Nick van der Lijke Zijlaard

Nick van der Lijke (born 23 September 1991) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .

Nick van der Lijke is married to Dutch former professional cyclist Nicky Zijlaard. When he did not get a new contract for 2022, the couple took over the Zijlaard family business. A few months later they handed the Croissanterie back to Nicky's parents, and Nick got back to racing. His amateur successes lead to a new contract with who in 2023 merged with .

Major results

2010 10th Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt U23 2011 7th Grand Prix des Marbriers 9th Overall Tour of Norway 10th Ronde van Midden-Nederland 2012

1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 1 1st Mountains classification Boucles de la Mayenne 4th Omloop der Kempen 6th Overall Tour de Bretagne 8th Overall Tour of China I 9th Overall Ronde de l'Oise 2013

1st Stage 2 (ITT) 1st Beverbeek Classic 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne

3rd Overall Tour de Gironde 1st Young rider classification 3rd Grand Prix de la Somme 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 6th Overall Olympia's Tour 6th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 7th Paris–Tours Espoirs 8th Dorpenomloop Rucphen 9th Ronde van Overijssel 10th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports 2014 9th Overall Tour of Hainan 2015 7th Dwars door Drenthe 10th Ronde van Drenthe 2016 3rd Overall Tour des Fjords

2017 3rd Volta Limburg Classic 9th Overall Tour des Fjords 2018

9th Overall Okolo Slovenska 10th Overall Deutschland Tour 2019 3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic 10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire 10th Druivenkoers Overijse 2020 8th Druivenkoers Overijse 2021

4th Overall Danmark Rundt 4th Skive–Løbet 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne

8th GP Herning 2022 1st Omloop van de Braakman