Jelle Nijdam

Jelle Nijdam
	Nijdam in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jelle Nijdam
Nickname	Snelle Jelle
Born	16 August 1963 (age 61); Zundert, Netherlands
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist; Classics specialist
Professional teams
1984–1994	Kwantum–Decosol
1995–1996	TVM
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 6 individual stages (1987–1991) Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (1992) One-day races and Classics Amstel Gold Race (1988) Paris–Tours (1989)

Jelle Nijdam (born 16 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist. Nijdam turned professional after the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He participated in the Tour de France 10 times, winning six stages and wearing the yellow jersey for three days. Nijdam's father, Henk Nijdam, was a professional cyclist from 1962 to 1969, who won the 1962 world amateur track pursuit championship. He also competed in the individual pursuit and team pursuit events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

^ "Jelle Nijdam Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[SportsRef-1] "Jelle Nijdam Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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