Jos van Emden

Jos van Emden
Personal information
Born (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 39)
Schiedam, the Netherlands
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2004Wilton Snel Cycling Team
Professional teams
2005Trientalis–Apac Team
2006–2008Rabobank Continental Team
2008–2023Rabobank[1][2][3]
Managerial team
2024–Visma–Lease a Bike
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2017)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2019, 2023)
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen (2017)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay

Jos van Emden (born 18 February 1985) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2023 for the Trientalis–Apac Team, the Rabobank Continental Team and Team Jumbo–Visma.

During his career, Van Emden's specialty was in individual time trials, with 11 of his 14 professional victories coming in the discipline – including 3 victories in the Dutch National Time Trial Championships and a stage win at the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He was also part of the Dutch team that won the inaugural World Championships mixed team relay event, held in Yorkshire in 2019.

Following his retirement at the end of the 2023 season, Van Emden became a directeur sportif with UCI Women's WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.

  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.