Marc de Maar explained

Marc de Maar
Fullname:Marc de Maar
Birth Date:15 February 1984
Birth Place:Assen, the Netherlands
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2001–2002
Amateuryears2:2003
Amateuryears3:2004–2005
Proyears1:2006–2009
Proyears2:2010
Proyears3:2011
Proyears4:2012–2014
Proyears5:2015–2016
Proyears6:2017
Proyears7:2018
Proteam7:[1]

Marc de Maar (born 15 February 1984) is a Curaçaoan former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018.

Biography

Amateur career

At the age of 14, de Maar was ice skating in the winter and cycling in the summer, with better results in cycling. In 2000, de Maar won some criteriums in the Netherlands, and signed a youth contract for two years for .[2]

In his first year as a junior for that team, de Maar won some races, and finished 18th in the World Road race championship for young riders. The second year was not so good, and after his contract ended in 2002, he did not get a new contract.

De Maar found a different team, "Löwik-Tegeltoko". In 2003, he performed better, although he had no victories. Still, the Rabobank team decided to sign him again.[2]

In 2004 and 2005 he rode in the . In those years, he won some races, and in 2006 he became a member of the professional division of .

Professional career

De Maar signed with for the 2011 season,[3] but moved to for the 2012 season.[4]

In the 2012 Tour of Britain, de Maar took the victory on the fifth stage. With left, he hit the tarmac with two other riders after taking a corner too wide. He slowly picked himself up, got back on his bike and reintegrated the group. He rode away solo from the finish, and crossed the line with an advantage of 15 seconds on the chasers.[5]

In September 2014 it was announced that de Maar would join the new squad for 2015.[6]

Major results

1999
  • 1st Classique del Alpes U19
    2003
  • 3rd Overall Triptyque Ardennais
  • 6th Circuit de Wallonie
  • 8th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
  • 9th Overall Flèche du Sud
    2004
  • 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
  • 1st Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt
  • 2nd Internatie Reningelst
  • 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
  • 8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
  • 8th Hel van het Mergelland
  • 9th Overall Giro d'Abruzzo
    2005
  • 1st Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
  • Olympia's Tour
  • 1st Prologue & Stage 8
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de Gironde
  • 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
  • 9th Ronde van Drenthe
    2008
  • 6th Trofeo Sóller
    2009
  • 7th Overall Tour of Hainan
    2010
  • Netherlands Antilles Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
  • 1st Stages 3 & 5
  • 5th Chrono de Gatineau
    2011
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Games
  • Curaçao National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
    2012
  • Curaçao National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
  • 2nd Amstel Curaçao Race
  • 4th Overall Tour of the Gila
  • 5th Volta Limburg Classic
  • 6th Overall Tour de Beauce
  • Pan American Road Championships
  • 7th Road race
  • 8th Time trial
    2013
  • 1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
  • 3rd Amstel Curaçao Race
  • 8th Volta Limburg Classic
  • 10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
    2014
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour of Turkey
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Norway
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 7th Overall Tour de San Luis
  • 7th Overall Tour des Fjords
    2015
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
  • 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    2017
  • 5th Overall Tour of China I
  • 6th Overall Tour of Hainan
    2018
  • 1st Overall Tour de Kumano
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Mountains classification

    Notes and References

    1. News: Marc de Maar verlengt wegcarrière in Japan. Dutch. Marc de Maar extends road career in Japan. Karin. Mulder. RTV Drenthe. Stichting RTV Drenthe. 7 December 2017. 18 February 2018.
    2. http://www.marcdemaar.nl/biografie.php Biografie Marc de Maar op Marcdemaar.nl
    3. Web site: De Maar signs with Quick Step for 2011.
    4. News: De Maar returns to UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. 5 January 2012.
    5. News: Tour of Britain: Marc de Maar escapes the break to win in Stoke-on-Trent. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 13 September 2012. 14 September 2012. Ben Atkins.
    6. Web site: Roompot hengelt De Maar binnen. 13 September 2014 . De Telegraaf. Dutch . Roompot angling to bring in De Maar. 26 December 2014 .

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