Maikel Zijlaard

Maikel Zijlaard (born 1 June 1999) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team.^[4]

Maikel Zijlaard

Zijlaard in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 26) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current team	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Discipline	Road Track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2018–2019	Hagens Berman Axeon
2020–2021	SEG Racing Academy[1]
2022	VolkerWessels Cycling Team[2]
2023–	Tudor Pro Cycling Team[3]

Professional since 2018, Zijlaard took his first professional win on the road in April 2024, winning the prologue of the Tour de Romandie.^[5]

Major results

Road

2016

1st Young rider classification, Driedaagse van Axel

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich

3rd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten

5th Overall La Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz

2017

1st Tour of Flanders Junioren

1st Menen–Kemmel–Menen

SPIE Internationale Juniorendriedaagse

1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 4

6th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg

6th Guido Reybrouck Classic

6th E3 Harelbeke Junioren

2021

9th Ronde van de Achterhoek

2022

1st Overall Olympia's Tour

1st Dorpenomloop Rucphen

2nd Arno Wallaard Memorial

10th Overall Okolo jižních Čech

1st Points classification

1st Stages 2 & 3

2023

3rd Classic Loire Atlantique

6th Cholet-Pays de la Loire

2024 (1 pro win)

1st Prologue Tour de Romandie

6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues

7th Nokere Koerse

Track

2018

2nd Derny, UEC European Championships

2019

National Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Team pursuit

2021

1st Elimination, UEC European Under-23 Championships