Tom Leezer
In-game article clicks load inline without leaving the challenge.
Thomas Leezer (born 26 December 1985) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for the Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten, Rabobank Continental Team and Team Jumbo–Visma squads.
During his professional career, Leezer took one individual victory on stage six of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi, winning after a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) solo move. He also competed at eight Grand Tours – including wearing the mountains classification jersey at the 2009 Vuelta a España – as well as the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on four occasions, and the road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.
Following his retirement from cycling, Leezer co-founded Dutch cycling clothing brand Velor, and in 2025, became the national junior coach for the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.
Major results
Source:
2003
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1st Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
9th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2004
1st Stage 2 Cinturón a Mallorca
2005
2nd Overall Triptyque des Barrages Under-23 1st Stage 1
10th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2006
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Olympia's Tour
8th Overall Tour de la Somme
2007
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Navarra
3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
5th Overall Olympia's Tour 1st Stage 2
2009
2nd Trofeo Pollença
3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
4th Tour de Rijke
7th Trofeo Calvia
8th Trofeo Cala
8th Gent–Wevelgem
Vuelta a España Held after Stages 2–3
2010
2011
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
2013
1st Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi
3rd Overall Tour of Hainan
2019
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 150 | 133 | 153 | — | 166 | — | — |
| / Vuelta a España | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
Media related to Tom Leezer at Wikimedia Commons
- at UCI
- at Cycling Archives ()
- at ProCyclingStats
- at CQ Ranking