Maarten de Jonge explained

Maarten de Jonge
Fullname:Maarten de Jonge
Birth Date:9 March 1985
Birth Place:Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height:1.82 m
Weight:65 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2008–2009
Amateurteam1:Beveren 2000
Proyears1:2004
Proteam1:Team Fuji Bikes
Proyears2:2007
Proteam2:Time-van Hemert
Proyears3:2009
Proteam3: (stagiaire)
Proyears4:2010
Proyears5:2011
Proyears6:2012
Proyears7:2013
Proyears8:2014
Proyears9:2015
Proyears10:2016
Proyears11:2017–2020
Proteam11:[1]

Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist,[2] who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but changed flights in order to save money.[3]

It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge never booked tickets for either flight.[4] [5] [6] [7] According to Slate, de Jonge only mentioned he wanted to fly on the day MH17 crashed, but he never mentioned that he booked a ticket for that flight. Slate also mentioned that there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.[8]

Major results

2008
  • 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
  • 5th Overall Tour des Pyrénées
    2010
  • 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
    2011
  • 8th Neuseen Classics
    2012
  • 4th Overall Tour de Serbie
    2014
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: A Bloc CT. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 16 February 2020. https://archive.today/20200216120202/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14052/1002146/257. 16 February 2020. live.
    2. News: Veel wisselingen van de wacht in Conti-circuit. Dutch. Many changes of the guard in the Conti circuit. WielerFlits. WielerFlits BV. 30 October 2020. 30 October 2020. Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman en Marco Doets zijn inmiddels gestopt. [Maarten de Jonge, Wim Kleiman and Marco Doets have since retired.].
    3. News: Walker. Jade. Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights. 22 July 2014. 21 July 2014.
    4. Web site: 2014-08-05 . 6 B.S. Stories That Fooled Everyone on Facebook (8/5/14) . 2023-06-21 . Cracked.com . en.
    5. News: Enserink . Martin . 2014-07-22 . Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 . en-US . Slate . 2023-06-21 . 1091-2339.
    6. Web site: Lind . Dara . 2014-07-21 . One man escaped both doomed Malaysian Air flights . 2023-06-21 . Vox . en.
    7. Web site: 2014-07-21 . Dutch Cyclist Twice Cheats Death (UPDATE) . 2023-06-21 . HuffPost . en.
    8. News: Enserink . Martin . 2014-07-22 . Myths and Misreporting About Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 . en-US . Slate . 2023-06-21 . 1091-2339.

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