Bauke Mollema

Bauke Mollema
Mollema in 2023
Personal information
Full nameBauke Mollema
Nickname
  • De Tuinman[1]
  • (English: The Gardener)
Born (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37)
Groningen, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2004–2006Noordelijke Wielervereniging
2006Team Löwik Meubelen (stagiaire)
2007Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2008–2014Rabobank
2015–Trek Factory Racing[3][4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2017, 2021)
Vuelta a España
Points classification (2011)
1 individual stage (2013)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2022)
Giro di Lombardia (2019)
Clásica de San Sebastián (2016)
Trofeo Laigueglia (2021)
Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (2018)
Japan Cup (2015, 2019)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yorkshire Mixed team relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alkmaar Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay

Bauke Mollema (Dutch: [ˈbʌukə ˈmɔləmaː]; born 26 November 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5] He has finished in the top 10 in all three Grand Tours, with stage wins in the 2021 Tour de France, 2017 Tour de France, and the 2013 Vuelta a España. His best result in the general classification in the Tour de France came in 2013 when he finished in 6th place. He won the Clásica de San Sebastián in 2016 and finished on the podium on three other occasions at the race. In 2019, he achieved the biggest win of his career in Il Lombardia.

  1. ^ "De Rode Lantaarn". Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bauke Mollema". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.