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Martijn Maaskant

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Martijn Maaskant
Maaskant at the 2010 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameMartijn Maaskant
Born (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 41)
Zuidland, South Holland, Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2003–2005Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten–Gazelle
2006–2007Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2008–2013Slipstream–Chipotle
2014UnitedHealthcare

Martijn Maaskant (born 27 July 1983) is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist. Maaskant competed professionally between 2008 and 2014.[1][2]

Biography

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Maaskant turned professional with Slipstream–Chipotle in 2008.[3][4] Following a six-year stint with the renamed Garmin–Sharp squad, Maaskant signed with UnitedHealthcare for the 2014 season.[5][6] After the 2014 season, Maaskant retired from professional cycling.[1][2]

Born in Zuidland, South Holland, Netherlands, Maaskant currently resides in Lanaken, Flanders, Belgium.[7][8]

Career achievements

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Major results

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Sources:[9][10][11]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 133 95 138
A red jersey Vuelta a España 135 150
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maaskant ends cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Martijn Maaskant (31) hangt fiets aan de haak" [Martijn Maaskant (31) retires from professional cycling]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Slipstream Sports LLC announces Team Slipstream/Chipotle 2008 roster; Chipotle increases sponsorship, signs on as presenting sponsor". EF Education–EasyPost. Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Team Slipstream/Chipotle presents 'The New Face of American Cycling". cyclingnews.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Maaskant signs with UnitedHealthcare". Cyclingnews.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Maaskant hoping for Roubaix revival with UnitedHealthcare". VeloNews. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Martijn Maaskant at UnitedHealthcare". UnitedHealthcare. Oakland, California: Momentum Sports Group, LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Lien Crapoen is het bloemenmeisje van de Ronde" [Lien Crapoen is the flower girl at the Tour of Flanders]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Martijn Maaskant at Cycling Quotient". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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