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Jeroen Blijlevens
Dutch road bicycle racer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens (born 29 December 1971) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004. He most recently worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam CCC Liv,[1] and has also worked as a cycling co-commentator at Eurosport Netherlands.
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Full name | Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens |
Nickname | Jerommeke |
Born | (1971-12-29) 29 December 1971 (age 52) Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
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Discipline | Road |
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Rider type | Sprinter |
Professional teams | |
1994–1999 | TVM–Farm Frites |
2000 | Team Polti |
2001 | Lotto–Adecco |
2002 | Domo–Farm Frites |
2003–2004 | BankGiroLoterij–Batavus |
Managerial teams | |
2005–2007 | Eurogifts.com |
2010–2012 | Nederland Bloeit |
2013 | Blanco Pro Cycling |
2017–2020 | WM3 Pro Cycling |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Nicknamed Jerommeke, he was one of Holland's leading sprinters in the 1990s, claiming a total of 11 stage victories across the three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia). He won a total number of 74 races in his professional career.