Bobbie Traksel

Bobbie Traksel (born 3 November 1981 in Tiel) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. In 2000, Traksel showed considerable promise by winning the Under-23 version of the Tour of Flanders and turned professional in 2001 with . In 2002, Traksel's surprise win at the Veenendaal–Veenendaal showed his speed and bicycle smarts. But Traksel's achievements in 2008, highlighted by winning the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen garnered him wider respect in the cycling community. In 2010 he won Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne after a long breakaway. The race was heavily influenced by the weather. Many favourites retired from the race due to the cold weather, rain and wind. Traksel proved himself as a real fighter with this win.

Traksel joined for the 2014 season, – folded at the end of the 2013 season.

Major results

2000 1st PWZ Zuidenveld Tour 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften 1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher 2002 1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal 1st Stage 1 Sachsen Tour 1st Stage 1 Ster Elektrotoer 2nd Dwars door Gendringen 3rd Rund um den Flughafen Köln 9th Profronde van Midden-Zeeland 2003 6th Classic Haribo 2004 1st Profronde van Fryslan 1st Noord Nederland Tour 2005 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 8th Châteauroux Classic 2006 1st Zwevezele 2007 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 1st Stage 1 2nd Overall OZ Wielerweekend 2nd Ronde van Noord-Holland 2nd Omloop der Kempen 3rd Omloop van het Waasland 4th Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne 2008 1st Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 1st Stage 3 1st Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Extremadura 1st Stage 4 Olympia's Tour 2nd Omloop van het Waasland 2nd Ronde van Overijssel 3rd Ronde van het Groene Hart 4th Nokere Koerse 6th Beverbeek Classic 6th Hel van het Mergelland 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 8th Dutch Food Valley Classic 2009 1st GP Paul Borremans 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 5th Ronde van het Groene Hart 6th Arno Wallaard Memorial 7th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland 8th Ronde van Noord-Holland 2010 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 3rd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 3rd Nokere Koerse 2011 9th Nokere Koerse 2012 1st Points classification, Étoile de Bessèges 7th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports 2013