Dennis van Winden (born 2 December 1987) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team .

Career

Amateur career

Born in Delft, van Winden joined the in 2007 at the age of 19, where he enjoyed success at the Under-23 level in his three seasons with the team, taking several wins including the national Under-23 time trial title and a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, as well as a third-placed finish in the U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

Dennis van Winden

Professional career

He subsequently turned professional with in 2010. In November 2012 he underwent surgery to correct a kink that had developed in an internal iliac artery in his right leg, however he contracted an infection from the surgery which resulted in months of further treatment, leaving him unable to return to competition until May 2013.

Dennis van Winden

In November 2014 van Winden announced that he would join for the 2015 season, with a focus on riding as part of the team's sprint train. However, in May 2015 it was announced that he would rejoin his old team, then known as , after four months with Synergy Baku. In October 2016 he announced that he would join the for the 2017 season.

Dennis van Winden

Major results

2006

1st Omloop van de Alblasserwaard

2007

2nd Overall Giro delle Regioni

2008

1st Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 2 Giro delle Regioni

2nd Vlaamse Pijl

2009

1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships

1st Prologue Istrian Spring Trophy

1st Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne Cycliste

1st Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista a León

1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Avenir

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Olympia's Tour

3rd U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2011

9th Ster ZLM Toer

2012

5th Binche–Chimay–Binche

9th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports

2017

7th Overall Tour de Azerbaijan

9th Schaal Sels

2018

9th Overall Czech Cycling Tour

10th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

References

External links

1987 births

Living people

Dutch male cyclists

Sportspeople from Delft

UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands

European Games competitors for the Netherlands

Cyclists at the 2019 European Games

Cyclists from South Holland#

20th-century Dutch people

21st-century Dutch people