.jpg) Van den Broek-Blaak at the2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Blaaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Chantal Blaak (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (age 35) Zuidland,Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | AA-Drink Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Specialized–lululemon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Boels–Dolmans[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCI Road World Cup
UCI Women's WorldTour One day races
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Medal record
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Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (néeBlaak; born 22 October 1989) is a Dutchroad racing cyclist, who last rode forUCI Women's WorldTeamTeam SD Worx–Protime.[3] In 2017 she becameworld road race champion inBergen, Norway.[4] Van den Broek-Blaak also won several classic one-day races includingTour of Flanders,Amstel Gold Race andStrade Bianche.[5] She
Van den Broek-Blaak was the Dutch national junior time trial champion in 2006 and 2007. She wasEuropean under-23 road race champion in 2009 and was also third in theRonde van Drenthe race of theUCI Women's Road World Cup in that year.
Van den Broek-Blaak began her professional career in 2008 with the DutchAA-Drink Cycling Team and remained with them until they disbanded at the end of 2012, after which she raced for the US teamTeam TIBCO–To The Top for a year.
In 2014, she joinedSpecialized–lululemon and won her firstUCI Women's Road World Cup race, theOpen de Suède Vårgårda.
She transferred to theBoels–Dolmans team for2015, along with sponsorsSpecialized Bicycle Components andlululemon Athletica and teammateEvelyn Stevens.[6] She won the2015 Le Samyn des Dames.
2016 was her most successful season to date, yielding wins inLe Samyn des Dames, theRonde van Drenthe,Gent–Wevelgem and theHolland Ladies Tour.
In 2017, van den Broek-Blaak became bothDutch national andworld road race champion after she successfully broke away from an elite group of riders 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) from the finish.[4] In therainbow jersey, she won theAmstel Gold Race in 2018.[7]
2019 saw Chantal Blaak winOmloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time.[8] In 2020, she enhanced her resume by winning theTour of Flanders for Women. A year later, she wonStrade Bianche Women.[9]
She sat out of the 2023 season after announcing her pregnancy in January at her team's presentation.[10][11] She returned to racing in 2024, becomingDutch national champion for the third time.
In January 2025, she announced her retirement as she is expecting a second child – having originally planned to retire at the end of the 2025 season.[5]
In the 2019 off-season, Chantal Blaak married former cyclist Lars van den Broek.
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
Road race,UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
Team time trial,UCI Road World Championships
Team time trial,UCI Road World Championships
Team time trial,UCI Road World ChampionshipsTeam time trial,UCI Road World Championships
OverallHolland Ladies Tour
Road raceTeam time trialRoad race, National Road ChampionshipsRoad race, National Road ChampionshipsTeam time trial,UCI Road World Championships
Time trial,European Games
OverallHolland Ladies TourRoad race, National Road Championships| Grand Tour results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | 62 | 43 | — | — | 38 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | — | 18 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | 49 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Stage race results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Simac Ladies Tour[note 1] | 26 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 19 | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | DNF | NH | 1 | 16 | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse | Race not held | — | — | — | 59 | ||||||||||
| Monument | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | 34 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Paris–Roubaix | Race did not exist | NH | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Race did not exist | 35 | 43 | 45 | 24 | 29 | DNF | ||||||||
| Classic | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 64 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 7 | DNF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 38 |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| Ronde van Drenthe | 59 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 19 | DNF | 4 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 2 | NH | 21 | — |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | — | 8 | 59 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 4 | |
| Gent–Wevelgem | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 71 | — | — | 44 | |||
| Amstel Gold Race | Race did not exist | 11 | 1 | 43 | NH | 52 | 53 | ||||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 43 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 21 | — | 92 |
| GP de Plouay – Bretagne | — | 26 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 45 | — | 50 |
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | DNF | DNF | 7 | 52 | — | 47 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 44 | — | Not held | 57 | |
| Event | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Championships | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Road race | — | 23 | DNF | 98 | — | — | 17 | 61 | 50 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | |
 European Championships | Road race | Race did not exist | 45 | 62 | 23 | 28 | 4 | DNF | — | — | — | |||||||
 European Games | Time trial | Event did not exist | — | Not Held | 2 | Not Held | — | NH | ||||||||||
| Road race | DNF | 66 | — | |||||||||||||||
 National Championships | Time trial | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Road race | 42 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 26 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 26 | — | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
