Laurens ten Dam (born 13 November 1980) is a Dutch cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling. He formerly competed professionally in road cycling between 2003 and 2019 for the Rabobank GS3, BankGiroLoterij, Unibet.com, LottoNL–Jumbo, Team Sunweb and CCC Team squads.[3] During his road racing career, Ten Dam took two victories – stage wins at the 2006 Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques and the 2008 Critérium International.
 Ten Dam at the 2011 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laurens ten Dam |
| Nickname | LTD |
| Born | 13 November 1980 Bedum, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2000–2002 | Rabobank Beloften |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003 | Rabobank GS3 |
| 2004 | BankGiroLoterij |
| 2005 | Shimano–Memory Corp |
| 2006–2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008–2015 | Rabobank |
| 2016–2018 | Team Giant–Alpecin |
| 2019 | CCC Team[2] |
Career
editA native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Ten Dam started racing in 2000 with Rabobank Beloften. He remained with the team until 2003, before spending one season at both BankGiroLoterij in 2004 and Shimano–Memory Corp in 2005. He then spent two years with Unibet.com in 2006 and 2007, where he recorded a stage victory at the 2006 Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques, and a top-ten overall finish at the 2007 Volta a Catalunya (ninth).[4]
Rabobank (2008–2015)
editTen Dam joined Rabobank for the 2008 season,[5] and won a stage at the Critérium International.[6] The following year, he won the mountains classification at the 2009 Tour de Romandie. After no victories in 2010, Ten Dam recorded top-ten finishes at the 2011 editions of the Tour Down Under (fifth), the Tour of California (sixth),[7] and the Tour de Suisse (eighth).[8] In 2012, Ten Dam finished 8th in the Vuelta a España, his best grand tour finish.[9]
In the 2013 Tour de France, Ten Dam had an excellent first two weeks of the Tour, sitting 5th overall after the end of the second week with his teammate, Bauke Mollema 2nd overall. However, in the last week, Ten Dam struggled to stay with the general classification contenders making him slip out of the top ten, finishing 13th overall.[10]
At the 2014 Tour de France, Ten Dam was selected to lead Belkin Pro Cycling with Mollema. Through the Vosges on stages 9 and 10 Ten Dam was already almost 8 minutes behind race leader, Vincenzo Nibali giving his leadership to Mollema. Ten Dam's form slowly improved as the race went through the Alps finishing 8th on stages 13 and 14. With his good form moving through the Pyrenees, Ten Dam managed to finish in the top 10 overall, finishing 9th.[11]
Team Giant–Alpecin (2016–2018)
editIn October 2015 it was announced that Ten Dam would join Team Giant–Alpecin on an initial one-year contract for 2016, after spending eight years with Rabobank and its other guises, combining racing in the United States with competing in Europe and a focus on supporting Warren Barguil and Tom Dumoulin through his climbing ability and tactical knowledge.[12] He finished in tenth place overall at the 2016 Tour of California,[13] but this was his only top-ten overall finish in three years with the team.
Retirement from road racing
editWhile riding for CCC Team, Ten Dam announced his retirement from road racing in July 2019, but moved into gravel cycling.[14]
In May 2021, Ten Dam won the Gravel Locos race in Hico, Texas.[15]
Personal life
editTen Dam is married with two children.[16] Since his retirement from road racing, Ten Dam is able to spend more time with his family and life has become less regimented.[17] In 2021, Ten Dam started a podcast called the "Beter Worden Podcast" (English: Get Better) in which several aspects of improving on the bike are highlighted and discussed with a human movement scientist.[18][19]
Major results
editSource: [20]
- 1999
- 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
- 2003
- 1st La Marmotte
- 2004
- 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2005
- 3rd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 3rd Omloop der Kempen
- 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 4th Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 9th Hel van het Mergelland
- 2006
- 1st
Mountains classification, Ster Elektrotoer
- 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 7th Route Adélie de Vitré
- 7th Polynormande
- 9th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
- 2007
- 5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 7th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2008
- 5th Overall Critérium International
- 1st Stage 1
- 10th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2009
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de Romandie
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 2010
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2011
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
- 6th Overall Tour of California
- 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2012
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Brabantse Pijl
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 8th Overall Tour of Norway
- 2014
- 8th Overall Tour of California
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 2016
- 10th Overall Tour of California
- 2021
- 1st Gravel Locos 150
- 2nd Unbound Gravel 200
- 2022
- 4th Unbound Gravel 200
- 2023
- 4th Unbound Gravel 200
General classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 35 | DNF | ||
| — | 21 | 60 | — | 58 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 92 | 73 | 67 | 51 | — | ||
| — | — | — | DNF | — | 8 | DNF | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||||||||
| Race | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| — | 42 | — | — | DNF | 43 | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | 44 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | — | — | 28 | 12 | 77 | 60 | 62 | DNF | 80 | 16 | 65 | 31 | ||
| 62 | 29 | — | 59 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 60 | DNF | — | ||
| 30 | 59 | 42 | — | — | 39 | — | 24 | 63 | — | 37 | 36 | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | DNF | 86 | ||
| 65 | 10 | — | DNF | 8 | 23 | — | 13 | 20 | 72 | — | — | — | ||
| 18 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during his career | |||||||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 71 | — | DNF | — | 31 | 53 | 63 | 49 | — | 62 | — | — | — | DNF |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | 39 | DNF | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | 94 |
| Classic | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | OTL | — | ||
| Amstel Gold Race | DNF | 101 | 41 | 43 | 50 | — | 52 | — | — | 44 | 51 | — | — | — | 94 | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | 55 | — | 34 | — | 112 | 33 | 56 | 79 | 30 | 101 | — | — | 49 | — |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 84 | 39 | 56 | — | 57 | — | DNF | 50 | — | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | Race did not exist | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | |||||
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | ||||||
Major championship results timeline
edit| Event | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | NH | — | Not held | 64 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | |||||||||
| Road race | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 119 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | 25 | — | 84 | 35 | 6 | 38 | 32 | — | 36 | DNF | 18 | 40 | DNF | 47 | DNF | 58 | 73 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
| OTL | Outside time limit |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Laurens ten Dam profile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ Ferri, Marco (24 December 2018). "CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl prende il posto di Denifl e completa il roster" [CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl takes the place of Denifl and completes the roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Ten Dam calling stop on career after Lombardia". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Alvarez, Hernan (27 May 2007). "Karpets takes Volta as Sanchez wins in Tibidabo". Cyclingnews.com. Knapp Communications. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Sasaki, Miwako (18 October 2007). "Ten Dam signs with Rabobank". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Kröner, Hedwig (29 March 2008). "A flying Dutchman holds strong". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (22 May 2011). "Goss finally gets his win in Thousand Oaks". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (19 June 2011). "Leipheimer wins Tour de Suisse with strong time trial effort". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Alberto Contador wins second Vuelta a España title". BBC Sport. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Daniel Benson (22 July 2013). "Kittel wins on the Champs-Élysées". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Overall individual time classification". Le Tour. Amaury Sport Organisation. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Laurens ten Dam signs for Giant-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Tour of California: Cavendish wins Sacramento finale". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Laurens ten Dam to switch focus to adventure riding after 17 years in professional peloton". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "MCT: Gravel Locos 2021". www.mychiptime.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ Rook, Anne-Marije (25 March 2022). "Laurens ten Dam: I live for the challenges and even at 41, I continue to find them". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Laurens ten Dam is living his best life in retirement". CyclingTips. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Beter Worden Podcast". Spotify (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "Live Slow Ride Fast Podcast: Ultracycling met Jack Thompson op Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Laurens Ten Dam". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Team Sunweb profile
- Laurens ten Dam at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Laurens ten Dam at ProCyclingStats