Jeroen Blijlevens

Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens (born 29 December 1971) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004. He most recently worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam CCC Liv, and has also worked as a cycling co-commentator at Eurosport Netherlands.

Jeroen Blijlevens
Personal information
Full nameJeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens
NicknameJerommeke
Born (1971-12-29) 29 December 1971
Gilze en Rijen, the Netherlands
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1994–1999TVM–Farm Frites
2000Team Polti
2001Lotto–Adecco
2002Domo–Farm Frites
2003–2004BankGiroLoterij–Batavus
Managerial teams
2005–2007Eurogifts.com
2010–2012Nederland Bloeit
2013Blanco Pro Cycling
2017–2020WM3 Pro Cycling
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
4 individual stages (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1999)
Vuelta a España
5 individual stages (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)

Nicknamed Jerommeke, he was one of Holland's leading sprinters in the 1990s, claiming a total of 11 stage victories across the three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia). He won a total number of 74 races in his professional career.

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