Koen Bouwman Explained

Koen Bouwman
Fullname:	Koen Bouwman
Birth Date:	2 December 1993
Birth Place:	Ulft, Netherlands
Height:	1.78 m
Weight:	60 kg
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Climber
Amateuryears1:	2012
Amateurteam1:	Parkhotel Rooding Valkenburg
Proyears1:	2013–2014
Proyears2:	2015
Proyears3:	2015
Proteam3:	(stagiaire)
Proyears4:	2016–
Proteam4:	^[1] ^[2]
Majorwins:	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Mountains classification (2022) 2 individual stages (2022)
Show-Medals:	no

Koen Bouwman (born 2 December 1993 in Ulft) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .^[3]

Career

Bouwman joined in 2016 after riding for the team as a stagiaire the previous season. He competed in his first grand tour in 2016: the Vuelta a España.^[4] His first professional win was stage 3 of the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné.

In May 2018, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia.^[5]

In 2019, Bouwman won the mixed team relay with the Dutch team at the UCI Road World Championships.

At the 2022 Giro d'Italia, Bouwman won two stages from the breakaway, giving him enough points to also win the mountains classification.^[6] ^[7]

Major results

Road

2014

4th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race

10th Volta Limburg Classic

2015

1st Stage 5 Giro della Valle d'Aosta

1st Mountains classification, Tour de Normandie

4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

6th Paris–Tours Espoirs

7th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt

2017 (1 pro win)

Critérium du Dauphiné

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 3

5th Time trial, National Championships

2018

1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour of Britain

5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

2019

1st Team relay, UCI World Championships

1st Team relay, UEC European Championships

1st Stage 1 (TTT) UAE Tour

4th Time trial, National Championships

8th Overall Danmark Rundt

2020

7th Overall Czech Cycling Tour

1st Mountains classification

2021

2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships

3rd Team relay, UEC European Championships

3rd Time trial, National Championships

6th Overall Tour of Belgium

2022 (3)

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 7 & 19

3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska

1st Stage 3

2023

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos

8th Overall Okolo Slovenska

8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

2024 (2)

1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

1st Stage 3

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	50	41	DNF	12	21	25
Tour de France	Has not contested during his career
Vuelta a España	123	41	—	—	—	42	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

Track

2018

2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships

2019

2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships

Notes and References

News: Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma. . Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. 4 January 2019.
News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
Web site: Jumbo-Visma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102145838/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15243/1000538/279. 2 January 2021.
Web site: 71st Vuelta a España . 20 August 2016 . ProCyclingStats.
Web site: 2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List . 3 May 2018 . ProCyclingStats.
Web site: Koen Bouwman takes second Giro D'Italia stage win in chaotic finish . . . 27 May 2022 . 16 September 2022.
Web site: Koen Bouwman victorious in tightly fought Giro d'Italia 2022 stage seven . . 13 May 2022 . 16 September 2022 . Windsor, Richard.