Twan Castelijns
Dutch bicycle racer
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Twan Castelijns (born 23 January 1989 in Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands) is a Dutch former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2017 for the Koga Cycling Team, Baby-Dump Cyclingteam and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.[1] During his career, he contested two Grand Tours; the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[2] and the 2017 Giro d'Italia.
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FullnameTwan Castelijns
Born23 January 1989
Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands
Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Castelijns in 2016. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Twan Castelijns |
| Born | 23 January 1989 Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2011 | TWC Snelle Het Wiel |
| 2012–2013 | Baby-Dump–Lemmerns–Wilvo |
| 2015 | LottoNL–Jumbo (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Koga Cycling Team |
| 2015 | Baby-Dump Cyclingteam |
| 2016–2017 | LottoNL–Jumbo |
Major results
- 2014
- 10th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2015
- 3rd Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 5th Ster van Zwolle
- 6th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I
- 2017
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 6th Rund um Köln
- 7th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 8th Omloop Eurometropool
- 9th Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
114 | 130 |
 Tour de France |
— | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
