Taco van der Hoorn explained

Taco van der Hoorn
Fullname:	Taco van der Hoorn
Birth Date:	4 December 1993^[1]
Birth Place:	Rotterdam
Height:	1.87 m
Weight:	75 kg
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Classics specialist
Amateuryears1:	2014
Amateurteam1:	Belkin–De Jonge Renner
Proyears1:	2015–2016
Proteam1:	^[2]
Proyears2:	2017–2018
Proyears3:	2019–2020
Proteam3:	^[3] ^[4]
Proyears4:	2021–
Majorwins:	Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2021)One-day races and Classics Brussels Cycling Classic (2022) Primus Classic (2018)

Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .^[5]

For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the,^[6] but the following month, he signed a deal with the team.^[5] He won stage 3 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, during his first Grand Tour.

Taco van der Hoorn came second during 'mini Paris-Roubaix' cobble stage from Lille Métropole to Arenberg in the 2022 Tour de France. He lost by a tire-width margin from Australian cyclist Simon Clarke.

Major results

2011

1st Guido Reybrouck Classic

2014

7th Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic I

2016

2nd ZODC Zuidenveld Tour

8th Overall An Post Rás

1st Stage 1

9th Schaal Sels-Merksem

10th Gooikse Pijl

2017 (1 pro win)

1st Schaal Sels

2nd Dwars door het Hageland

2nd Tacx Pro Classic

4th Slag om Norg

8th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

9th Famenne Ardenne Classic

2018 (2)

1st Primus Classic

1st Nationale Sluitingprijs

1st Stage 3 BinckBank Tour

3rd Antwerp Port Epic

4th Binche–Chimay–Binche

5th Druivenkoers Overijse

9th Paris–Tours

10th Slag om Norg

2019

3rd Omloop van het Houtland

2021 (3)

1st Omloop van het Houtland

1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 3 Benelux Tour

1st Active rider classification, Tour de Pologne

2nd Antwerp Port Epic

2022 (1)

1st Brussels Cycling Classic

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

2023

4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

8th Grand Prix de Denain

2024 (1)

1st Elfstedenrace

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	107	—
Tour de France	—	125
Vuelta a España	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

Notes and References

Web site: Taco van der Hoorn . Eurosport . 22 May 2016.
Web site: Taco Van der Hoorn . . 8 January 2015 . 22 May 2016.
News: Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma. . Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. 4 January 2019.
News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
News: Léon. de Kort. Taco van der Hoorn blijft alsnog renner in WorldTour. Dutch. Taco van der Hoorn will still remain a rider in WorldTour. De Telegraaf. Mediahuis. 16 December 2020. 16 December 2020.
News: Kevin. Vanbuggenhout. Taco van der Hoorn verlaat Jumbo-Visma: nieuwe ploeg is ook bekend. Dutch. Taco van der Hoorn leaves Jumbo-Visma: new team is also known. Wielerkrant. Hosting-Garage SARL. 17 November 2020. 17 November 2020.