Daan Olivier

Daan Olivier (born 24 November 1992 in Oegstgeest[2]) is a Dutch former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the Team Giant–Alpecin and Team Jumbo–Visma squads.[3] He competed at one Grand Tour, the 2017 Vuelta a España.[4]

Daan Olivier
Personal information
Full nameDaan Olivier
Born (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2011–2013Rabobank Continental Team
→2012Rabobank (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2014–2015Giant–Shimano
2017–2019LottoNL–Jumbo[1]

He was a member of the professional cycling team, Team Giant–Alpecin having come through the ranks at Rabobank Continental Team.[5] He retired in June 2015, citing disillusionment with the sport,[6] but returned in 2017 to race for LottoNL–Jumbo. He was forced to retire for a second time in 2019 due to a knee injury.[3]

Major results
2010
2nd Overall Liège–La Gleize
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
2nd Overall GP Rüebliland
7th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
2011
3rd Ronde van Limburg
8th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon
8th Grand Prix des Marbriers
10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
10th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2012
2nd Overall Tour de Gironde
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Young rider classification
5th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
8th Overall Tour Alsace
8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
10th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
10th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2013
2nd Paris–Tours Espoirs
4th Sluitingsprijs Zwevezele
2014
8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Young rider classification

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2017
Giro d'Italia —
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España 60
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. "Daan Olivier | ProCyclingStats". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. "Jumbo-Visma's Daan Olivier forced into retirement due to knee injury". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "Team Giant-Shimano (GIA) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/dutch_climbing_talent_announces_retirement/
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