Dutch road bicycle racer

Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, Domo–Farm Frites, Quick-Step–Innergetic and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.

Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco. He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to Quick-Step–Davitamon. Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cycl*ics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France.

Tankink joined Rabobank in 2008. He remained with the team until his retirement in 2018.

Contents

• 1 Major results
  • 1.1 Grand Tour general cl*ification results timeline
• 2 References
• 3 External links

Major results

19993rd Overall Turul Romaniei20001st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships2nd Overall Mainfranken-Tour2nd Overall Ster der Beloften5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U238th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux8th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell20046th *an Cup8th Tour du Haut Var20051st Profronde van Maastricht1st Profronde van Almelo1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour3rd Profronde van Stiphout3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne20061st Mijl van Mares2nd Profronde van Almelo3rd GP Buchholz3rd Profronde van Stiphout7th Tour du Haut Var20071st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens1st Profronde van Maastricht3rd Acht van Chaam7th Overall Eneco Tour8th Grand Prix de Fourmies20081st Profronde van Wierden2nd Profronde van Zwolle3rd Profronde van Heerlen5th Overall Tour of Belgium8th Overall Eneco Tour8th Trofeo Calvia8th Grand Prix de Wallonie10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía20093rd Profronde van Zwolle8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer20103rd Overall Tour of Belgium20111st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico2nd Road race, National Road Championships5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen5th Brabantse Pijl5th Omloop van het Houtland20139th Ruddervoorde Koerse20146th Druivenkoers Overijse6th Omloop van het Houtland

Grand Tour general cl*ification results timeline

References

External links

Media related to Bram Tankink at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Bram Tankink at ProCyclingStats