List of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classification

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

In the

sprinters' classification (green jersey), the mountains classification (polka dot jersey), and the young rider classification (white jersey).[1][4]

The first Tour de France was in 1903, but the first Dutch cyclists started only in 1936.[6] Already in that first year, Theo Middelkamp won a stage,[6] but it would take until 1951 before Wim van Est was the first Dutch cyclists to wear the yellow jersey.[7] Between 1989 and 2019, the yellow jersey has never been worn by a Dutch cyclist.[8]

List

"Obtained" refers to the date and stage where the rider secured the lead of the general classification at the finish; the rider would first wear the yellow jersey in the stage after, where he would start the day as leader. "Relinquished" refers to the date and stage where the rider lost the lead, and therefore was not wearing the yellow jersey the following stage.
List of Dutch cyclists who wore the yellow jersey[9][10]
Year Name Team Obtained Relinquished Final GC Notes
Stage Date Stage Date
1951 Wim van Est Netherlands 12, AgenDax July 16, 1951 13, DaxTarbes July 17, 1951 DNF (stage 13)
1954 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 1, AmsterdamBrasschaat July 8, 1954 4, Rouen-Les-EssartsRouen-Les-Essarts July 11, 1954 DNF (stage 20)
1954 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 8, VannesAngers July 15, 1954 12, PauBagnères-de-Luchon July 20, 1954 DNF (stage 20)
1955 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 1B, DieppeDieppe July 7, 1955 4,
Namur — Metz
July 10, 1955 19
1955 Wim van Est Netherlands 7, ZürichThonon-les-Bains July 13, 1955 8, Thonon-les-BainsBriançon July 14, 1955 15
1956 Gerrit Voorting Netherlands 11, BordeauxBayonne July 15, 1956 12, BayonnePau July 16, 1956 11
1956 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 15, MontpellierAix-en-Provence July 20, 1956 18, TurinBriançon July 24, 1956 6
1958 Wim van Est Netherlands 3, DunkirkMers-les-Bains June 28, 1958 5,
Versailles — Caen
June 30, 1958 46
1958 Gerrit Voorting Netherlands 6, CaenSaint-Brieuc July 1, 1958 9, QuimperSaint-Nazaire July 4, 1958 47
1962 Albertus Geldermans
Saint-Raphaël
6, DinardBrest June 29, 1962 8A, Saint-NazaireLuçon July 1, 1962 5
1966 Jan Janssen
Pelforth
16, le Bourg-d'OisansBriançon July 7, 1966 17, BriançonTurin July 8, 1966 2
1968 Jan Janssen Netherlands 22B, Melun — Paris July 22, 1968 1
1971 Marinus Wagtmans Molteni 1B, VittelEsch-sur-Alzette June 27, 1971 1C, Esch-sur-AlzetteEsch-sur-Alzette June 27, 1971 16
1971 Joop Zoetemelk Flandria 10, Saint-ÉtienneGrenoble July 7, 1971 11, GrenobleOrcières-Merlette July 8, 1971 2
1973 Joop Zoetemelk Gitane P, ScheveningenScheveningen June 30, 1973 1A, ScheveningenRotterdam July 1, 1973 4
1974 Gerben Karstens
Bic
5, CaenDieppe July 2, 1974 6A, DieppeHarelbeke July 2, 1974 61
1974 Gerben Karstens
Bic
6B, HarelbekeHarelbeke July 3, 1974 7, MonsChâlons-sur-Marne July 4, 1974 61
1978 Jan Raas Raleigh 1A, LeidenSint Willebrord June 30, 1978 3, Saint-Amand-les-EauxSaint-Germain-en-Laye July 2, 1978 24
1978 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 6, Mazé-MontgeoffroyPoitiers July 5, 1978 8, Saint-ÉmilionSainte-Foy-la-Grande July 7, 1978 43
1978 Joop Zoetemelk Miko 16, Saint-Étienne — L'Alpe d'Huez July 16, 1978 20, MetzNancy July 21, 1978 2
1979 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh P, FleuranceFleurance June 27, 1979 1, FleuranceBagnères-de-Luchon June 28, 1979 30
1979 Joop Zoetemelk Miko 9, AmiensRoubaix July 6, 1979 15, Évian-les-BainsAvoriaz July 12, 1979 2
1980 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 1B, WiesbadenFrankfurt am Main June 27, 1980 2, Frankfurt am MainMetz June 28, 1980 38
1980 Joop Zoetemelk Raleigh 13, PauBagnères-de-Luchon July 10, 1980 1
1981 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 1B, NiceNice June 26, 1981 5, Saint-GaudensPla d'Adet June 30, 1981 55
1984 Jacques Hanegraaf
Kwantum
2, BobignyLouvroil July 1, 1984 4, ValenciennesBéthune July 2, 1984 101
1984 Adri van der Poel
Kwantum
4, ValenciennesBéthune July 2, 1984 5, BéthuneCergy-Pontoise July 3, 1984 DNF (stage 14)
1986 Johan van der Velde Panasonic–Merckx–Agu 5, BéthuneCergy-Pontoise July 8, 1986 7, Alençonle Mans July 10, 1986 52
1987 Jelle Nijdam
SuperConfex
P, Berlin — Berlin July 1, 1987 1, Berlin — Berlin July 2, 1987 124
1988 Teun van Vliet Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu 2, la Haie-FouassièreAncenis July 4, 1988 5, Neufchâtel-en-BrayLiévin July 7, 1988 DNF (stage 9)
1988 Henk Lubberding Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu 5, Neufchâtel-en-BrayLiévin July 7, 1988 6, LiévinWasquehal July 8, 1988 DNF (stage 20)
1988 Jelle Nijdam
SuperConfex
6, LiévinWasquehal July 7, 1988 8, ReimsNancy July 9, 1988 122
1989 Erik Breukink Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu P, LuxembourgLuxembourg July 1, 1989 1, LuxembourgLuxembourg July 2, 1989 DNF (stage 13)
2019 Mike Teunissen Team Jumbo–Visma 1, BrusselsBrussels July 6, 2019 3, BincheÉpernay July 8, 2019 101
2021 Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin–Fenix 2, Perros-GuirecMûr-de-Bretagne June 27, 2021 8, OyonnaxLe Grand-Bornand July 2, 2021 DNF (stage 9)

See also

Notes

A. 
yellow jersey
. Van Est had to give up after falling.
B. ^ : Janssen was the first Dutch winner of the Tour de France.
C. ^ : Wagtmans was leader after the split stage 1B, but not anymore after 1C. In some references, this is not counted as a day in the lead.
D. ^ : P indicates the prologue.
E. ^ : Jan Raas had also won the prologue, but the tour organisation decided not to count that prologue for the general classification because the weather had changed during the race.
F. ^ : Zoetemelk was upgraded to first place after Michel Pollentier was caught in a doping incident.
G. ^ : Zoetemelk was the second Dutch winner of the Tour de France.

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "17 teams issue challenge over organizing of events". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  3. ^ Kita, Joe (2008). "Tour de France". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  4. ^ a b "A-Z of Le Tour". BBC. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  5. ^ Guinness, Rupert (2008-07-15). "Evans in yellow as Piepoli wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  6. ^ a b "Theo Middelkamp - www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance [Nederlandse Tourhelden]". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  7. ^ "Wim van Est - www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance [Nederlandse Tourhelden]". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  8. ^ "Tour 2009 - het laatste nieuws van de tour de france/Nederlanders | al twintig jaar geen geel". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  9. ^ "Ranglijst Nederlanders gele trui - www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance [Statistieken]". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. ^ "Internet, televisie, vast bellen en mobiel met 4G netwerk - KPN". hetnet.nl.

External links