Martijn Maaskant

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Martijn Maaskant
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Maaskant at the 2010 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameMartijn Maaskant
Born (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 40)
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
2003–2005 Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten–Gazelle
2006–2007 Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2008–2013 Slipstream–Chipotle
2014 UnitedHealthcare

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

Contents

Biography

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

Major results

Sources: [9] [10] [11]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 20082009201020112012
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 133 95 138
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 135 150
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

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