Koos Jeroen Kers (born 11 October 1986) is a

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racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

, who currently rides for Dutch amateur team TWC de Kempen. He won the first stage of the

2017 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) 2017 was a UCI 2.1 Asian Tour stage race and the 32nd edition of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place across six stages October 8–13, 2017 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The total length of the tour was 1,017.0 km wi ...

. This win made him the general classification leader, but he lost the lead on the next stage. He also had top-ten finishes on the third and sixth stages. The first stage win was his first professional victory, and the second year in a row a Dutchman won a stage of the

Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of ...

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Major results

;2011 : 7th Grand prix de Khouribga,

Challenge des phosphates The Challenge des phosphates is a series of One-day races held annually since 2011 in Morocco. It consists of three One-day races; Grand prix de Khouribga, Grand Prix Fkih Ben Saleh and Grand prix de Ben Guerir, each rated 1.2 and is part of UCI ...

;2012 : 3rd Overall

Tour of Fuzhou Tour of Fuzhou is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in China and was rated by the UCI as 2.1 (rated 2.2 until the 2016 edition) and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing com ...

: 5th Overall

Tour de Filipinas The Le Tour de Filipinas is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Luzon, Philippines since 1955 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is held in April every year. While the course changes every year, the tour traditionally end ...

: 5th Overall

Grand Prix Chantal Biya Grand Prix Chantal Biya is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Cameroon and sponsored by the Fédération Camerounaise de Cyclisme/Ateba Koungou. The race is named in honor of Chantal Biya, the First Lady of Cameroon as wife ...

;2013 : 3rd Overall

: 5th

Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing Classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour i ...

;2015 : 3rd

Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Since 1995, the men's event is UCI 1.2 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...

: 4th Parel van de Veluwe : 8th Overall

Tour of Al Zubarah Tour of Al Zubarah is a men's four-days cycle race which takes place in Zubarah, Qatar and was rated by the UCI as 2.2 and forms part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which wer ...

;2017 : 1st Stage 1

Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of th ...

: 2nd

;2018 : 3rd

Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic The Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long. The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on n ...

: 5th Overall

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kers, Koos Jeroen 1986 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Sportspeople from Amstelveen Cyclists from North Holland