.jpg) Kruijswijk in the most aggressive classification jersey at the 2014 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Kruijswijk |
| Nickname | De Kleerhanger[1] (The Clothes Hanger) |
| Born | 7 June 1987 Nuenen, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)[3] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten |
| 2007–2009 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2010– | Rabobank[4][5] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Steven Kruijswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːvə(ŋ) ˈkrœysʋɛik]; born 7 June 1987) is a Dutch road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[6] Kruijswijk is best known for his strong ability in the mountains where he has taken his greatest success; he has taken two professional victories during his career – a stage win at the 2011 Tour de Suisse, and the general classification at the 2014 Arctic Race of Norway.
He has finished in the top 5 of all three Grand Tours, and was very close to winning the 2016 Giro d'Italia but lost the lead when he crashed into a snow bank on the penultimate mountain stage. He reached the podium for the first time in a Grand Tour when he placed 3rd overall in the 2019 Tour de France finishing 1:31 behind overall winner Egan Bernal.[7]
- ^ Ryan, Barry (26 May 2016). "Giro d'Italia: Kruijswijk faces final offensive in the Alps - Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma - Steven Kruijswijk". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Steven Kruijswijk". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Hood, Andrew (27 July 2019). "Patience pays off for Jumbo-Visma as Kruijswijk hits podium". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.