{{short description|Road bicycle racer}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Albert Timmer | image = Albert Timmer.jpg | caption = Timmer at the 2007 3-Länder-Tour. | fullname = Albert Timmer | nickname = Albi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Gramsbergen, Netherlands | height = 1.86 m | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|DSM women}} ''(women)'' | discipline = Road | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Coach|Directeur sportif}} | ridertype = All-rounder | amateuryears1 = 2004–2006 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|LOW|2004}} | proyears1 = 2007–2017 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ARG|2007}} | manageyears1 = 2019–2020 | manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|DSU|2019}} | manageyears2 = 2021– | manageteam2 = {{UCI team code|DSM women|2021}} ''(women)'' | majorwins = | medaltemplates = }} '''Albert Timmer''' (born 13 June 1985) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2017, exclusively for {{UCI team code|SUN|2017}} and its previous squad iterations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/timmer-retires-from-professional-racing/|title=Timmer retires from professional racing|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 December 2017|accessdate=4 January 2018|quote=Timmer has been with the Sunweb set-up – it was Skil-Shimano when he joined – since he turned professional in 2007.}}</ref> During his career, Timmer competed in – and finished all – eleven Grand Tours between 2009 and 2017, but did not win any professional races as an individual.
Since retiring as a rider, he has worked as a coach and directeur sportif for {{UCI team code|DSU|2020}}, and the {{UCI team code|DSM women}} women's squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.destentor.nl/regiosport/timmer-aan-de-slag-als-mentor-bij-team-sunweb~a2ca7567/|title=Timmer aan de slag als mentor bij Team Sunweb|language=Dutch|trans-title=Timmer starts work as mentor at Team Sunweb|work=De Stentor|publisher=De Persgroep|date=19 October 2018|accessdate=11 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=James|last=Shrubsall|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/from-low-countries-to-dizzy-heights-the-tour-de-france-femmes-is-here-again|title=Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2024: Everything you need to know|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=3 August 2024|accessdate=11 January 2025}}</ref>
==Major results== Source: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=172|title=Albert Timmer|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=11 January 2025}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=50em}} ;2006 : 9th Overall Flèche du Sud ;2007 : 6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake ;2008 : 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Brixia Tour ;2010 : 8th Hel van het Mergelland ;2012 : 1st 20px Mountains classification, Tour de Luxembourg ;2013 : 6th Münsterland Giro ;2014 : 4th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem : 7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— |— |— |— |129 |87 |— |121 |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |130 |— |— |148<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kittel-leads-argos-shimano-at-tour-de-france|title=Kittel leads Argos-Shimano at Tour de France|date=19 June 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref> |164 |146 |139 |153 |157 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |— |— |164 |— |— |— |— |— |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Albert Timmer}} * {{Cycling Archives}} * {{ProCyclingStats}} * [http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/albert-timmer Cycling News Profile]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Timmer, Albert}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch male cyclists Category:Sportspeople from Hardenberg Category:Cyclists from Overijssel Category:20th-century Dutch people Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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