Joost Posthuma
Road bicycle racer
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| Intro | Road bicycle racer | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| is | Athlete Sport cyclist | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 8 March 1981, Hengelo | |
| Age | 43 years |
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Biography
Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, 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.
Major results
- 2003
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Prologue Tour de Normandie
- 1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2004
- 1st Overall Circuit des Mines
- 1st Stage 8
- 2005
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
- 2006
- 6th Overall Eneco Tour of Benelux
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
- 2007
- 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Overall Sachsen Tour
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 2008
- 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 3B (ITT)
- 1st Overall Tour of Luxembourg
- 2009
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2010
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour of Austria
- 2011
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2012
- 8th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt