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| Full name | Hendrik Dekker | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-08-21)21 August 1970 (age 55) Hoogeveen,Drenthe, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Rabobank | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Directeur sportif | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | ||||||||||||||
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| 1992–2006 | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | ||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2015 | Rabobank | ||||||||||||||
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Hendrik "Erik" Dekker (born 21 August 1970) is a retiredDutch professionalroad racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of theRabobank cycling team from 1992 till 2006. From 2007 to 2015 he was one of Rabobank's team managers.
Dekker rode his first race at eight, and soon became successful. In 1985 he was invited to join the national selection for juniors. As an amateur, his most important results were second places at the youth world championships inBergamo in 1987 and at the road race in the1992 Summer Olympics.In thatOlympic road race, Dekker got away at 30 km before the finish, together withFabio Casartelli andDainis Ozols.[1][2] Dekker was outsprinted by Casartelli, but was so happy that he won a medal that he also finished with his arms in the air.[3]
Directly after the Olympic Games, he became professional, and rode his first race a few weeks later in theTour de l'Avenir.[3]
His first win as a professional was a stage of theTour of the Basque Country of 1994, the year he rode his firstTour de France. In 1997 Dekker won theRonde van Nederland, but a large part of 1998 was lost because of injuries.
The year 2000 was Dekker's best. He won three stages in the2000 Tour de France, although neither a sprinter nor a favourite for the overall win, and was votedmost combative cyclist. In the autumn of that year, Dekker won his first classic, theClásica de San Sebastián.
In 2001 Dekker won theAmstel Gold Race and theUCI Road World Cup. In the2001 Tour de France he took a stage, after having helped his teammateMarc Wauters to a stage win. At the end of the year he was namedDutch Sportsman of the year.
The years 2002 and 2003 were less successful because of injuries. He came back in 2004 in the spring classics and a victory inParis–Tours. He had announced his retirement for the autumn of 2006, but he crashed heavily in the2006 Tour de France and decided to stop.
In 2007, Dekker started as team manager of the Rabobank team. At the end of the 2015 season, he left the team.[4]
Road race,Olympic Games
OverallTour of Sweden OverallTour of Sweden
Time trial OverallRonde van Nederland OverallRonde van Nederland
Combativity award OverallTime trial
UCI Road World Cup OverallGuldensporentweedaagse OverallRheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
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OverallTirreno–Adriatico OverallGuldensporentweedaagseTime trial, National Road Championships OverallRonde van NederlandRoad race, National Road Championships| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Winner of theRonde van Nederland 1997 2000 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theAmstel Gold Race 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dutch National Road Race Champion 2004 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Dutch Sportsman of the Year 2001 | Succeeded by |
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