Jesper Asselman (born 12 March 1990) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist,[5] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2020, for the Van Vliet–EBH Elshof, Rabobank Continental Team, Team Raiko–Stölting, Roompot–Charles and Metec–TKH teams. During the 2015 Eneco Tour, and after spending two consecutive days in the breakaway and winning bonus seconds, Asselman moved into the overall lead of the race.[1]
Asselman in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Asselman |
| Born | 12 March 1990 Delft, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics rider[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Van Vliet–EBH Elshof |
| 2011 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2012 | Team Raiko–Stölting |
| 2013–2014 | Metec–TKH |
| 2015–2019 | Team Roompot[2] |
| 2020 | Metec–TKH[3][4] |
Major results
edit- 2010
- 7th Dwars door het Hageland
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2b (TTT) Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 2nd Ronde van Overijssel
- 5th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 9th Münsterland Giro
- 2012
- 2nd Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 7th Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
- 2013
- 1st
Scratch, National Track Championships
- 5th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 7th Ronde van Limburg
- 2014
- 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 6th Overall World Ports Classic
- 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 6th Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
- 7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 8th Grand Prix Südkärnten
- 2015
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Ronde van Limburg
- 2016
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 2017
- 2nd Slag om Norg
- 6th Le Samyn
- 6th Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire
- 9th Le Samyn
- 9th Elfstedenronde
- 10th Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 10th Antwerp Port Epic
References
edit- ^ a b "Asselman leads: 'Beyond my wildest dreams'". sport.be. Eneco Tour. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Kerkhof, Michael (5 October 2018). "Lammertink en Van Poppel maken Roompot-Charles compleet" [Lammertink and Van Poppel complete Roompot-Charles]. Fiets (in Dutch). New Skool Media. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Jesper Asselman keert terug bij Metec" [Jesper Asselman returns to Metec]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). DPG Media. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam P / B Mantel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Jesper Asselman (30) hangt zijn fiets aan de haak" [Jesper Asselman (30) hangs his bicycle on the hook]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits B.V. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
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- Jesper Asselman at UCI
- Jesper Asselman at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jesper Asselman at ProCyclingStats
- Jesper Asselman at Cycling Quotient
- Jesper Asselman at UCI