Niki Terpstra
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| Full name | Niki Terpstra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 Beverwijk, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Direct Énergie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | Bert Story-Piels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | AXA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Ubbink-Syntec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Team Milram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Quick Step Floors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Direct Énergie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niki Terpstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈniki ˈtɛrpstraː]; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Quick-Step Floors.[1] He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra.[2] He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the cobbled Monument spring classics, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, after Jan Raas and Hennie Kuiper. In 2019 Terpstra will race for French team Direct Énergie[3].
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Early life and career
1.2 Quick Step (2011-present)
2 Major results
2.1 Track
2.2 Road
2.2.1 Grand Tour general classification results timeline
2.2.2 Monuments results timeline
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Career
Early life and career
Terpstra in 2008
Niki Terpstra was born on 18 May 1984 in Beverwijk in the Netherlands.
He was part of the silver medal winning team in the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep. With a 4th place in the Three Days of De Panne followed by a 14th place at the 2008 Tour of Flanders, young Terpstra showed signs of considerable talent.
Between 2007 and 2010, Terpstra rode for the German Team Milram. In 2009 Terpstra won the 3rd stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, gaining the yellow leader jersey at the same time, keeping it for a day.[4]
Quick Step (2011-present)
Terpstra at the 2013 Tour of Flanders
In 2011, Terpstra joined the Belgian UCI World Tour Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.
In 2012, Terpstra took a prestigious victory at the Dwars door Vlaanderen, winning in solo fashion after being on the attack all day. He detached himself from the break on the Oude Kwaremont with Jelle Wallays of Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator. He dropped Wallays on the Paterberg and finished the race with an advantage of 47 seconds over Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel.[5]
In 2014 he won his first short stage race with the victory in the Tour of Qatar. Terpstra continued his good form in the classics, placing fifth in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, winning the Dwars door Vlaanderen for the second time in his career, and placing sixth in the Tour of Flanders. On 13 April 2014 he won the Paris–Roubaix race in solo fashion, after attacking from the leading group of 11 riders with 6 km (3.7 mi) remaining.[6]
Terpstra crossing the line at the Roubaix Velodrome to win the 2014 Paris-Roubaix.
In 2015, Terpstra defended his Tour of Qatar title, holding the race lead after winning the individual time trial on Stage 3.[7] At the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Terpstra made the decisive breakaway of four riders with teammates Tom Boonen and Stijn Vandenbergh, along with Ian Stannard (Team Sky). After Stannard closed down a Boonen attack in the closing stages Terpstra tried to counterattack, but Vandenbergh closed the gap, allowing Stannard to attack with only Terpstra able to follow. Stannard went on to beat Terpstra in the sprint finish.[8] In March Terpstra had some success, first by getting the second position in the Ronde van Zeeland Seaports. He then got on the second step of the podium of a very windy Gent–Wevelgem, as he won the two-man sprint for second position after Luca Paolini had crossed the line solo.[9] In his next race, the Tour of Flanders, he broke away from the peloton with Alexander Kristoff 30 kilometers from the finish but couldn't beat Kristoff in the final sprint, completing the race in second place.[10] In June, he won the National Road Race Championships in a bunch sprint, surprising the pure sprinters.[11]
In 2016, Terpstra won the 2016 Eneco Tour after a dramatic rain-swept final stage that saw former race leader Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) crash out. The stage featured cobbles and bergs used in the Classics first saw Dennis lose time, and then drop out completely due to his injuries. Terpstra, who started the final stage in fifth place overall, formed part of a front group of three riders and finished second behind stage winner Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data).[12]
Terpstra at the 2018 Tour of Flanders
In 2018, Terpstra won E3 Harelbeke, soling to the line after initially attacking on the Taaienberg with teammate Yves Lampaert with more than 70 kilometres remaining. Terpstra finished 20 seconds clear of an elite group, led home by his team-mate Philippe Gilbert, and he became the first Dutchman to win E3 Harelbeke since Steven de Jongh in 2003. [13]
Terpstra won the 2018 Tour of Flanders with a late solo attack. After following an attack by Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida Pro Cycling Team) over the Kruisberg climb, Terpstra dropped the Italian soon after, then caught and quickly dispatched a trio of riders from an earlier breakaway on the final climb of the Oude Kwaremont. Terpstra remained clear over the remaining 25 kilometres (16 miles), finishing 12 seconds ahead of Trek–Segafredo's Mads Pedersen from the earlier breakaway, and by teammate and defending race-winner Philippe Gilbert who led the bunch home in third.[14] It was his second ‘Monument’ victory [15] and he became the first Dutch rider since Adri van der Poel in 1986 to win the Tour of Flanders[16].
The following week, Terpstra claimed third place at the 2018 Paris–Roubaix, leading home a group 57 seconds behind winner Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Silvan Dillier (AG2R La Mondiale).[17]
Major results
Track
- 2004
- 1st
Scratch race, National Track Championships
- 2005
National Track Championships
- 1st Scratch race
- 1st Points race
- 1st
- 2nd
Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2006
National Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Wim Stroetinga)
- 1st
Scratch race, National Track Championships
Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships- 2007
National Track Championships
- 1st Scratch race
- 1st Madison (with Wim Stroetinga)
- 1st
- 2011
- 2nd Madison (with Yoeri Havik), National Track Championships
- 2013
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2014
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Iljo Keisse)
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Yoeri Havik)
- 2015
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2016
- 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Yoeri Havik)
Road
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde van Midden-Brabant
- 1st GP Wielerrevue
- 2005
- 1st Omloop der Kempen
- 2006
- 1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 2 OZ Wielerweekend
- 2nd Ronde van Overijssel
- 2007
- 1st
Mountains classification Deutschland Tour
- 3rd Hel van het Mergelland
- 2008
- 3rd Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 4th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 5th Dutch Food Valley Classic
Combativity award Stage 13 Tour de France
- 2009
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
- 1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Prologue
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2010
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Overall Tour of Oman
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 6th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 10th Overall Tour of Beijing
Combativity award Stage 15 Tour de France
- 2012
- 1st
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st Amstel Curaçao Race
- 3rd Overall Eneco Tour
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 5th Paris–Roubaix
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 2013
- 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Overall Driedaagse van West–Vlaanderen
- 3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 9th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Paris–Tours
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1st Amstel Curaçao Race
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd E3 Harelbeke
- 3rd
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 4th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2015
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 1st
Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Tour of Flanders
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Road race, European Games
- 2016
UCI Road World Championships
1st Team time trial
- 9th Road race
- 1st
Overall Eneco Tour
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 10th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Tour of Flanders
- 2017
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2018
- 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st E3 Harelbeke
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Adriatica Ionica Race
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Paris–Tours
- 3rd Paris–Roubaix
- 9th Dwars door Vlaanderenx
- 9th Overall BinckBank Tour
Combativity award Stage 13 Tour de France
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
Overall Tour of Qatar
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
Overall Eneco Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | — | 136 | 152 | DNF | 134 | — | 149 | 94 | — | — | — | 119 |
 Vuelta a España | 142 | — | — | 95 | — | 127 | — | — | DNF | 139 | 130 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Monuments results timeline
| Monuments results timeline | |||||||||
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| Monument | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Milan–San Remo | 41 | 38 | 45 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour of Flanders | 45 | — | 6 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Paris–Roubaix | DNF | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | DNF | DNF | 3 |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Classic | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 87 | 6 | – | 99 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 51 | 52 |
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | 56 | – | 54 |
Le Samyn | – | 18 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | – | 1 |
Strade Bianche | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | – | – | – |
E3 Harelbeke | – | 14 | 25 | DNF | 2 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 1 |
Gent–Wevelgem | OTL | – | – | – | – | 2 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
Dwars door Vlaanderen | 3 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 25 | 9 |
Scheldeprijs | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Amstel Gold Race | DNF | – | 28 | DNF | – | – | – | – | |
Binche–Chimay–Binche | – | – | – | – | 42 | 38 | – | 54 | |
Paris–Tours | 91 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 3 | |
See also
- List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
References
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^ "Niki Terpstra dertiende in GP Samyn" [Niki Terpstra thirteenth in GP Samyn]. RTV N-H (in Dutch). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ "Mercato - Niki Terpstra intègre Direct Energie ! | Team Direct Energie Pro Cycling". Team Direct Energie Pro Cycling (in French). 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
^ "Stage 3 Tournus -> Saint-Étienne 182km". cycling news.com. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ Brecht Decaluwé (21 March 2012). "Terpstra victorious at Dwars door Vlaanderen". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^ "Niki Terpstra solos to triumph on the Roubaix velodrome". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "Terpstra defends Tour of Qatar title". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Stannard sees off Quickstep to win incredible Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Nigel Wynn (29 March 2015). "Luca Paolini wins memorable edition of Ghent-Wevelgem". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Nigel Wynn (5 April 2015). "Alexander Kristoff wins Tour of Flanders". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ Axelgaard, Emil (28 June 2015). "Terpstra takes Dutch road race title in a bunch sprint". Cycling Quotes. CyclingQuotes.com 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/niki-terpstra-wins-eneco-tour-dramatic-final-stage-286449
^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (23 March 2018). "Terpstra wins E3 Harelbeke". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "Niki Terpstra wins 2018 Tour of Flanders". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ https://www.cyclingweekly/news/latest-news/niki-terpstra-leaves-rivals-behind-tour-of-flanders-win-375011%3Fsource%3Ddam
^ "Terpstra eerste Nederlandse winnaar sinds 1986" [Terpstra first Dutch winner since 1986]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Telegraaf Media Groep. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ Robertshaw, Henry (8 April 2018). "Peter Sagan takes spectacular Paris-Roubaix victory after huge 54km attack". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niki Terpstra. |
- Palmares at Cycling Base
Niki Terpstra at Cycling Archives
Niki Terpstra at ProCyclingStats
| Preceded by Koos Moerenhout Pim Ligthart Sebastian Langeveld | Dutch National Road Race Champion 2010 2012 2015 | Succeeded by Pim Ligthart Johnny Hoogerland Dylan Groenewegen |
| Preceded by Fabian Cancellara | Winner of Paris–Roubaix 2014 | Succeeded by John Degenkolb |
 UCI Road World Champions – Men's team time trial | |
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