Roy Curvers (born 27 December 1979) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist, who competed professionally for Skil–Shimano and its successors between 2008 and 2019.[2] The winner of the Halle–Ingooigem race in 2011,[3] Curvers now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL.[4]
.jpg) Curvers at the 2019 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Curvers |
| Born | 27 December 1979 Haelen, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2003–2007 | Van Hemert Groep Cycling |
| Professional team | |
| 2008–2019 | Skil–Shimano[1] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2020– | Team Sunweb |
Major results
editSource: [5]
- 2004
- 9th Schaal Sels
- 2005
- 8th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 9th Profronde van Fryslan
- 2006
- 3rd Profronde van Fryslan
- 9th Ronde van Drenthe
- 9th Omloop der Kempen
- 9th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
- 10th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 10th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 2007
- 1st Stage 8 Olympia's Tour
- 2nd Profronde van Fryslan
- 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 6th Ronde van Overijssel
- 7th Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 9th Nokere Koerse
- 9th Delta Profronde
- 2008
- 3rd Omloop van het Houtland
- 9th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 2009
- 7th Ronde van Drenthe
- 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 9th Profronde van Fryslan
- 9th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 2010
- 8th Paris–Brussels
- 10th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2011
- 1st Halle–Ingooigem
- 7th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 8th Omloop van het Houtland
- 9th Paris–Tours
- 2013
- 4th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
- 5th Overall World Ports Classic
- 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2015
- 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 10th Binche–Chimay–Binche
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 135 | 145 | 116 | 106 | 122 | 142 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Roy Curvers retires from professional peloton, makes transition to coaching staff". Team Sunweb. Sunweb Group B.V. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Het Nieuwsblad. "Nederlander Roy Curvers nekt Belgen in Halle–Ingooigem". 22 June 2011. Retrieved on 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Roy Curvers". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Roy Curvers at Wikimedia Commons- Roy Curvers at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Roy Curvers at ProCyclingStats
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