Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the , , and teams.
Career Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
Rabobank (2011–2013) While riding for in 2013, 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. On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (), the defending champion. On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno () earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.
In August 2013, Slagter signed with the squad, penning a two-year deal.
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 . 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 , Slagter announced his retirement in November 2020; he intended to become a tractor salesman.
Major results
2010 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs 8th De Vlaamse Pijl 2012 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 6th Overall Tour of Oman 2013 (2 pro wins) 1st Overall Tour Down Under 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 3 1st Mountains classification, Tour of Alberta 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain 2014 (2) Paris–Nice 1st Stages 4 & 7 2nd GP Miguel Induráin 5th La Flèche Wallonne 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2015 (2) 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta 1st Stages 3 & 4 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 9th La Flèche Wallonne 9th GP Miguel Induráin 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2016 (1) 1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var 4th Tre Valli Varesine 8th Clásica de San Sebastián 9th Brabantse Pijl 2017 (1) 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 4th Overall Tour of Alberta 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2018 3rd Overall Tour Down Under 2019 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire 8th Overall Deutschland Tour
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 Monument201120122013201420152016201720182019 Milan–San Remo — — DNF 105 — 14 — — 51 Tour of FlandersDid not contest during career Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège — — 346 44 DNF 45 30 43 Giro di Lombardia 52 DNF 46 93 13 DNF DNF — DNF Classic201120122013201420152016201720182019 Amstel Gold Race — — 85 21 36 60 46 76 85 La Flèche Wallonne 40 47 1459 36 21 12 48 Clásica de San Sebastián — — 49 14 278 — DNF — Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec —57 114 156 976 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — 20 15 1210 173 84 50
+ Legend — Did not compete DSQ Disqualified DNF Did not finish
References
External links
Cycling Base: Tom-Jelte Slagter Garmin-Sharp: Tom-Jelte Slagter