Dylan Groenewegen

Dylan Groenewegen (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈdɪlə(ŋ)ˈɣrunəˌʋeːɣə(n)]; born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Pro team Unibet Rose Rockets. He has won six individual Tour de France stages and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Race Championships, five stages of the Tour of Norway, five stages of the Tour of Britain and three stages of Paris–Nice. In 2020, Groenewegen received considerable attention for causing a serious crash at the Tour de Pologne, which put Fabio Jakobsen in hospital, and for which Groenewegen received a nine-month ban from racing.

Early life

Groenewegen was born to a working-class family in Amsterdam. His grandfather, Ko Zieleman (1933–2021), assembled custom bike frames of which Groenewegen received his first bike at the age of seven. Zieleman owned a shop selling bike frames, a trade that his father had started in 1928, which Groenewegen's father, Gerrie, has continued. At the age of 17, Groenewegen went to a trade school in order to follow his previous three generations as a frame-builder.

Career

Pre-World Tour

Groenewegen said in an interview that he had to choose between Team Roompot or BMC Racing Team to join in 2014. He chose the former as they gave him "a lot of confidence".

LottoNL–Jumbo (2016–2021)

In October 2015, Groenewegen announced that he had signed with LottoNL–Jumbo, on an initial three-year deal from 2016.

2016

In June, Groenewegen won the Dutch National Road Race Championships after outsprinting Wouter Wippert. During a review of Groenewegen's Bianchi Oltre XR4 bicycle, Simon Richardson of Global Cycling Network said he is "a very easy rider to work with" in respect to the mechanics. Groenewegen won stage 4 of the Tour of Britain.

2017

In the Dubai Tour, which ran from late January into early February, Groenewegen came second in the general classification, having finished second in stages 1 and 2. Despite narrowly missing out on victory in these areas, he did win the overall youth classification. On 28 April, Groenewegen won the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire. The stage, which was 174 kilometres (108mi) long from Bridlington to Scarbrough, came down to a photo finish where he held off Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan. He came fourth on the second stage which finished in Harrogate. He continued this success when in May, he won two stages at the Tour of Norway.

The Tour de France started well for Groenewegen when he came fifth on stage 2, the first flat stage. He produced two more top-10 results in the first week, with sixth in stages 6 and 7. After two mountain stages and a rest day in Dordogne, he returned to finish third on stage 10 – a 178-kilometre (111mi) route from Périgueux to Bergerac. Groenewegen won the final stage of the race on the last stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

2018

In February, Groenewegen competed in the Dubai Tour and won stage 1. Groenewegen held the general classification lead until the third stage when he was penalised 20 seconds after illegally drafting behind his team's car after suffering a mechanical fault. The blue jersey, given to the race leader, was lost to Elia Viviani who started the day two seconds behind Groenewegen, who dropped out of the top 10. He expressed his anger, saying "I had problems with my bike, the mechanicals fucked it up for me. I actually think it was a good decision by the judges but it fucked it up for me" before placing the blame on his mechanics, saying that "it's the fault of my mechanics".

In the Tour de France, Groenewegen won stage 7 after beating Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan, both of whom had won two stages to that point in the tour. The stage was the longest in the tour at 231km (143.5mi) which started in Fougères and finished in Chartres, Northern France. Groenewegen also won stage 8, beating Sagan and John Degenkolb in Amiens. In an interview, Groenewegen said that the sprint was "a bit messy" but he said that he "surged ahead" and took advantage of the "good opportunity".

2019

In March, Groenewegen won the first two stages of Paris–Nice. On the second stage, he found himself at the head of the race in a group of 23 riders about 30km (18.6mi) from the finish line, and ended up winning the stage after another split left just 7 riders contesting for the win. Later in March, he won the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne, out sprinting Gaviria and Viviani after squeezing through a gap between Gaviria and the barrier in order to open up his sprint.

Team Jumbo-Visma won the team time trial on stage 2 of the Tour de France, thus increasing the lead of Groenewegen's teammate, Mike Teunissen in the general classification. Groenwegen went on to win stage 7 of the Tour de France, the longest stage in the tour at 230km (142.9mi) finishing in Chalon-sur-Saône. He beat Caleb Ewan and Sagan, giving him his fourth Tour de France stage win. Groenewegen won stages 1, 3 and 5 of the Tour of Britain, beating Davide Cimolai, Mathieu van der Poel, and Matthew Walls on the respective stages.

2020

Groenewegen's 2020 season started well, with victories on stages 1 and 3 as well as the points classification of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Groenewegen had further success in the UAE Tour, winning stage 4 on 26 February. He beat Fernando Gaviria and Pascal Ackermann to the finish in Dubai after 173km.

During stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne in Katowice, Poland, on 5 August, Groenewegen pushed Fabio Jakobsen into the barriers surrounding the finish line causing a very serious crash that put his rival in hospital and eventually in a medically induced coma. Groenewegen crashed as well and suffered a broken collarbone. More riders were involved in the crash; French sprinter Marc Sarreau had to abandon the race due to his injuries resulting from the crash. Groenewegen was disqualified from the race and fined CHF 500. Jakobsen's directeur sportif Patrick Lefevere said at the time that his team were considering bringing criminal charges against Groenewegen.

In November 2020, Groenewegen was handed a nine-month ban for causing the crash, backdated to the day of the incident, meaning the ban ended on 7 May 2021. The previous month, Jakobsen had to undergo facial surgery where his jaw was reconstructed and bone was transplanted. Both Groenewegen and his team Jumbo-Visma apologized and took responsibility, with Groenewegen saying he "deviated from [his] line" and also that he wanted to be a "fair sprinter".

Team BikeExchange–Jayco (2022–2025)

In December 2021, Groenewegen signed a three-year contract with Australian UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco from 2022 season. Early in the season he won stages in several smaller races including the Tour de Hongrie, the Tour of Slovenia as well as the 2022 Saudi Tour where he won two stages and the points classification. In the 2022 Tour de France he won stage 3, his first victory at the Tour since 2019. Groenewegen won stage 6 of the 2024 Tour de France in a photo finish after a mass sprint.

During stage 5 of the 2025 UAE Tour, Groenewegen crashed hard, and later had to abandon the race, due to sustaining a concussion.

Unibet Rose Rockets (2026–)

In August 2025, Groenewegen was announced as a new addition to the UCI ProTeam Unibet Rose Rockets on a two-year deal starting in 2026.

Groenewegen won his first race for his new team in January 2026, when he won Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana in front of Paul Magnier.

Personal life

As of 2017, Groenewegen lives in Rivierenbuurt, a district in Amsterdam.

Major results

2011

1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van Axel

1st Stage 3 Liège–La Gleize

2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores

2012

3rd Münsterland Giro

4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs

9th Dutch Food Valley Classic

9th Omloop van het Houtland

2013

1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren

1st Ronde van Noord-Holland

2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften

4th Dorpenomloop Rucphen

5th Overall Olympia's Tour

6th Nationale Sluitingsprijs

8th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I

9th Antwerpse Havenpijl

2014

1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften

1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie

3rd Trofeo Palma

3rd Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I

10th Ronde van Overijssel

10th Gooikse Pijl

2015 (2 pro wins)

1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic

1st Brussels Cycling Classic

4th Road race, National Road Championships

5th Handzame Classic

7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

2016 (11)

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Rund um Köln

1st Heistse Pijl

1st Tour de l'Eurométropole

1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic

Tour de Yorkshire 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1

Ster ZLM Toer 1st Points classification 1st Stage 3

Tour of Britain 1st Points classification 1st Stage 4

1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour

1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2nd Handzame Classic

3rd Ronde van Drenthe

3rd Nokere Koerse

4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

6th EuroEyes Cyclassics

6th Le Samyn

9th Scheldeprijs

2017 (8)

Ster ZLM Toer 1st Points classification 1st Stages 2 & 3

Tour of Norway 1st Stages 2 & 4

1st Stage 21 Tour de France

1st Stage 5 Tour of Guangxi

1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire

1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain

2nd Overall Dubai Tour 1st Young rider classification

2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

3rd EuroEyes Cyclassics

3rd Tacx Pro Classic

5th Dwars door Vlaanderen

5th Münsterland Giro

2018 (14)

1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic

Tour of Norway 1st Stages 1, 3 & 4

Tour de France 1st Stages 7 & 8

Volta ao Algarve 1st Stages 1 & 4

1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice

1st Stage 1 Tour of Guangxi

1st Stage 1 Dubai Tour

1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia

7th Gooikse Pijl

2019 (15)

1st Three Days of Bruges–De Panne

1st Tacx Pro Classic

Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3

Tour of Britain 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5

Tour de France 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 7

Paris–Nice 1st Stages 1 & 2

1st Stage 4 Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

4th Primus Classic

7th Overall ZLM Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 2

2020 (3)

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 3

1st Stage 4 UAE Tour

2021 (3)

Tour de Wallonie 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 4

1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt

2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

3rd Ronde van Drenthe

9th Binche–Chimay–Binche

10th Elfstedenronde

2022 (7)

1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

Saudi Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3 & 5

1st Stage 3 Tour de France

1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia

1st Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway

1st Stage 4 Tour de Hongrie

2nd Classic Brugge–De Panne

2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies

2nd Paris–Chauny

3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

3rd Omloop van het Houtland

3rd Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

4th Rund um Köln

5th Gooikse Pijl

7th Münsterland Giro

2023 (6)

1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

Tour of Slovenia 1st Stages 1 & 2

Saudi Tour 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1

1st Stage 5 UAE Tour

1st Stage 1 Tour de Hongrie

2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

2nd Omloop van het Houtland

3rd Gooikse Pijl

4th Scheldeprijs

10th Milano–Torino

2024 (5)

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Ronde van Limburg

1st Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969

1st Stage 6 Tour de France

1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia

2nd Bredene Koksijde Classic

2nd Omloop van het Houtland

3rd Scheldeprijs

3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal

4th Gooikse Pijl

8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

9th Gent–Wevelgem

2025 (3)

Tour of Slovenia 1st Stages 1 & 3

1st Stage 4 Tour de Hongrie

2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

2nd Gooikse Pijl

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

5th Grand Prix de Fourmies

7th Copenhagen Sprint

9th Classic Brugge–De Panne

2026 (4)

1st Tour of Bruges

1st Bredene Koksijde Classic

1st Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969

1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

3rd Clásica de Almería

7th Trofeo Palma

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Classics results timeline

Major championships results timeline

Notes

External links

• atUCI
• atProCyclingStats
• atCycling Archives()
• atTeamNL(in Dutch)
• at theWayback Machine(archived 13 July 2019)