Wouter Mol
FullnameWouter Mol
Birth date17 April 1982 (age 44)
Birth placeNibbixwoud, the Netherlands
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Proyears 12004
Proteam 1Team Moser-AH.nl
Proyears 22005
Proyears 32006–2008
Proteam 3Fondas-P3Transfer Team
Proyears 42009–2013
Proteam 4[1]
Proyears 52014
Proteam 5[2]
Proyears 62015–2016
Proteam 6[3]
MajorwinsTour of Qatar (2010)

Wouter Mol (born 17 April 1982 in Nibbixwoud[4]) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016.

2012 Tour Down Under

One tradition of the Tour Down Under is that the fans choose an unknown rider and treat him the way they would a star, by mobbing him at hotels and painting his name on the road. The rider must be a non-English speaking domestique who most likely will not get a start at a major race and will simply act as a bottle carrier. For 2012, rider[5] Mol was chosen.[6]

Major results

2006
3rd Ronde van Drenthe[4]
5th Nokere Koerse
7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2007
1st Grote 1-MeiPrijs
4th GP de Dourges-Hénin-Beaumont
6th Omloop van het Houtland
7th Ronde van Overijssel
2008
1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
3rd Drie Zustersteden
8th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2009
2nd Münsterland Giro[7]
3rd Hel van het Mergelland[4]
10th Ronde van het Groene Hart
2010
1st Overall Tour of Qatar[8]
3rd Profronde van Fryslan
6th GP Herning
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
9th Arno Wallaard Memorial
2011
9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
2012
10th Classic Loire Atlantique
2013
3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
6th Overall World Ports Classic
10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2014
3rd GP Maurice Raes[9]
6th Omloop der Kempen
2015
2nd Arno Wallaard Memorial
3rd Ronde van Limburg
7th Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
8th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem[10]
9th Ronde van Drenthe[11]
2016
1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann
3rd Ronde van Noord-Holland
4th Slag om Norg
9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
10th De Kustpijl

References

  1. ^ "Mol retires from professional cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ Górska, Aleksandra (1 March 2014). "Mol replaces Keizer in the Veranclassic – Doltcini team". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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  4. ^ Ben Delaney (11 February 2010). "Wouter who? A little about the Tour of Qatar's race leader"
  5. ^ Atkins, Ben (3 January 2012). "Vacansoleil-DCM presented with twelve new riders for 2012". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Wouter Mol picked by Australian fans". The Inner Ring. WordPress. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Vacansoleil finalizes 2010 squad". Cyclingnews.com. 20 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Second Qatar win for Chicchi as Wouter Mol takes surprise overall win". Cycling Weekly. 12 February 2010.
  9. ^ "GP Maurice Raes - Heusden" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ^ "GP Stad Zottegem" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Theuns wins Ronde van Drenthe". cyclingnews.com. 16 March 2015.