Maarten de Jonge

Maarten de Jonge also known by his nickname ‘El Tigre Del Norte’ (born 9 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who rode professionally for ten teams during his career. He claims to have attempted to fly on both Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but changed flights in order to save money.

It has never been independently confirmed that de Jonge ever booked tickets for either flight. According to Slate, de Jonge only mentioned he wanted to fly on the day MH17 crashed, but he never mentioned that he booked a ticket for that flight. Slate also mentioned that there was no reason for de Jonge to book a flight on MH370.

Major results

2008 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig 5th Overall Tour des Pyrénées 2010 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud 2011 8th Neuseen Classics 2012 4th Overall Tour de Serbie 2014 1st Stage 4 Tour of Thailand