Tom-Jelte Slagter

Tom-Jelte Slagter
Slagter at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name Tom-Jelte Slagter
Nickname TeJay
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Dimension Data
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Puncheur/Climber
Amateur team(s)
2010 Rabobank Continental Team
Professional team(s)
2011–2013 Rabobank
2014–2017 Garmin–Sharp[1][2]
2018– Team Dimension Data
Major wins

Stage races

Tour Down Under (2013)

Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Dimension Data.[3]

Cycling career

While riding for Blanco Pro Cycling in 2013,[4] Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group.[5] On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE), the defending champion.[6] On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno (Movistar Team) earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.[7]

In August 2013, Slagter signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad, penning a two-year deal.[8][9]

Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.[2]

Garmin Sharp (2014-2017)

2014

At the Paris-Nice, Tom won stage 4 & 7. He then went on to finished 2nd in the spanish one-day race Gran Premio Miguel Indurain. His last race before his classics campaign were the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége-Bastogne-Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Fléche Wallonne. Tom rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, with a 14th place. He rode the canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th & 12th.

2015

Tom's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in the Fléche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the tour. He then rode the canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.

Team Dimension Data (2018-present)

2018

At the Tour Down Under, Tom finished 3rd overall, in his first race for Team Dimension Data. His best result during the classics period was 12th at the Fléche Wallonne.

Career achievements

Major results

2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
8th Vlaamse Pijl
2012
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
6th Overall Tour of Oman
2013
1st Overall Tour Down Under
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
2014
Paris–Nice
1st Stages 4 & 7
2nd GP Miguel Indurain
5th La Flèche Wallonne
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2015
3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
1st Stages 3 & 4
4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
9th La Flèche Wallonne
10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal
2016
4th Tre Valli Varesine
8th Clásica de San Sebastián
9th Brabantse Pijl
2017
1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria
3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
4th Overall Tour of Alberta
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2018
3rd Overall Tour Down Under

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 30 — — 76 — 77 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — 56 — 82 — 59
A red jersey Vuelta a España 75 — — — — — — —
Major stage race general classification results timeline
Race 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Tour Down Under — — 1 — — — 14 3
Paris–Nice — — — 16 36 33 119 DNF
Tirreno–Adriatico — — 27 — — — — —
Volta a Catalunya 41 DNF — — — — — —
Tour of the Basque Country — — DNF 13 27 DNF 79 77
Tour de Romandie — 43 — — — — — —
Critérium du Dauphiné — — DNF — — 66 —
Tour de Suisse 66 40 — 45 — — —

Classics results timeline

Monument 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Milan–San Remo — — DNF 105 — 14 — —
Tour of Flanders — — — — — — — —
Paris–Roubaix — — — — — — — —
Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — 34 6 44 DNF 45 30
Giro di Lombardia 52 DNF 46 93 13 DNF DNF
Classic 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Amstel Gold Race — — 85 21 36 60 — 76
La Flèche Wallonne — 47 14 5 9 36 — 12
Clásica de San Sebastián — — 49 14 27 8 —
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — 5 7 11 4 15 6
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — 20 15 12 10 17 3
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish

References

  1. ↑ Beaudin, Matthew (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Tom-Jelte Slagter at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Slagter signs with Dimension Data". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Alex Malone (24 January 2013). "Slagter takes tough victory into Stirling". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Alex Malone (26 January 2013). "Gerrans victorious on Australia Day at Old Willunga". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Flying Dutchman Slagter wins Tour Down Under". The Northern Star. Sydney, New South Wales: APN News & Media. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Garmin signs Dutch rider and Tour Down Under champ Slagter". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Andrew Hood (14 August 2013). "Dutch connection paved way for Slagter's move to Garmin". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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