Posthuma at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Joost Posthuma |
Born |
Hengelo, the Netherlands |
March 8, 1981
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
2004–2010 | Rabobank |
2011–2012 | Leopard Trek |
Major wins | |
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens (2005) Sachsen Tour (2007) Paris–Nice, 1 stage Three Days of De Panne (2008) Tour de Luxembourg (2008) |
Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.