{{Short description|Dutch cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Axel van der Tuuk | image = | caption = | fullname = Axel van der Tuuk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Assen, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | height = 183cm | weight = 71kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|EUK}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | proyears1 = 2020–2021 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|JVD|2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14090/2003431/257|title=Jumbo - Visma Development Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=6 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406204406/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14090/2003431/257|archivedate=6 April 2020}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2021–2025 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MET|2021}} | proyears3 = 2025– | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EUK|2025}} }} {{family name hatnote|Van der Tuuk|Tuuk|lang=Dutch}}
'''Axel van der Tuuk''' (born 25 May 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|EUK}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/11371|title=Metec – TKH Continental Cyclingteam p/b Mantel|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=24 June 2022}}</ref>
He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Danny van der Tuuk, who also competes for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|EUK}}. His mother Kaśka Rogulska is a former speed skater,<ref>{{cite news|first=Karin|last=Mulder|url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/139180/Zo-vader-zo-zoon-zo-zoon|title=Zo vader, zo zoon, zo zoon...|language=Dutch|trans-title=Like father, like son, like son...|work=RTV Drenthe|publisher=Stichting RTV Drenthe|date=28 September 2018|accessdate=14 February 2021}}</ref> who competed for both Poland and the Netherlands.
In August 2021, van der Tuuk made a mid-season transfer to {{UCI team code|MET|2021}}.<ref>{{cite news|first=Karin|last=Mulder|url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/sport/13891649/axel-van-der-tuuk-verliest-plezier-en-verlaat-opleidingsploeg-jumbo-visma|title=Axel van der Tuuk verliest plezier en verlaat opleidingsploeg Jumbo-Visma|language=Dutch|trans-title=Axel van der Tuuk loses fun and leaves Jumbo-Visma training team|work=RTV Drenthe|publisher=Stichting RTV Drenthe|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=24 June 2022}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2018 : 1st {{cjersey|dutch}} Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 1st E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour du Pays de Vaud : 2nd Guido Reybrouck Classic : 4th Overall Ronde des Vallées ::1st Stage 1 : 5th Overall La Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz ::1st Stage 3 ;2019 : 1st {{cjersey|dutch}} Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Stage 2a (ITT) Ronde des Vallées : 3rd E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren : 5th Johan Museeuw Classic : 10th La Route des Géants Saint-Omer–Ypres ;2022 : 1st {{cjersey|dutch}} Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour de l'Avenir ;2023 : 3rd Overall Flanders Tomorrow Tour ::1st Stage 3a (ITT) : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 8th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs ;2024 : 1st Ronde van Usquert : 1st Ronde van Noordeloos : 1st {{cjersey|green}} Mountains classification, CRO Race : 3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher : 4th Omloop der Kempen : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2025 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Danmark Rundt : 10th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2026 : 1st Gran Premio Primavera Ontur {{div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Van der Tuuk, Axel}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Assen Category:Dutch people of Polish descent Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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