Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
Dutch cyclist
Van den Broek-Blaak at the
2018 European Road Cycling Championships
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Full name | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | |||||||||||||||
Nickname | Blaaki | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Chantal Blaak
( 1989-10-22 ) 22 October 1989 (age 33) Zuidland , Netherlands |
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Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | SD Worx | |||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | AA-Drink Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||
2013 | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |||||||||||||||
2014 | Specialized–lululemon | |||||||||||||||
2015– | Boels–Dolmans [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||
UCI Road World Cup
UCI Women's WorldTour
One day races
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Medal record
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Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (née Blaak ; born 22 October 1989) is a Dutch road racing cyclist , who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam SD Worx . [3] In 2017 she became world road race champion in Bergen , Norway. [4]
Career
Junior career
Van den Broek-Blaak was the Dutch national junior time trial champion in 2006 and 2007. She was European under-23 road race champion in 2009 and was also third in the Ronde van Drenthe race of the UCI Women's Road World Cup in that year.
Professional career
Van den Broek-Blaak began her professional career in 2008 with the Dutch AA-Drink Cycling Team and remained with them until they disbanded at the end of 2012, after which she raced for the US team Team TIBCO–To The Top for a year.
In 2014, she joined Specialized–lululemon and won her first UCI Women's Road World Cup race, the Open de Suède Vårgårda .
She transferred to the Boels–Dolmans team for 2015 , along with sponsors Specialized Bicycle Components and lululemon Athletica and teammate Evelyn Stevens . [5] She won the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames .
2016 was her most successful season to date, yielding wins in Le Samyn des Dames , the Ronde van Drenthe , Gent–Wevelgem and the Holland Ladies Tour .
In 2017, van den Broek-Blaak became both Dutch national and world road race champion after she successfully broke away from an elite group of riders 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) from the finish. [4] In the rainbow jersey , she won the Amstel Gold Race in 2018. [6]
2019 saw Chantal Blaak win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time. [7]
Personal life
In the 2019 off-season, Chantal Blaak married former cyclist Lars van den Broek.
Major results
- 2007
- 1st Time trial , National Junior Road Championships
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UCI Juniors World Championships
- 5th Time trial
- 10th Road race
- 2008
- 6th Ronde van Gelderland
- 2009
- 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Road race , National Road Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Omloop van Borsele
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 8th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 10th Ronde van Gelderland
- 2010
- 2nd Holland Hills Classic
- 5th Ronde van Drenthe
- 6th Tour of Flanders for Women
- 7th Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Erondegemse Pijl
- 3rd Road race , National Road Championships
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
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10th Overall
Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
- 1st Stage 2
- 2012
- 2nd Ronde van Gelderland
- 3rd Team time trial , UCI Road World Championships
- 4th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 5th Holland Hills Classic
- 5th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
- 8th Overall Energiewacht Tour
- 2013
- 3rd Chrono Gatineau
- 5th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 9th Overall Belgium Tour
- 2014
- 1st Team time trial , UCI Road World Championships
- 1st Drentse 8
- 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
- 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 1st Stage 5 Energiewacht Tour
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
- 5th Novilon EDR Cup
- 7th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2015
- 1st Le Samyn des Dames
- 1st RaboRonde Heerlen
- 1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- 2nd Team time trial , UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Omloop van het Hageland
- 3rd Time trial , National Road Championships
- 3rd Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Time trial, EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 6th Holland Hills Classic
- 9th Tour of Flanders for Women
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2016
- 1st Team time trial , UCI Road World Championships
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1st
Overall
Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 2 ( TTT )
- 1st Le Samyn des Dames
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
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Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
- 1st Team time trial
- 3rd Road race
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Energiewacht Tour
- 1st Stages 1 ( TTT ) & 2
- 2nd Time trial , National Road Championships
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 6th Omloop van Borsele
- 2017
-
UCI Road World Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Team time trial
- 1st Road race , National Road Championships
- 1st Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
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Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 2 ( TTT ) & 4
- 1st Stage 1 ( TTT ) Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Tour of Flanders for Women
- 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2018
- 1st Road race , National Road Championships
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 1st Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
- 1st Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour
- 2nd Team time trial , UCI Road World Championships
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2nd Overall
Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 3b ( TTT ) & 4
- 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 5th Tour of Flanders for Women
- 2019
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd Time trial , European Games
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 7th Tour of Flanders for Women
- 10th Strade Bianche
- 2020
- 1st Le Samyn des Dames
- 1st Tour of Flanders for Women
- 4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2021
- 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Strade Bianche
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 1st Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2022
- 3rd Tour of Flanders for Women
- 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- 7th Omloop van het Hageland
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
General classification results timeline
Grand Tour results timeline | |||||||||||||
Stage race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Giro d'Italia Femminile | 62 | 43 | — | — | 38 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | — | 18 | DNF | — |
Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | 49 |
Classics results timeline
Monument | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Tour of Flanders | DNF | 34 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
Paris–Roubaix | Race did not exist | NH | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Race did not exist | 35 | 43 | 45 | 24 | 29 | DNF | ||||||||
Classic | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 64 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 7 | DNF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 38 |
Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
Ronde van Drenthe | 59 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 19 | DNF | 4 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 2 | NH | 21 | — |
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | — | 8 | 59 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 4 | |
Gent–Wevelgem | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 71 | — | — | 44 | |||
Amstel Gold Race | Race did not exist | 11 | 1 | 43 | NH | 52 | 53 | ||||||||
La Flèche Wallonne | — | 43 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 21 | — | 92 |
GP de Plouay – Bretagne | — | 26 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 45 | — | 50 |
Open de Suède Vårgårda | DNF | DNF | 7 | 52 | — | 47 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 44 | — | Not held | 57 |
Major championship results timeline
Event | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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World Championships | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Road race | — | 23 | DNF | 98 | — | — | 17 | 61 | 50 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 32 | — | |
European Championships | Road race | Race did not exist | 45 | 62 | 23 | 28 | 4 | DNF | — | |||||||
European Games | Time trial | Event did not exist | — | Not Held | 2 | Not Held | ||||||||||
Road race | DNF | 66 | ||||||||||||||
National Championships | Time trial | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | NH | — | — |
Road race | 42 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 26 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 26 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
NH | Not held |
References
- ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad" . Cyclist . Dennis Publishing Limited . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
- ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans" . Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 January 2020 .
- ↑ "Team SD Worx" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 13 January 2021 . Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
- 1 2 "Chantal Blaak nets elite women's road race world title despite crash" . Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 23 September 2017 .
- ↑ Nagel, Maxwell (22 September 2014). "Specialized, Evelyn Stevens move to Boels-Dolmans women's cycling team in 2015" . VeloNews . Archived from the original on 24 September 2014 . Retrieved 27 September 2014 .
- ↑ "Chantal Blaak wins women's Amstel Gold Race" . Cyclingnews . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved 15 April 2018 .
- ↑ "Women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020 Preview" . ProCyclingUK.com . Retrieved 28 February 2020 .
External links
- Official website
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at UCI
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at Cycling Archives
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at ProCyclingStats
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at CQ Ranking
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at CycleBase
- Chantal Blaak at Team Tibco at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 February 2014)