Tom-Jelte Slagter
 Slagter at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tom-Jelte Slagter |
| Nickname | TeJay |
| Born | 1 July 1989 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur team | |
| 2010 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2013 | Rabobank |
| 2014–2017 | Garmin–Sharp[1][2] |
| 2018–2019 | Team Dimension Data[3][4] |
| 2020 | B&B Hotels–Vital Concept |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the Belkin Pro Cycling, Cannondale–Drapac, Team Dimension Data and B&B Hotels–Vital Concept teams.[5]
Career
[edit]Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.[2]
Rabobank (2011–2013)
[edit]While riding for Blanco Pro Cycling in 2013,[6] Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group.[7] On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE), the defending champion.[8] On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno (Movistar Team) earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.[9]
In August 2013, Slagter signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad, penning a two-year deal.[10][11]
Garmin–Sharp (2014–2017)
[edit]2014
[edit]At Paris–Nice, Slagter won stages 4 and 7. He then went on to finish 2nd in the Spanish one-day race GP Miguel Induráin. His last race before his classics campaign was the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége–Bastogne–Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Flèche Wallonne. Slagter rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, in 14th place. He rode the Canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.
2015
[edit]Slagter's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in La Flèche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the race. He then rode the Canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.
Team Dimension Data (2018–2019)
[edit]In August 2017, Slagter signed a contract with Team Dimension Data.[12] At the Tour Down Under, Slagter finished 3rd overall, in his first race for the team. His best result during the classics period was 12th at La Flèche Wallonne.
B&B Hotels–Vital Concept (2020)
[edit]After one season with B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, Slagter announced his retirement in November 2020; he intended to become a tractor salesman.[5]
Major results
[edit]- 2010
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
- 8th De Vlaamse Pijl
- 2012
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 6th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour of Alberta - 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2014
- Paris–Nice
- 1st Stages 4 & 7
- 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
- 5th La Flèche Wallonne
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th GP Miguel Induráin
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var
- 4th Tre Valli Varesine
- 8th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 9th Brabantse Pijl
- 2017
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria
- 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 4th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2018
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under
- 2019
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 8th Overall Deutschland Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 30 | — | — | 76 | — | 77 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 56 | — | 82 | — | 59 |
 Vuelta a España
|
75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
[edit]| Monument | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | DNF | 105 | — | 14 | — | — | 51 |
| Tour of Flanders | Did not contest during career | ||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | |||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 34 | 6 | 44 | DNF | 45 | 30 | 43 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 52 | DNF | 46 | 93 | 13 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF |
| Classic | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | 85 | 21 | 36 | 60 | 46 | 76 | 85 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 40 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | 49 | 14 | 27 | 8 | — | DNF | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 97 | 6 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 50 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ Beaudin, Matthew (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Tom-Jelte Slagter at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "B&B Hotels - Vital Concept". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Slagter retires and becomes tractor salesman". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Alex Malone (24 January 2013). "Slagter takes tough victory into Stirling". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Alex Malone (26 January 2013). "Gerrans victorious on Australia Day at Old Willunga". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Flying Dutchman Slagter wins Tour Down Under". The Northern Star. Sydney, New South Wales: APN News & Media. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Garmin signs Dutch rider and Tour Down Under champ Slagter". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Andrew Hood (14 August 2013). "Dutch connection paved way for Slagter's move to Garmin". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Slagter signs with Dimension Data". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
- Cycling Base: Tom-Jelte Slagter
- Garmin-Sharp: Tom-Jelte Slagter
- Tom-Jelte Slagter at UCI
- Tom-Jelte Slagter at Cycling Archives
- Tom-Jelte Slagter at ProCyclingStats
- Tom-Jelte Slagter at Cycling Quotient
- Tom-Jelte Slagter at CycleBase
