 Tankink at the2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bram Tankink |
| Nickname |
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| Born | (1978-12-03)3 December 1978 (age 47) Haaksbergen, theNetherlands |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2000 | Cyclingteam Tegeltoko |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco |
| 2003–2007 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2008–2018 | Rabobank |
Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professionalroad bicycle racer,[1] who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko,Domo–Farm Frites,Quick-Step–Innergetic andLottoNL–Jumbo squads.
Born inHaaksbergen, 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 atDomo–Farm Frites–Latexco. He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over toQuick-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 the2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory ofFilippo Pozzato at the2005 HEW Cyclassics inHamburg and during the2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won severalcriteriums after the Tour de France.
Tankink joinedRabobank in 2008. He remained with the team until his retirement in 2018.[1]
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
Sprints classification,Tour of the Basque Country| 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 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Bram Tankink of Lotto NL Jumbo will be ending his 19-year career at the end of the season.
Media related toBram Tankink at Wikimedia Commons
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