Dylan van Baarle explained

Dylan van Baarle
Fullname:Dylan van Baarle
Nickname:The Diamond Thief[1]
Birth Date:21 May 1992
Birth Place:Voorburg, Netherlands
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Rouler
Amateuryears1:2011–2013
Proyears1:2014–2017
Proteam1:[2]
Proyears2:2018–2022
Proteam2:[3] [4] [5]
Proyears3:2023–
Majorwins:Stage races

Tour of Britain (2014)One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2018)

Paris–Roubaix (2022)

Dwars door Vlaanderen (2021)

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2023)

Dylan van Baarle (born 21 May 1992) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[6]

Biography

Born in Voorburg, van Baarle resides in Veenendaal, Netherlands.[7]

Van Baarle is the son of former road- and trackcyclist, Mario van Baarle, and Renate Greupink-de Haas.

Following a three-year stint with the, van Baarle signed with, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[8] [9]

In 2014, van Baarle won the Tour of Britain; he gained the yellow jersey on the seventh stage, and successfully defended the jersey on the eighth and final stage.[10] [11] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[12]

Between 2015 and 2020 Van Baarle had some high places, consistently in the Tour of Flanders, but no major wins aside from the ITT in the 2018 National Championships. In early 2021 he won Dwars door Vlaanderen and late in the year took 2nd in the UCI World Championships. A week later he entered 2021 Paris-Roubaix, which was rescheduled due to the Covid pandemic, and finished outside the time limit. Also in 2021 he started and finished the Tour de France for the 6th time.

In 2022 he had his best ever finish in a Cycling monument when he finished 2nd in the race where he had always had good results, the Tour of Flanders. A few weeks later he won his first Monument when he launched a successful solo attack in Paris-Roubaix, finishing nearly two minutes ahead of 2nd place Wout Van Aert.[13] Following his successful 2022 season van Baarle signed a contract with for three years.[14]

Major results

Road

2009
  • 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
  • 2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
  • 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
    2010
  • 3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
    2011
  • 1st Stage 2b (TTT) Vuelta Ciclista a León
  • 10th Omloop der Kempen
    2012
  • 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Prologue
  • 1st Arno Wallaard Memorial
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
  • 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
  • 4th Zellik–Galmaarden
  • 4th Dwars door het Hageland
  • 7th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
  • 7th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
  • 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
  • 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
  • 9th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
  • 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
    2013
  • National Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
  • 1st Ster van Zwolle
  • 1st Dorpenomloop Rucphen
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
  • 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
  • 4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Sprints classification
  • 1st Combination classification
  • 1st Stage 6 (ITT)
  • 5th Münsterland Giro
  • 7th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
  • 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
  • 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
  • 10th Paris–Tours Espoirs
    2014 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Overall Tour of Britain
  • 5th Time trial, National Championships
  • 6th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
  • 10th Overall Dubai Tour
    2015
  • 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
  • 5th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 8th Overall Tour of Britain
    2016
  • 5th Overall Tour of Britain
  • 5th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
  • 6th Tour of Flanders
    2017
  • 4th Tour of Flanders
  • 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
  • 9th E3 Harelbeke
  • Combativity award Stage 7 Tour de France
    2018 (1)
  • 1st Time trial, National Championships
  • 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
  • 5th Overall BinckBank Tour
  • 10th Time trial, UEC European Championships
    2019 (2)
  • 1st Overall Herald Sun Tour
  • 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné
  • 3rd Time trial, National Championships
  • 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    2020
  • 5th Overall Tour Down Under
  • 5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
  • 8th Tour of Flanders
    2021 (1)
  • 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
  • 2nd Road race, UCI World Championships 7th E3 Saxo Bank Classic
  • 8th Gent–Wevelgem
  • 10th Tour of Flanders
    2022 (1)
  • 1st Paris–Roubaix
  • 2nd Tour of Flanders
  • 8th E3 Saxo Bank Classic
  • 10th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    2023 (2)
  • 1st Road race, National Championships
  • 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'ItaliaDNF
    Tour de France14791774659543242
    Vuelta a EspañaDNF49DNF4988DNF

    Classics results timeline

    Monument20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Milan–San Remo699914031
    Tour of Flanders8937641218810283
    Paris–Roubaix6413316201921NHOTL1DNF
    Liège–Bastogne–LiègeHas not contested during his career
    Giro di Lombardia
    Classic20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad815114134
    Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne703547
    E3 Harelbeke582419951NH78DNF88
    Gent–Wevelgem45DNFDNF9799841
    Dwars door Vlaanderen453853NH171

    Major championship results timeline

    Event20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Olympic GamesRoad raceNot heldNot held15Not held36
    World ChampionshipsTime trial15
    Road raceDNF9648DNF3522713
    European ChampionshipsTime trial10
    Road raceDNF26
    National ChampionshipsTime trial5913
    Road race2961117191
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    NHNot held
    IPIn progress
    OTLOutside time limit

    Track

    2010
  • 3rd Madison, National Championships (with Nick Stöpler)
    2012
  • 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Michael Vingerling)
    2017
  • 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Wim Stroetinga)

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Arrivée – Paris-Roubaix. The Cycling Podcast. 18 Apr 2022.
    2. News: Garmin-Sharp (GRS) – USA. https://archive.today/20140102043422/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(w5xmkdwzp1ikhgqxfrrp2qvv))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3011. dead. 2 January 2014. 2 January 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Aigle, Vaud.
    3. Web site: Team Sky. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 5 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105011120/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/. 5 January 2019.
    4. Web site: Team Ineos. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102035953/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260. 2 January 2020.
    5. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102023102/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15241/1001552/279. 2 January 2021.
    6. Web site: Team Jumbo–Visma. UCI. 6 January 2023.
    7. News: Profile of Dylan van Baarle. 1 January 2014. 4 January 2014. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. https://web.archive.org/web/20141014183822/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/riders/dylan-van-baarle/. 14 October 2014. dead.
    8. News: Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014. Matthew Beaudin. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. San Diego, California. 24 September 2013. 6 November 2013. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170435/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/09/news/garmin-set-for-dramatic-overhaul-in-2014_303875. dead.
    9. News: Van Baarle highlights Garmin-Sharp's next generation of young talent. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Bath, England. 7 February 2014. 14 August 2014. Stephen Farrand.
    10. News: Dylan van Baarle holds off Bradley Wiggins to win Tour of Britain. The Guardian. William Fotheringham. William Fotheringham. Guardian Media Group plc. London, England. 14 September 2014. 14 September 2014.
    11. News: Kittel wins final Tour of Britain stage. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. London, England. 14 September 2014. 14 September 2014.
    12. Web site: 2015 Tour de France start list . 2 July 2015 . Velo News.
    13. Web site: Paris-Roubaix: Van Baarle takes victory as Lampaert collides with spectator. The Guardian. 17 April 2022.
    14. Web site: Ostanek . Daniel . Jumbo-Visma sign Dylan van Baarle and Wilco Kelderman . cyclingnews.com . 14 November 2022 . en . 19 August 2022.