Mike Teunissen


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Mike Teunissen (born 25 August 1992) is a Dutch racing cyclist,[6] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[7]

Mike Teunissen

Teunissen in 2023

Personal information
Full nameMike Teunissen
Born25 August 1992 (age 32)
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Wanty
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Classics specialist
  • Lead-out man
Professional teams
2013–2014Rabobank Development Team
2015–2016LottoNL–Jumbo
2017–2018Team Sunweb
2019–2022Team Jumbo–Visma[3][4][5]
2023–Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2019)
1 TTT stage (2019)
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2022)

Stage races

Four Days of Dunkirk (2019)
ZLM Tour (2019)

He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, and was the winner of the World Under-23 Cyclo-cross Championships in 2013. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[8] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[9]

In 2019, he had a top 10 finish in Paris-Roubaix. He was named to the start list of the 2019 Tour de France, where he was intended to be a leadout man for Dylan Groenewegen. Late in stage one as the sprint trains were coming together there was a crash, which eliminated Groenewegen's chances and ruined the team's plans of getting the stage win and yellow jersey. Teunissen seized the moment, knowing he was already in a good position, and went for the stage win anyway. He just barely edged all-time great Peter Sagan on the line, winning the Yellow Jersey in the process.[10] The following day he was part of another stage victory in the team time trial, which gave him one more day in the race lead.[11]

 
Teunissen (second left) in the yellow jersey, as part of Team Jumbo–Visma, during stage 2 of the 2019 Tour de France. He lost the race lead the following day.

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Sources:[12]

Classics results timeline

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Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
  1. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma - Mike Teunissen". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Mike Teunissen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Mike Teunissen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Mike Teunissen pips Peter Sagan to line in Tour de France stage one photo finish". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  11. ^ Race Highlights, NBC Sports (7 July 2022). "Mike Teunissen Holds Yellow Jersey:Tour de France Stage 2 yellow jersey presentation". NBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Our eight riders for the Vuelta a Espana". Team Jumbo-Visma. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.