Dylan Groenewegen Explained
Dylan Groenewegen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈdɪlən ˈɣrunəˌʋeːɣən/; born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .[6] He has won six individual Tour de France stages and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Race Championships, five stages of the Tour of Norway, five stages of the Tour of Britain and three stages of Paris–Nice. In 2020, Groenewegen received considerable attention for causing a serious crash at the Tour de Pologne, which put Fabio Jakobsen in hospital, and for which Groenewegen received a nine-month ban from racing.
Early life
Groenewegen was born to a working-class family in Amsterdam. His grandfather, Ko Zieleman (1933–2021), assembled custom bike frames of which Groenewegen received his first bike at the age of seven. Zieleman owned a shop selling bike frames, a trade that his father had started in 1928, which Groenewegen's father, Gerrie, has continued. At the age of 17, Groenewegen went to a trade school in order to follow his previous three generations as a frame-builder.[7]
Career
Pre-World Tour
Groenewegen said in an interview that he had to choose between or to join in 2014. He chose the former as they gave him "a lot of confidence".[8]
LottoNL–Jumbo (2016–2021)
In October 2015, Groenewegen announced that he had signed with,[9] on an initial three-year deal from 2016.[10]
2016
In June, Groenewegen won the Dutch National Road Race Championships after outsprinting Wouter Wippert.[11] During a review of Groenewegen's Bianchi Oltre XR4 bicycle, Simon Richardson of Global Cycling Network said he is "a very easy rider to work with" in respect to the mechanics.[12] Groenewegen won stage 4 of the Tour of Britain.[13] [14]
2017
In the Dubai Tour, which ran from late January into early February, Groenewegen came second in the general classification,[15] having finished second in stages 1 and 2.[16] [17] Despite narrowly missing out on victory in these areas, he did win the overall youth classification.[18] On 28 April, Groenewegen won the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire. The stage, which was 174km (108miles) long from Bridlington to Scarbrough, came down to a photo finish where he held off Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan.[19] He came fourth on the second stage which finished in Harrogate.[20] He continued this success when in May, he won two stages at the Tour of Norway.[21] [22]
The Tour de France started well for Groenewegen when he came fifth on stage 2, the first flat stage.[23] He produced two more top-10 results in the first week, with sixth in stages 6 and 7.[24] [25] After two mountain stages and a rest day in Dordogne,[26] he returned to finish third on stage 10 – a 178km (111miles) route from Périgueux to Bergerac.[27] [28] Groenewegen won the final stage of the race on the last stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.[29] [30]
2018
In February, Groenewegen competed in the Dubai Tour and won stage 1.[31] Groenewegen held the general classification lead until the third stage when he was penalised 20 seconds after illegally drafting behind his team's car after suffering a mechanical fault. The blue jersey, given to the race leader, was lost to Elia Viviani who started the day two seconds behind Groenewegen, who dropped out of the top 10.[32] [33] He expressed his anger, saying "I had problems with my bike, the mechanicals fucked it up for me. I actually think it was a good decision by the judges but it fucked it up for me" before placing the blame on his mechanics, saying that "it's the fault of my mechanics".[32]
In the Tour de France, Groenewegen won stage 7 after beating Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan, both of whom had won two stages to that point in the tour.[34] The stage was the longest in the tour at 231km (144miles) which started in Fougères and finished in Chartres, Northern France.[35] Groenewegen also won stage 8, beating Sagan and John Degenkolb in Amiens.[36] [37] In an interview, Groenewegen said that the sprint was "a bit messy" but he said that he "surged ahead" and took advantage of the "good opportunity".[36]
2019
In March, Groenewegen won the first two stages of Paris–Nice. On the second stage, he found himself at the head of the race in a group of 23 riders about 30km (20miles) from the finish line, and ended up winning the stage after another split left just 7 riders contesting for the win.[38] Later in March, he won the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, out sprinting Gaviria and Viviani after squeezing through a gap between Gaviria and the barrier in order to open up his sprint.[39]
Team Jumbo-Visma won the team time trial on stage 2 of the Tour de France, thus increasing the lead of Groenewegen's teammate, Mike Teunissen in the general classification.[40] Groenwegen went on to win stage 7 of the Tour de France, the longest stage in the tour at 230km (140miles) finishing in Chalon-sur-Saône. He beat Caleb Ewan and Sagan, giving him his fourth Tour de France stage win.[41] [42] Groenewegen won stages 1, 3 and 5 of the Tour of Britain, beating Davide Cimolai, Mathieu van der Poel, and Matthew Walls on the respective stages.[43] [44] [45]
2020
Groenewegen's 2020 season started well, with victories on stages 1 and 3 as well as the points classification of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.[46] [47] Groenewegen had further success in the UAE Tour, winning stage 4 on 26 February. He beat Fernando Gaviria and Pascal Ackermann to the finish in Dubai after 173 km.[48]
During stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne in Katowice, Poland on 5 August, Groenewegen pushed Fabio Jakobsen into the barriers surrounding the finish line causing a very serious crash that put his rival in hospital and eventually in a medically induced coma.[49] Groenewegen crashed as well and suffered a broken collarbone. More riders were involved in the crash; French sprinter Marc Sarreau had to abandon the race due to his injuries resulting from the crash. Groenewegen was disqualified from the race and fined CHF 500.[50] Jakobsen's directeur sportif Patrick Lefevere said at the time that his team were considering bringing criminal charges against Groenewegen.[51]
In November 2020, Groenewegen was handed a nine-month ban for causing the crash, backdated to the day of the incident, meaning the ban ended on 7 May 2021.[52] The previous month, Jakobsen had to undergo facial surgery where his jaw was reconstructed and bone was transplanted. Both Groenewegen and his team Jumbo-Visma apologized and took responsibility,[53] [54] with Groenewegen saying he "deviated from [his] line" and also that he wanted to be a "fair sprinter".[55]
Team BikeExchange–Jayco (2022–present)
In December 2021, Groenewegen signed a three-year contract with Australian UCI WorldTeam from 2022 season.[6] Early in the season he won stages in several smaller races including the Tour de Hongrie, the Tour of Slovenia as well as the 2022 Saudi Tour where he won two stages and the points classification. In the 2022 Tour de France he won stage 3, his first victory at the Tour since 2019.[56] Groenewegen won stage 6 of the 2024 Tour de France in a photo finish after a mass sprint.[57] [58]
Personal life
As of 2017, Groenewegen lives in Rivierenbuurt, a district in Amsterdam.
Major results
- 2011
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 3 Liège–La Gleize
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
- 2012
3rd Münsterland Giro
4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
9th Dutch Food Valley Classic
9th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2013
1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
1st Ronde van Noord-Holland
2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
4th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
5th Overall Olympia's Tour
6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
8th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I
9th Antwerpse Havenpijl
- 2014
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie
3rd Trofeo Palma
3rd Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I
10th Ronde van Overijssel
10th Gooikse Pijl
- 2015 (2 pro wins)
1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
1st Brussels Cycling Classic
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Handzame Classic
7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2016 (11)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Rund um Köln
1st Heistse Pijl
1st Tour de l'Eurométropole
1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
Tour de Yorkshire
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
Ster ZLM Toer
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
Tour of Britain
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Handzame Classic
3rd Ronde van Drenthe
3rd Nokere Koerse
4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
6th EuroEyes Cyclassics
6th Le Samyn
9th Scheldeprijs
- 2017 (8)
Ster ZLM Toer
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
Tour of Norway
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Stage 21 Tour de France
1st Stage 5 Tour of Guangxi
1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire
1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain
2nd Overall Dubai Tour
1st Young rider classification
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd EuroEyes Cyclassics
3rd Tacx Pro Classic
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
5th Münsterland Giro
- 2018 (14)
1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
Tour of Norway
1st Stages 1, 3 & 4
Tour de France
1st Stages 7 & 8
Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
1st Stage 1 Tour of Guangxi
1st Stage 1 Dubai Tour
1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
7th Gooikse Pijl
- 2019 (15)
1st Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
1st Tacx Pro Classic
Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
Tour of Britain
1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
Tour de France
1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 7
Paris–Nice
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Stage 4 Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
4th Primus Classic
7th Overall ZLM Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2020 (3)
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 4 UAE Tour
- 2021 (3)
Tour de Wallonie
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
3rd Ronde van Drenthe
9th Binche–Chimay–Binche
10th Elfstedenronde
- 2022 (7)
1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
Saudi Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3 & 5
1st Stage 3 Tour de France
1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway
1st Stage 4 Tour de Hongrie
2nd Classic Brugge–De Panne
2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
2nd Paris–Chauny
3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
3rd Omloop van het Houtland
3rd Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
4th Rund um Köln 5th Gooikse Pijl
7th Münsterland Giro
- 2023 (6)
1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
Tour of Slovenia
1st Stages 1 & 2
Saudi Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 5 UAE Tour
1st Stage 1 Tour de Hongrie
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2nd Omloop van het Houtland
3rd Gooikse Pijl
4th Scheldeprijs
10th Milano–Torino
- 2024 (5)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Ronde van Limburg
1st Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
1st Stage 6 Tour de France
1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
2nd Bredene Koksijde Classic
3rd Scheldeprijs
3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
9th Gent–WevelgemGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Classics results timeline
Major championships timeline
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Team Jumbo-Visma – Dylan Groenewegen. 15 July 2019. 17 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217224907/https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/team/dylan-groenewegen/. dead.
- Web site: Dylan Groenwegen. ProCyclingStats. 15 July 2019.
- News: Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma. . Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. 4 January 2019. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413043945/https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/longread/news/cheery-christmas-for-ambitious-team-jumbo-visma/. dead.
- News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
- News: Dylan Groenewegen set for Team BikeExchange. cyclingnews.com. 11 December 2021. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen: Charging through the chaos while holding tightly to the past. Raschke. Erik. 31 May 2017. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen: Focused on the Classics in 2015. 22 January 2015. caferoubaix.com. 5 March 2020.
- Web site: CyclingPub.com – Team Jumbo welcomes Visma as name sponsor from 2019. www.cyclingpub.com. 8 October 2019.
- Web site: Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica–AIS. 6 October 2015. cyclingnews.com. 8 October 2015.
- Web site: Groenewegen sprints to Dutch national road title. 25 June 2016. cyclingnews.com. 26 February 2020.
- Dylan Groenewegen's NEW Bianchi Oltre XR4 Tour De France 2016. Global Cycling Network. 23 July 2016. 26 February 2020.
- Web site: Tour of Britain 2016: Dylan Groenewegen outsprints Dan McLay to win stage four. Henrys. Colin. roadcyclinguk.com. 7 September 2016. 25 February 2020. 17 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217223742/https://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/reports/tour-britain-2016-dylan-groenewegen-outsprints-dan-mclay-win-stage-four.html. dead.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen confirms progress with Tour of Britain stage win. theguardian.com. 7 September 2016. Fotheringham. William. 25 February 2020.
- Web site: Marcel Kittel wins final stage and overall of Dubai Tour as mechanical costs Mark Cavendish. 4 February 2017. Robertshaw. Henry. cyclingweekly.com. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Marcel Kittel powers to Dubai Tour stage one win with Mark Cavendish third. Henry. Robertshaw. Cycling Weekly. 31 January 2017. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Kittel sprints to opening Dubai Tour win — on disc brakes. VeloNews. 31 January 2017. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: 2017 Dubai Tour Final Classification Results. 4 February 2017. 20 January 2020. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920050803/https://cyclingtips.com/2017/02/2017-dubai-tour-final-classification-results/. dead.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen sprints to victory on stage one of Tour de Yorkshire. theguardian.com. 28 April 2017. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de Yorkshire 2017: Stage two updates. 29 April 2017. Dale. Tim. bbc.co.uk. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Groenewegen bags sprint win in Tour of Norway. Cyclingnews.com. 18 May 2017. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour of Norway: Groenewegen sprints to stage 4 victory. Cyclingnews.com. 20 May 2017. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 2017: Marcel Kittel wins stage two, Thomas stays in yellow – as it happened. 21 February 2018. Burnton. Simon. theguardian.com. 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France: Kittel wins sprint in Troyes. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. 6 July 2017. 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France: Kittel makes it three in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Susan. Westemeyer. Laura. Weislo. Cyclingnews.com. 7 July 2017. 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 2017: Route and Stages. July 2017 . 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 2017, stage 10: Marcel Kittel blows field away while Chris Froome ties with Jacques Anquetil on 50 yellow jerseys. 11 July 2017. Cary. Tom. telegraph.co.uk. 22 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 2017: Germany's Marcel Kittel sprints to stage 10 win. 11 July 2017. bbc.co.uk. 22 January 2020.
- News: Chris Froome wins fourth Tour de France after Champs-Élysées procession . 23 July 2017 . The Guardian . Fotheringham, William . 23 July 2017.
- Web site: Groenewegen making his case as rising sprint star. 6 February 2018. Cash. Dane. velonews.com. 20 January 2020.
- Web site: Tour of Dubai: Dylan Groenewegen upsets stellar sprint field to claim Dubai Tour opener. Lee. Aaron. 6 February 2018. Eurosport. 10 October 2019.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen blasts team mechanics after losing Dubai Tour lead through time penalty. 8 February 2018. Pitt. Vern. Cycling Weekly. 10 October 2019.
- Web site: Cavendish wins Dubai Tour stage 3. 8 February 2018. O'Shea. Sadhbh. Cyclingnews.com. 10 October 2019.
- News: Tour de France 2018: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven – as it happened . 13 July 2018 . The Guardian . Paul Doyle . John Brewin . 8 October 2019.
- News: Fotheringham. William. William Fotheringham. Tour de France 2018: stage-by-stage guide. 8 October 2019. The Guardian. 5 July 2018. https://archive.today/20190117053542/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/05/tour-de-france-2018-stage-by-stage-guide. 17 January 2019. live.
- Web site: Tour de France 2018: Dylan Groenewegen takes stage eight for second straight win. Skelton. Jack. 14 July 2018. bbc.co.uk. 8 October 2019.
- News: Tour de France 2018, stage eight: Dylan Groenewegen claims second successive win as Fernando Gaviria and Andre Greipel are relegated. 14 July 2018 . The Telegraph . John MacLeary. 14 July 2018.
- Web site: Paris-Nice 2019 – stage two results and standings: Dylan Groenewegen extends lead as Mark Cavendish faces set-back. 11 March 2019. telegraph.co.uk. 16 December 2020.
- Web site: Three Days of De Panne 2019 – full results and standings: Dylan Groenewegen strikes late to win. 27 March 2019. telegraph.co.uk. 16 December 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 2019: Geraint Thomas puts time into rivals as Teunissen retains yellow. 7 July 2019. BBC. 16 December 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven as Giulio Ciccone retains yellow jersey. 12 July 2019. bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Tour de France 2019: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage seven as Giulio Ciccone retains yellow jersey. 12 July 2019. independent.co.uk. Parker. Ian. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Tour of Britain: Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen wins stage one. 7 September 2019. bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Tour of Britain: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage three from Mathieu van der Poel. 9 September 2019. bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Tour of Britain: Groenewegen wins stage 5. 11 September 2019. Farrand. Stephen. cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2019.
- Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Groenewegen wins stage 1. Ostanek. Daniel. 5 February 2020. cyclingnews.com. 15 December 2020.
- Web site: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Groenewegen comes back from crash to win stage 3. 7 February 2020. msn.com. Fletcher. Patrick. 15 December 2020.
- Web site: UAE Tour 2020, stage four – full results and standings: Dylan Groenewegen sprints to victory as Adam Yates retains overall lead . 26 February 2020. telegraph.co.uk. 15 December 2020.
- Web site: Fabio Jakobsen in serious but stable condition following Tour de Pologne crash. cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2020 .
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen facing disciplinary action after Tour de Pologne crash. cyclingnews.com. 5 August 2020 .
- Web site: Patrick Lefevere: It was a very dirty action by Groenewegen. cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2020 .
- News: Dylan Groenewegen banned for nine months for causing Tour of Poland crash . BBC Sport . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: Geëmotioneerde Groenewegen: 'Ik heb spijt en hoop het beste voor Fabio'. nos.nl . Emotional Groenewegen: 'I am sorry and hope the best for Fabio' . nl . 2020-08-07. 2021-01-18.
- Web site: Dylan Groenewegen apologises for Tour de Pologne stage 1 crash. cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2020 .
- Web site: Cyclist Dylan Groenewegen given nine-month suspension after Tour of Poland horror crash. Ramsay. George. CNN. 11 November 2020. 15 December 2020.
- Web site: TOUR DE FRANCE 2022: DYLAN GROENEWEGEN HAD 'MENTAL DEMONS' FROM FABIO JAKOBSEN CRASH, SAYS ROBBIE MCEWEN. Ben. Snowball. Eurosport. 7 July 2022. 14 July 2022.
- Web site: Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen wins Stage 6 of Tour de France. 4 July 2024 . ESPN. 16 July 2024.
- Web site: Groenewegen wins Tour stage six in photo finish. 4 July 2024 . BBC Sport. 16 July 2024.
