Axel van der Tuuk

Axel van der Tuuk
Personal information
Full nameAxel van der Tuuk
Born (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23)
Assen, Netherlands
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamMetec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2020–2021Jumbo–Visma Development Team[1]
2021–Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel
In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Tuuk, not Tuuk.

Axel van der Tuuk (born 25 May 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel.[2]

He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Danny van der Tuuk, who competes for UCI ProTeam Equipo Kern Pharma. His mother Kaśka Rogulska is a former speed skater,[3] who competed for both Poland and the Netherlands.

In August 2021, van der Tuuk made a mid-season transfer to Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel.[4]

Major results

2018
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour du Pays de Vaud
2nd Guido Reybrouck Classic
4th Overall Ronde des Vallées
1st Stage 1
5th Overall La Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz
1st Stage 3
2019
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1st Stage 2a (ITT) Ronde des Vallées
3rd E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren
5th Johan Museeuw Classic
10th La Route des Géants Saint-Omer–Ypres
2022
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de l'Avenir
2023
3rd Overall Flanders Tomorrow Tour
1st Stage 3a (ITT)
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
2024
1st Ronde van Usquert
1st Ronde van Noordeloos
1st Mountains classification, CRO Race
3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
4th Omloop der Kempen
5th Time trial, National Road Championships

References

  1. ^ "Jumbo - Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Metec – TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ Mulder, Karin (28 September 2018). "Zo vader, zo zoon, zo zoon..." [Like father, like son, like son...]. RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). Stichting RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ Mulder, Karin (3 August 2021). "Axel van der Tuuk verliest plezier en verlaat opleidingsploeg Jumbo-Visma" [Axel van der Tuuk loses fun and leaves Jumbo-Visma training team]. RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). Stichting RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 24 June 2022.


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