Antwan Tolhoek

Antwan Tolhoek (born 29 April 1994) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma.[3]

Antwan Tolhoek
Tolhoek in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994
Yerseke, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jumbo–Visma
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015Rabobank Development Team
2015Tinkoff–Saxo (stagiaire)
2016Roompot–Oranje Peloton
2017–LottoNL–Jumbo[1][2]

Life and career

Born in Yerseke, Tolhoek was named as part of the LottoNL–Jumbo squad in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[4] In December 2017, he was suspended for 2 months by his team, for possession of sleeping pills during a pre-season training camp – violating the team's internal rules.[5] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[6] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[7]

His father Patrick Tolhoek was also a professional cyclist.[8]

Major results
2015
1st Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne
2016
1st Mountains classification Tour de Suisse
2017
4th Japan Cup
2018
2nd Japan Cup
10th Clásica de San Sebastián
2019
1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
4th Overall Tour of Guangxi

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Tolhoek at the 2018 Tour de France
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — — 65 DNF
Tour de France — 37 — —
Vuelta a España 28 — — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. Benson, Daniel (18 December 2017). "LottoNL-Jumbo fire Lobato after sleep medication fiasco". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. https://www.ad.nl/tour-de-france/tourdebutant-antwan-tolhoek-is-wakker-geschud~aadc3959/
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