Olav Kooij

Olav Kooij
Personal information
Full nameOlav Kooij
Born (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22)
Numansdorp, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2018Forte U19 Cycling Team
2019Willebrord Wil Vooruit
Professional teams
2020–2021Jumbo–Visma Development Team[1]
2020Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[a]
2021–Team Jumbo–Visma
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2024)

Stage races

ZLM Tour (2022, 2023)

One-day races and Classics

Hamburg Cyclassics (2024)
Clásica de Almería (2024)
Münsterland Giro (2022)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Flanders Under-23 road race
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Limburg Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Drenthe Road race

Olav Kooij (born 17 October 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4]

  1. ^ "Jumbo - Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 February 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Olav Kooij". First Cycling. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Olav Kooij makes early switch within Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.


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