 Posthuma at the 2011Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joost Posthuma |
| Born | (1981-03-08)March 8, 1981 (age 44) Hengelo, theNetherlands |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Giant–Löwik |
| 2002–2004 | Rabobank Beloften |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2010 | Rabobank |
| 2011–2012 | Leopard Trek |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professionalroad bicycle racer,[1] who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born inHengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.
Source:[2]
after Prologue
OverallSachsen Tour OverallThree Days of De Panne OverallTour of Luxembourg OverallVuelta a Andalucía| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | Did not Contest | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tour de France | — | 83 | 83 | — | 67 | 73 | — | 108 | |||||||||||
 Vuelta a España | 92 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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