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David Dekker

David Dekker
Personal information
Full nameDavid Dekker
NicknameSneaker Dave[1]
Born (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2016Willebrord Wil Vooruit
2017LottoNL–Jumbo–De Jonge Renner
Professional teams
2018–2019Metec–TKH
2020SEG Racing Academy[2]
2021–2022Team Jumbo–Visma[3][4]
2023–Arkéa–Samsic

David Dekker (born 2 February 1998) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[5][6] He is the son of former professional cyclist Erik Dekker. In May 2021, Dekker was named in the startlist for the 2021 Giro d'Italia.[7]

Major results

2016
1st Overall Tour des Portes du Pays d'Othe
3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
6th Menen-Kemmel-Menen
2018
1st Mountains classification Olympia's Tour
2019
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 1 Carpathian Couriers Race
10th Arno Wallaard Memorial
2020
1st Ster van Zwolle
1st Dorpenomloop Rucphen
3rd Le Samyn
2021
1st Points classification, UAE Tour
2024
3rd Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF DNF DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "David Dekker: 'Even though this is only my first year as a pro rider, I want to show what I am capable of'". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "SEG Racing Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Jumbo-Visma sign Dutch U23 road race champion David Dekker for 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Team Arkéa–Samsic". UCI.
  6. ^ "Les coureurs" [The riders] (in French). Arkéa–Samsic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "104th Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 May 2021.