Bram Tankink

Bram Tankink

Tankink at the 2012 Tour of California
Personal information
Full name	Bram Tankink
Nickname	The Tank The Beast from the East
Born	(1978-12-03) 3 December 1978 Haaksbergen, the Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Retired
Amateur team(s)
2000	Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko
Professional team(s)
2001–2002	Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco
2003–2007	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2008–2018	Rabobank

Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.

Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco. He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to Quick-Step–Davitamon. Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France.

Tankink joined Rabobank in 2008. Tankink retired from pro cycling in 2018 after 17 years racing and 10 years at LottoNL–Jumbo.

Career achievements

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	61	DNF
Tour de France	—	—	—	111	93	40	59	—	DNF	—	144	64	40	55	—	—
Vuelta a España	DNF	94	64	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

Media related to Bram Tankink at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Bram Tankink at ProCyclingStats