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Maarten de Jonge
	De Jonge in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Maarten de Jonge
Born	9 March 1985 (age 39); Oldenzaal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2008–2009	Beveren 2000
Professional teams
2004	Team Fuji Bikes
2007	Time-van Hemert
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Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist,^[2] who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but changed flights in order to save money.^[3]

It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge ever booked tickets for either flight.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Specifically, according to Slate, there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.^[8]

Major results

2008: 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig; 5th Overall Tour des Pyrénées
2010: 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
2011: 8th Neuseen Classics
2012: 4th Overall Tour de Serbie
2014: 1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand

References

^ "A Bloc CT". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Veel wisselingen van de wacht in Conti-circuit" [Many changes of the guard in the Conti circuit]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman en Marco Doets zijn inmiddels gestopt. [Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman and Marco Doets have since retired.]
^ Walker, Jade (21 July 2014). "Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ David Christopher Bell, “6 B.S. Stories That Fooled Everyone on Facebook (8/5/14),” Cracked, Aug 5, 2014,https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-b.s.-stories-that-fooled-everyone-facebook-8514
^ Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html
^ Dara Lind, “The man who escaped both doomed Malaysian Airlines flights,” Vox, July 22, 2014, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/21/5922879/maarten-de-jonge-escaped-malaysian-flights-survivor
^ Jade Walker, “Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights (UPDATE),” huffpost.com, The Huffington Post, July 21, 2014,https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maarten-de-jonge_n_5604539
^ Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html

External links

Official website
Maarten de Jonge at ProCyclingStats
Maarten de Jonge at CQ Ranking

[1] "A Bloc CT". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[2] "Veel wisselingen van de wacht in Conti-circuit" [Many changes of the guard in the Conti circuit]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman en Marco Doets zijn inmiddels gestopt. [Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman and Marco Doets have since retired.]

[Walker-3] Walker, Jade (21 July 2014). "Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights". Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[4] David Christopher Bell, “6 B.S. Stories That Fooled Everyone on Facebook (8/5/14),” Cracked, Aug 5, 2014,https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-b.s.-stories-that-fooled-everyone-facebook-8514

[5] Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html

[6] Dara Lind, “The man who escaped both doomed Malaysian Airlines flights,” Vox, July 22, 2014, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/21/5922879/maarten-de-jonge-escaped-malaysian-flights-survivor

[7] Jade Walker, “Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights (UPDATE),” huffpost.com, The Huffington Post, July 21, 2014,https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maarten-de-jonge_n_5604539

[8] Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html

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-It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge ever booked tickets for either flight.<ref>David Christopher Bell, “6 B.S. Stories That Fooled Everyone on Facebook (8/5/14),” Cracked, Aug 5, 2014,https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-b.s.-stories-that-fooled-everyone-facebook-8514</ref><ref>Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html</ref><ref>Dara Lind, “The man who escaped both doomed Malaysian Airlines flights,” Vox, July 22, 2014, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/21/5922879/maarten-de-jonge-escaped-malaysian-flights-survivor</ref><ref> Jade Walker, “Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights (UPDATE),” huffpost.com, The Huffington Post, July 21, 2014,https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maarten-de-jonge_n_5604539</ref>
+It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge ever booked tickets for either flight.<ref>David Christopher Bell, “6 B.S. Stories That Fooled Everyone on Facebook (8/5/14),” Cracked, Aug 5, 2014,https://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-b.s.-stories-that-fooled-everyone-facebook-8514</ref><ref>Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html</ref><ref>Dara Lind, “The man who escaped both doomed Malaysian Airlines flights,” Vox, July 22, 2014, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/21/5922879/maarten-de-jonge-escaped-malaysian-flights-survivor</ref><ref> Jade Walker, “Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights (UPDATE),” huffpost.com, The Huffington Post, July 21, 2014,https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maarten-de-jonge_n_5604539</ref> Specifically, according to Slate, there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.<ref>Martin Enserink, “Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Did a Dutch cyclist really almost take both doomed flights?,” Slate, July 22, 2014, https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/myths-of-malaysia-airlines-crashes-100-aids-researchers-man-almost-took-mh17-and-mh370.html</ref>
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