{{short description|Dutch road bicycle racer (born 1985)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Tom Leezer | image = Tom Leezer 2016.jpg | caption = Leezer at the 2016 Tour of Britain | fullname = Thomas Leezer | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|26|df=y}} | birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = Royal Dutch Cycling Union | discipline = Road | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Coach}} | ridertype = | proyears1 = 2004 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RIJ|2004}} | proyears2 = 2005–2007 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RB3|2005}} | proyears3 = 2008–2020 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/longread/news/cheery-christmas-for-ambitious-team-jumbo-visma/|title=Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma|work={{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|publisher=Team Oranje Road BV|date=21 December 2018|accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bianchi.com/team-jumbo-visma-2020-roster-presented-in-amsterdam/|title=Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam|work=Bianchi|publisher=F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.|date=20 December 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref> | manageyears1 = 2025– | manageteam1 = Royal Dutch Cycling Union ''(junior coach)'' | majorwins = }} '''Thomas Leezer''' (born 26 December 1985) is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed between 2004 and 2020, for the {{UCI team code|RIJ|2004}}, {{UCI team code|RB3|2007}} and {{UCI team code|RAB|2020}} squads.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/news/news/leezer-ends-career-after-thirteen-years-of-professional-cycling/|title=Leezer ends career after thirteen years of professional cycling|work={{UCI team code|TJV|2020}}|publisher=Team Oranje Road BV|date=1 September 2020|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref>
During his professional career, Leezer took one individual victory on stage six of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi, winning after a {{convert|7|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} solo move.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Malone|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leezer-nets-first-professional-victory-at-langkawi/|title=Leezer nets first professional victory at Langkawi|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=26 February 2013|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref> He also competed at eight Grand Tours – including wearing the mountains classification jersey at the 2009 Vuelta a España<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/leezer-pakt-eerste-bergtrui-ronde-van-spanje/|title=Leezer pakt eerste bergtrui Ronde van Spanje|language=Dutch|trans-title=Leezer takes first mountain jersey in Tour of Spain|work=WielerFlits|publisher=WielerFlits B.V.|date=30 August 2009|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref> – as well as the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on four occasions, and the road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.
Following his retirement from cycling, Leezer co-founded Dutch cycling clothing brand Velor,<ref>{{cite news|first=Simon|last=Cox|url=https://bikebiz.com/closing-the-loop-discussing-sustainable-cycling-apparel-with-velor-founder-tom-leezer/|title=Closing the loop: Discussing sustainable cycling apparel with Velor founder Tom Leezer|work=BikeBiz|publisher=Biz Media UK Ltd|date=25 September 2024|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref> and in 2025, became the national junior coach for the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/knwu-breidt-talentprogramma-uit-met-coach-tom-leezer/|title=KNWU breidt talentprogramma uit met coach Tom Leezer|language=Dutch|trans-title=KNWU expands talent program with coach Tom Leezer|work=WielerFlits|publisher=WielerFlits B.V.|date=20 December 2024|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/wk-2025-bondscoach-leezer-maakt-junioren-selectie-nu-al-bekend/|title=WK 2025: Bondscoach Leezer maakt junioren-selectie nú al bekend|language=Dutch|trans-title=2025 World Championships: National coach Leezer announces junior squad now|work=WielerFlits|publisher=WielerFlits B.V.|date=2 July 2025|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref>
==Major results== Source: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=368|title=Tom Leezer|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=31 August 2025}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2003 : 1st 20px Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Grand Prix Bati-Metallo : 9th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2004 : 1st Stage 2 Cinturón a Mallorca : 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 ;2005 : 2nd Overall Triptyque des Barrages Under-23 ::1st Stage 1 : 10th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Olympia's Tour : 5th Paris–Tours Espoirs : 8th Overall Tour de la Somme : 8th Omloop der Kempen : 10th Omloop van het Houtland ;2007 : 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st 20px Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stage 2a (ITT) : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Navarra : 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie : 3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 5th Overall Olympia's Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Beverbeek Classic : 6th Omloop der Kempen ;2009 : 2nd Trofeo Pollença : 3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne : 4th Tour de Rijke : 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne : 6th Dutch Food Valley Classic : 7th Trofeo Calvia : 8th Trofeo Cala : 8th Gent–Wevelgem : Vuelta a España ::Held 20px after Stages 2–3 ;2010 : 7th Vattenfall Cyclassics : 9th Dutch Food Valley Classic ;2011 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico : 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen : 9th Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova ;2013 : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Langkawi : 3rd Overall Tour of Hainan : 10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens ;2019 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) UAE Tour {{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 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— |— |— |DNF |— |— |— |— |— |— |119 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |— |— |150 |133 |153 |— |166 |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey/20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |129 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |139 |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Tom Leezer}} * {{UCI rider}} * {{Cycling archives}} * {{ProCyclingStats}} * {{CQ ranking}}
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