Piet Rooijakkers

Piet Rooijakkers (born 16 August 1980) is a road bicycle racer from the Netherlands. He retired after the 2010 season after his previous team did not offer him a contract extension.

Biography Rooijakkers was born in Gerwen, North Brabant. After finishing his Bachelor's degree in business in 2002, he decided to find a part-time job so he would have enough time for cycling. In 2003, he joined the cycling team "Lowik Meubelen-Tegeltoko". He started the Olympia's Tour in that same year, but fell in the fifth stage and could not race for the remainder of the season.

He returned for the 2004 season and won the Criterium of Lieshout and finished third in the Dutch National Amateur Road Race Championships ('vrije renners'). He delivered a very strong performance in the Ster Elektrotour, which gained him the interest of the , who, in 2005, signed him as a semi-professional. In that same year Rooijakkers won four races. In October 2005, Piet signed with for 2006, with whom he remained until his retirement in 2010.

Rooijakkers started in the 2009 Tour de France, where he fell during the 4th stage (a team time trial). He broke his arm and had to retire from the race.

Major results

2003 2nd Ronde van Overijssel 2004 2nd Ronde van Overijssel 6th Overall Olympia's Tour 9th Hel van het Mergelland 2005 1st Stage 9 Olympia's Tour 4th Ronde van Overijssel 9th Overall Ster Elektrotoer 10th Noord-Nederland Tour 2006 5th Road race, National Road Championships 6th Omloop van het Houtland 9th Overall Danmark Rundt 2007 5th Overall Tour of Britain 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 2008 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Brixia Tour 5th Nationale Sluitingprijs 7th Overall Ster Elektrotoer 2009 5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer 10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen 2010 6th Batavus Prorace