Maarten de Jonge

For the Dutch footballer, see Maarten de Jong.

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Jonge, not Jonge.

Maarten de Jonge (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist,^[2] who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but changed flights in order to save money.^[3]

Maarten de Jonge

De Jonge in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Maarten de Jonge
Born	(1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 40) Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2008–2009	Beveren 2000
Professional teams
2004	Team Fuji Bikes
2007	Time-van Hemert
2009	Skil–Shimano (stagiaire)
2010	Cycling Team Jo Piels
2011	Endura Racing
2012	Team Raiko–Stölting
2013	Team Vorarlberg
2014	Terengganu Cycling Team
2015	Bike Aid
2016	Team Lvshan Landscape
2017–2020	Monkey Town Continental Team[1]

It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge never booked tickets for either flight.^[4][5][6][7] According to Slate, de Jonge only mentioned he wanted to fly on the day MH17 crashed, but he never mentioned that he booked a ticket for that flight. Slate also mentioned that there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.^[8]

Major results

2008

3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig

5th Overall Tour des Pyrénées

2010

3rd Overall Flèche du Sud

2011

8th Neuseen Classics

2012

4th Overall Tour de Serbie

2014

1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand