# Tom Leezer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Leezer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Leezer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leezer > Source revision: 1341666119 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/2016_Tour_of_Britain) | fullname = Thomas Leezer | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [The Hague](/source/The_Hague), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = [Royal Dutch Cycling Union](/source/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}}{{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}}{{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](/source/Bianchi_(company))|publisher=F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.|date=20 December 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020}} | manageyears1 = 2025– | manageteam1 = [Royal Dutch Cycling Union](/source/Royal_Dutch_Cycling_Union) ''(junior coach)'' | majorwins = }} '''Thomas Leezer''' (born 26 December 1985) is a Dutch former [road bicycle racer](/source/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.{{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}} During his professional career, Leezer took one individual victory on stage six of the [2013 Tour de Langkawi](/source/2013_Tour_de_Langkawi), winning after a {{convert|7|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} solo move.{{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](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|date=26 February 2013|accessdate=31 August 2025}} He also competed at eight [Grand Tours](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) – including wearing the mountains classification jersey at the [2009 Vuelta a España](/source/2009_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a){{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}} – as well as the [team time trial](/source/UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_time_trial) at the [UCI Road World Championships](/source/UCI_Road_World_Championships) on four occasions, and the [road race](/source/2016_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_road_race) at the [2016 UCI Road World Championships](/source/2016_UCI_Road_World_Championships). Following his retirement from cycling, Leezer co-founded Dutch cycling clothing brand Velor,{{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}} and in 2025, became the national junior coach for the [Royal Dutch Cycling Union](/source/Royal_Dutch_Cycling_Union).{{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}}{{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}} ==Major results== Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=368|title=Tom Leezer|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=31 August 2025}} {{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](/source/2003_UCI_Road_World_Championships) ;2004 : 1st Stage 2 [Cinturón a Mallorca](/source/Cintur%C3%B3n_a_Mallorca) : 6th [Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23](/source/Li%C3%A8ge%E2%80%93Bastogne%E2%80%93Li%C3%A8ge_U23) ;2005 : 2nd Overall Triptyque des Barrages Under-23 ::1st Stage 1 : 10th [Road race](/source/Dutch_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd [Road race](/source/Dutch_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour) : 5th [Paris–Tours Espoirs](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Tours_Espoirs) : 8th Overall [Tour de la Somme](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Somme) : 8th [Omloop der Kempen](/source/Omloop_der_Kempen) : 10th [Omloop van het Houtland](/source/Omloop_van_het_Houtland) ;2007 : 1st 20px [Road race](/source/Dutch_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st 20px Overall [Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux](/source/Le_Triptyque_des_Monts_et_Ch%C3%A2teaux) ::1st Stage 2a ([ITT](/source/Individual_time_trial)) : 1st Stage 6 [Vuelta a Navarra](/source/Vuelta_a_Navarra) : 3rd Overall [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie) : 3rd [Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Ville_de_Lillers) : 4th [Road race](/source/2007_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_under-23_road_race), [UCI Under-23 Road World Championships](/source/2007_UCI_Road_World_Championships) : 5th Overall [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour) ::1st Stage 2 : 6th [Beverbeek Classic](/source/Beverbeek_Classic) : 6th [Omloop der Kempen](/source/Omloop_der_Kempen) ;2009 : 2nd [Trofeo Pollença](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca) : 3rd Overall [Three Days of De Panne](/source/2009_Three_Days_of_De_Panne) : 4th [Tour de Rijke](/source/Tour_de_Rijke) : 5th [Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne](/source/Kuurne%E2%80%93Brussels%E2%80%93Kuurne) : 6th [Dutch Food Valley Classic](/source/Arnhem%E2%80%93Veenendaal_Classic) : 7th [Trofeo Calvia](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca) : 8th [Trofeo Cala](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca) : 8th [Gent–Wevelgem](/source/2009_Gent%E2%80%93Wevelgem) : [Vuelta a España](/source/2009_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) ::Held 20px after Stages 2–3 ;2010 : 7th [Vattenfall Cyclassics](/source/2010_Vattenfall_Cyclassics) : 9th [Dutch Food Valley Classic](/source/Arnhem%E2%80%93Veenendaal_Classic) ;2011 : 1st Stage 1 ([TTT](/source/Team_time_trial)) [Tirreno–Adriatico](/source/2011_Tirreno%E2%80%93Adriatico) : 8th [Dwars door Vlaanderen](/source/Dwars_door_Vlaanderen) : 9th [Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca) ;2013 : 1st Stage 6 [Tour de Langkawi](/source/2013_Tour_de_Langkawi) : 3rd Overall [Tour of Hainan](/source/2013_Tour_of_Hainan) : 10th [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2013_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens) ;2019 : 1st Stage 1 ([TTT](/source/Team_time_trial)) [UAE Tour](/source/2019_UAE_Tour) {{div col end}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) ! 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](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia) |— |— |— |[DNF](/source/2012_Giro_d'Italia) |— |— |— |— |— |— |[119](/source/2019_Giro_d'Italia) |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France) |— |— |— |— |[150](/source/2013_Tour_de_France) |[133](/source/2014_Tour_de_France) |[153](/source/2015_Tour_de_France) |— |[166](/source/2017_Tour_de_France) |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A gold jersey/20px|link=|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners) |[129](/source/2009_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |[139](/source/2018_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [Did not finish](/source/Did_not_finish) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Tom Leezer}} * {{UCI rider}} * {{Cycling archives}} * {{ProCyclingStats}} * {{CQ ranking}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leezer, Tom}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch male cyclists Category:Cyclists from The Hague Category:UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Category:20th-century Dutch people Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tom Leezer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leezer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Leezer?action=history)). 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