Tom-Jelte Slagter

Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam B&B Hotels–Vital Concept.[5]

Tom-Jelte Slagter
Slagter at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full nameTom-Jelte Slagter
NicknameTeJay
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Groningen, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current teamB&B Hotels–Vital Concept
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur/Climber
Amateur team
2010Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2011–2013Rabobank
2014–2017Garmin–Sharp[1][2]
2018–2019Team Dimension Data[3][4]
2020–B&B Hotels–Vital Concept
Major wins
Stage races
Tour Down Under (2013)

Career

Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.[2]

Rabobank (2011–2013)

While riding for Blanco Pro Cycling in 2013,[6] Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group.[7] On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE), the defending champion.[8] On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno (Movistar Team) earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.[9]

In August 2013, Slagter signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad, penning a two-year deal.[10][11]

Garmin–Sharp (2014–2017)

2014

At Paris–Nice, Slagter won stages 4 and 7. He then went on to finish 2nd in the Spanish one-day race GP Miguel Induráin. His last race before his classics campaign was the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége–Bastogne–Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Flèche Wallonne. Slagter rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, in 14th place. He rode the Canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.

2015

Slagter's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in La Flèche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the race. He then rode the Canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.

Team Dimension Data (2018–2019)

At the Tour Down Under, Slagter finished 3rd overall, in his first race for Team Dimension Data. His best result during the classics period was 12th at La Flèche Wallonne.

Career achievements

Major results
2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
8th Vlaamse Pijl
2012
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Overall Tour of Oman
2013
1st Overall Tour Down Under
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2014
Paris–Nice
1st Stages 4 & 7
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
5th La Flèche Wallonne
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2015
3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
1st Stages 3 & 4
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
9th La Flèche Wallonne
9th GP Miguel Induráin
10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal
2016
1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var
4th Tre Valli Varesine
8th Clásica de San Sebastián
9th Brabantse Pijl
2017
1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
4th Overall Tour of Alberta
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2018
3rd Overall Tour Down Under
2019
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
8th Overall Deutschland Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia DNF 30 — — 76 — 77 — —
Tour de France — — — 56 — 82 — 59 —
Vuelta a España 75 — — — — — — —
Major stage race general classification results timeline
Race 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Tour Down Under — — 1 — — — 14 3 17
Paris–Nice — — — 16 36 33 119 DNF —
Tirreno–Adriatico — — 27 — — — — — 45
Volta a Catalunya 41 DNF — — — — — — —
Tour of the Basque Country — — DNF 13 27 DNF 79 77 77
Tour de Romandie — 43 — — — — — — —
Critérium du Dauphiné — — DNF — — 66 — — —
Tour de Suisse 66 40 — 45 — — — 25 71

Classics results timeline
Monument 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Milan–San Remo — — DNF 105 — 14 — — 51
Tour of Flanders — — — — — — — — —
Paris–Roubaix — — — — — — — — —
Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — 34 6 44 DNF 45 30 43
Giro di Lombardia 52 DNF 46 93 13 DNF DNF —
Classic 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Amstel Gold Race — — 85 21 36 60 — 76 85
La Flèche Wallonne — 47 14 5 9 36 — 12 48
Clásica de San Sebastián — — 49 14 27 8 — DNF
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — 5 7 11 4 15 6 97 6
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — 20 15 12 10 17 3 84
Legend
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References
  1. Beaudin, Matthew (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. "Tom-Jelte Slagter at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "Slagter signs with Dimension Data". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. "B&B Hotels - Vital Concept". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. Alex Malone (24 January 2013). "Slagter takes tough victory into Stirling". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  8. Alex Malone (26 January 2013). "Gerrans victorious on Australia Day at Old Willunga". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. "Flying Dutchman Slagter wins Tour Down Under". The Northern Star. Sydney, New South Wales: APN News & Media. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  10. "Garmin signs Dutch rider and Tour Down Under champ Slagter". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  11. Andrew Hood (14 August 2013). "Dutch connection paved way for Slagter's move to Garmin". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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