Joost Posthuma
Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer,[1] who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.
 Posthuma at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joost Posthuma |
| Born | March 8, 1981 Hengelo, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2010 | Rabobank |
| 2011–2012 | Leopard Trek |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Major results
- 2003
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st Prologue Tour de Normandie
- 2004
- 1st Overall Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stage 8
- 2005
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
- 2006
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
- 6th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2007
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2008
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3b (ITT)
- 1st
- 2009
- 1st
- 2010
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour of Austria
- 2011
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2012
- 8th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
References
- "Joost Posthuma can't find team for 2013, announces retirement". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
External links
- Official Website (in Dutch)
- Profile on Rabobank official website
- Joost Posthuma at Trap-Friis.dk
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