Nick van der Lijke

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Lijke, not Lijke.

Nick van der Lijke (born 23 September 1991) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling.

Nick van der Lijke

Van der Lijke at the 2013 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
Full name	Nick van der Lijke
Born	(1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 33) Middelburg,[1] Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current team	Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2022	ZRTC Theo Middelkamp
Professional teams
2010–2013	Rabobank Continental Team
2014–2015	Belkin Pro Cycling
2016–2019	Roompot–Oranje Peloton[2]
2020–2021	Riwal Readynez[3][4]
2023–	Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling

Nick van der Lijke is married to Dutch former professional cyclist Nicky Zijlaard. When he didn't get a new contract for 2022, the couple took over the Zijlaard family business.^[5] A few months later they handed the Croissanterie back to Nicky's parents, and Nick got back to racing. His amateur successes^[6][7] lead to a new contract with Riwal Cycling Team who in 2023 merged with Leopard Pro Cycling.^[8]

Major results

2010

10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt U23

2011

7th Grand Prix des Marbriers

9th Overall Tour of Norway

10th Ronde van Midden-Nederland

2012

1st Overall Tour de Gironde

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 1

1st Mountains classification Boucles de la Mayenne

4th Omloop der Kempen

6th Overall Tour de Bretagne

8th Overall Tour of China I

9th Overall Ronde de l'Oise

2013

1st Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites

1st Points classification

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 2 (ITT)

1st Beverbeek Classic

2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne

1st Young rider classification

3rd Overall Tour de Gironde

1st Young rider classification

3rd Grand Prix de la Somme

6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux

6th Overall Olympia's Tour

6th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23

7th Paris–Tours Espoirs

8th Dorpenomloop Rucphen

9th Ronde van Overijssel

10th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports

2014

9th Overall Tour of Hainan

2015

7th Dwars door Drenthe

10th Ronde van Drenthe

2016

3rd Overall Tour des Fjords

1st Young rider classification

2017

3rd Volta Limburg Classic

9th Overall Tour des Fjords

2018

1st Derny, UEC European Track Championships

9th Overall Okolo Slovenska

10th Overall Deutschland Tour

2019

3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire

10th Druivenkoers Overijse

2020

8th Druivenkoers Overijse

2021

1st Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites

4th Overall Danmark Rundt

4th Skive–Løbet

5th Overall Tour de Bretagne

1st Points classification

8th GP Herning

2022

1st Omloop van de Braakman