Taco van der Hoorn

Taco van der Hoorn
Taco van der Hoorn at the 2023 Paris–Nice
Personal information
Full nameTaco van der Hoorn
Born (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30)[1]
Rotterdam
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur team
2014Belkin–De Jonge Renner
Professional teams
2015–2016Cyclingteam de Rijke[2]
2017–2018Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij
2019–2020Team Jumbo–Visma[3][4]
2021–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2021)

One-day races and Classics

Brussels Cycling Classic (2022)
Primus Classic (2018)

Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[5]

For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the BEAT Cycling,[6] but the following month, he signed a deal with the Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux team.[5] He won stage 3 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, during his first Grand Tour.

Taco van der Hoorn came second during 'mini Paris-Roubaix' cobble stage from Lille Métropole to Arenberg in the 2022 Tour de France. He lost by a tire-width margin from Australian cyclist Simon Clarke.

  1. ^ "Taco van der Hoorn". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Taco Van der Hoorn". Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b de Kort, Léon (16 December 2020). "Taco van der Hoorn blijft alsnog renner in WorldTour" [Taco van der Hoorn will still remain a rider in WorldTour]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (17 November 2020). "Taco van der Hoorn verlaat Jumbo-Visma: nieuwe ploeg is ook bekend" [Taco van der Hoorn leaves Jumbo-Visma: new team is also known]. Wielerkrant (in Dutch). Hosting-Garage SARL. Retrieved 17 November 2020.