Tom-Jelte Slagter

Slagter at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name	Tom-Jelte Slagter
Nickname	TeJay
Born	(1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 34) Groningen, Netherlands
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur Climber
Amateur team
2010	Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2011–2013	Rabobank
2014–2017	Garmin–Sharp[1][2]
2018–2019	Team Dimension Data[3][4]
2020	B&B Hotels–Vital Concept
Major wins
Stage races Tour Down Under (2013)

Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the Belkin Pro Cycling, Cannondale–Drapac, Team Dimension Data and B&B Hotels–Vital Concept teams.^[5]

Career

Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.^[2]

Rabobank (2011–2013)

While riding for Blanco Pro Cycling in 2013,^[6] Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group.^[7] On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE), the defending champion.^[8] On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno (Movistar Team) earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.^[9]

In August 2013, Slagter signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad, penning a two-year deal.^[10][11]

Garmin–Sharp (2014–2017)

2014

At Paris–Nice, Slagter won stages 4 and 7. He then went on to finish 2nd in the Spanish one-day race GP Miguel Induráin. His last race before his classics campaign was the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége–Bastogne–Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Flèche Wallonne. Slagter rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, in 14th place. He rode the Canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.

2015

Slagter's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in La Flèche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the race. He then rode the Canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.

Team Dimension Data (2018–2019)

In August 2017, Slagter signed a contract with Team Dimension Data.^[12] At the Tour Down Under, Slagter finished 3rd overall, in his first race for the team. His best result during the classics period was 12th at La Flèche Wallonne.

B&B Hotels–Vital Concept (2020)

After one season with B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, Slagter announced his retirement in November 2020; he intended to become a tractor salesman.^[5]

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Giro d'Italia	DNF	30	—	—	76	—	77	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	56	—	82	—	59
Vuelta a España	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Classics results timeline