Niki Terpstra
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| Full name | Niki Terpstra | ||
| Born | May 18, 1984  Netherlands |
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| Current team | Omega Pharma-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 |
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| Infobox last updated on 5 January 2012 |
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Niki Terpstra (born 18 May 1984 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Omega Pharma-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.
[edit] 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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| Preceded by Koos Moerenhout |
Dutch National Road Race Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Pim Ligthart |
