Bram Tankink

Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, , and squads.

Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at . He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to . Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France.

Tankink joined in 2008. He remained with the team until his retirement in 2018.

Major results

1999 3rd Overall Turul Romaniei 2000

2nd Overall Mainfranken-Tour 2nd Overall Ster der Beloften 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 8th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell 2004 6th Japan Cup 8th Tour du Haut Var 2005 1st Profronde van Maastricht 1st Profronde van Almelo 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour 3rd Profronde van Stiphout 3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne 2006 1st Mijl van Mares 2nd Profronde van Almelo 3rd GP Buchholz 3rd Profronde van Stiphout 7th Tour du Haut Var 2007 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 1st Profronde van Maastricht 3rd Acht van Chaam 7th Overall Eneco Tour 8th Grand Prix de Fourmies 2008 1st Profronde van Wierden 2nd Profronde van Zwolle 3rd Profronde van Heerlen 5th Overall Tour of Belgium 8th Overall Eneco Tour 8th Trofeo Calvia 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2009 3rd Profronde van Zwolle 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer 2010 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium 2011

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 5th Brabantse Pijl 5th Omloop van het Houtland 2013 9th Ruddervoorde Koerse 2014 6th Druivenkoers Overijse 6th Omloop van het Houtland

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish