he won the 2006 edition of the Tour of Belgium.

Palmares

;2001: 3rd, Overall, Tour du Faso:: Winner Stage 2;2003: 1st, Overall, Tour du Faso:: Winner Stage 1: 1st, Rund um Rhede;2004: 2nd, National MTB Championship;2006: 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium:: Winner Stage 1: 1st, Overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake:: Winner Stage 7;2007: 2nd, Overall, Tour of Belgium

Personal life

Tjallingii is one of the few known vegetarian cyclists. [http://tour2008.nos.nl/video/bekijken/ID/tcm:5-394902/tdf-sportzomer-11-juli]

External links

* [http://www.sportivity.org/nl/ official website]