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Marc de Maar (born 15 February 1984) is a Curaçaoan former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018.
, 5 oct. 2008 In his first year as a junior for that team, de Maar won some races, and finished 18th in the World Road race championship for young riders. The second year was not so good, and after his contract ended in 2002, he did not get a new contract. De Maar found a different team, "Löwik-Tegeltoko". In 2003, he performed better, although he had no victories. Still, the Rabobank team decided to sign him again. In 2004 and 2005 he rode in the . In those years, he won some races, and in 2006 he became a member of the professional division of .
Overall Overall 
Road race
::1st 
Road race, Pan American Games
: Curaçao National Road Championships
::1st 
Road race
::1st Road race
::1st 
Mountains classification
Biography
Amateur career
At the age of 14, de Maar was ice skating in the winter and cycling in the summer, with better results in cycling. In 2000, de Maar won somecriterium
A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m.
Overview
Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time, ...
s in the Netherlands, and signed a youth contract for two years for .Biografie Marc de Maar op Marcdemaar.nl, 5 oct. 2008 In his first year as a junior for that team, de Maar won some races, and finished 18th in the World Road race championship for young riders. The second year was not so good, and after his contract ended in 2002, he did not get a new contract. De Maar found a different team, "Löwik-Tegeltoko". In 2003, he performed better, although he had no victories. Still, the Rabobank team decided to sign him again. In 2004 and 2005 he rode in the . In those years, he won some races, and in 2006 he became a member of the professional division of .
Professional career
De Maar signed with for the 2011 season, but moved to for the 2012 season. In the 2012 Tour of Britain, de Maar took the victory on the fifth stage. With left, he hit the tarmac with two other riders after taking a corner too wide. He slowly picked himself up, got back on his bike and reintegrated the group. He rode away solo from the finish, and crossed the line with an advantage of 15 seconds on the chasers. In September 2014 it was announced that de Maar would join the new squad for 2015.Major results
;1999 : 1st Classique del Alpes U19 ;2003 : 3rd OverallTriptyque Ardennais
The Triptyque Ardennais is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium since 1959.
No cyclist has won the race more than once.
Winners
References
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Cycle races in Belgium
Recurring sporting ev ...
: 6th Circuit de Wallonie
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: 8th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
: 9th Overall Flèche du Sud
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
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;2004
: 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
: 1st Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt
: 2nd Internatie Reningelst
: 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
: 8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 8th Hel van het Mergelland
: 9th Overall Giro d'Abruzzo
;2005
: 1st Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
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::1st Stage 3
: 1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
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: Olympia's Tour
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History
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::1st Prologue & Stage 8
: 1st Stage 2 Tour de Gironde
: 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
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: 9th Ronde van Drenthe
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;2008
: 6th Trofeo Sóller
;2009
: 7th Overall Tour of Hainan
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;2010
: Netherlands Antilles Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
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::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 5th Chrono de Gatineau
;2011
: 1st Road race, Pan American Games
: Curaçao National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
;2012
: Curaçao National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
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The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
: 2nd Amstel Curaçao Race
The Amstel Curaçao Race was a road bicycle race held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast. The last race was held in 2014. The race was generally about 80 kilometres long and was held at the end of the cycling season. Since it is not a ...
: 4th Overall Tour of the Gila
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: 5th Volta Limburg Classic
: 6th Overall Tour de Beauce
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: Pan American Road Championships
::7th Road race
::8th Time trial
;2013
: 1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
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: 3rd Amstel Curaçao Race
The Amstel Curaçao Race was a road bicycle race held on Curaçao, an island off the Venezuelan coast. The last race was held in 2014. The race was generally about 80 kilometres long and was held at the end of the cycling season. Since it is not a ...
: 8th Volta Limburg Classic
: 10th Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
;2014
: 1st Mountains classification Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, rated as a 2.2 even ...
: 2nd Overall Tour of Norway
The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, m ...
::1st Stage 2
: 7th Overall Tour de San Luis
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: 7th Overall Tour des Fjords
;2015
: 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), th ...
: 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
;2017
: 5th Overall Tour of China I
: 6th Overall Tour of Hainan
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2 ...
;2018
: 1st Overall Tour de Kumano
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::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
References
External links
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maar, Marc De Dutch male cyclists Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games 1984 births Living people People from Assen UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from Drenthe Pan American Games gold medalists for the Netherlands Antilles Pan American Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Dutch people of Curaçao descent