Sam Oomen Explained
Sam Oomen |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1995 |
Birth Place: | Tilburg, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Weight: | 65 kg |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Climber |
Proyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Proyears2: | 2016–2020 |
Proteam2: | [1] [2] |
Proyears3: | 2021–2023 |
Proteam3: | [3] [4] |
Proyears4: | 2024– |
Majorwins: | Grand Tours Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2022)
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Sam Oomen (born 15 August 1995) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[5] [6]
Career
He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the U23 category. In October 2015 it was announced that he would join from 2016 on an initial three-year contract.[7] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España,[8] where he was forced to leave with illness.[9]
2018
He started the season by racing in the Tour Down Under, where he finished in 15th overall and was 24 seconds behind the winning time. Oomen led at the Volta ao Algarve.[10] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia,[11] which he finished in ninth place, while riding in support for Tom Dumoulin.[9]
Major results
- 2012
1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2013
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
5th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
10th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2014
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Bretagne
3rd Paris–Tours Espoirs
8th Overall Tour des Fjords
- 2015
1st Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Paris–Tours Espoirs
2nd Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie Mont-Blanc
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)
2nd Overall Tour Alsace
1st Young rider classification
3rd Flèche Ardennaise
4th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2016
1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Critérium International
10th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2017
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
6th Tre Valli Varesine
7th Overall Tour de Pologne
9th Overall Tour of California
- 2018
1st Young rider classification, Volta ao Algarve
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
9th Overall Giro d'Italia
9th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2019
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Young rider classification
- 2021
8th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2022
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
5th Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Volta a CatalunyaGeneral classification results timeline
Sources:[12]
Notes and References
- News: Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. 5 January 2019.
- Web site: Team Sunweb. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103143329/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13995/1000596/260. 3 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.
- News: Sam Oomen bolsters Jumbo Visma's climbing contingent with three-year contract. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
- Web site: Trek–Segafredo. UCI. January 14, 2024.
- Web site: Lidl-Trek make Sam Oomen their ninth signing of the transfer window . 2023-09-11 . Daniel Ostanek . Cyclingnews.com .
- Web site: Transfer news: Changes at LottoNL-Jumbo. 2 October 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 2 October 2015.
- Web site: 2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist . 17 August 2017. ProCyclingStats.
- Web site: Oomen's stock rises after impressive Giro d'Italia. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: Volta ao Algarve: Sunweb opt for youth to start 2018 European season - Cyclingnews.com. 19 February 2018.
- Web site: 2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List . 3 May 2018 . ProCyclingStats.
- Web site: Our eight riders for the Vuelta a Espana . Team Jumbo-Visma . 20 August 2022 . en . 15 August 2022.