Niki Terpstra is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He is the silver medal winner of the team pursuit

Team pursuit

The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...

 in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Los Angeles, USA from March 24 to March 27, 2005.-Medals table:-Medal summary:-External links:**...

, together with Levi Heimans

Levi Heimans

Levi Heimans is a Dutch track cyclist.Heimans represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with Jens Mouris, Peter Schep and Jeroen Straathof. They ended up in fifth position...

, Jens Mouris

Jens Mouris

Jens Mouris is a Dutch racing cyclist.Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with John den Braber, Robert Slippens and Wilco Zuijderwijk. They ended up in seventh position after being lapped by the Ukraine...

 and Peter Schep

Peter Schep

Pieter Otto Schep is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.-Biography:...

. With a 4th place in the Three Days of de Panne

Three Days of De Panne

The Three Days of De Panne is a mid-week, three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders, Belgium. It is rated 2.HC by the UCI and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

 followed by a 14th place at the 2008 Tour of Flanders

Tour of Flanders

The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders...

, young Terpstra showed signs of considerable talent. In 2009 Terpstra won the 3rd stage in the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, gaining the yellow leader jersey at the same time.

Palmarès

2004

1st Stage 2 Ronde van Midden-Brabant

1st GP Wielerrevue

1st National Scratch Race Champion

2005

1st National Scratch Race Champion

1st National Points Race Champion

1st Omloop der Kempen

2006

1st Stage 6 Tour of Normandy

1st Stage 2 OZ Wielerweekend

1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland

2007

1st National Scratch Race Champion

1st National Madison Race Champion

1st Mountains Classification Deutschland Tour

2007 Deutschland Tour

The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of . The race began...

2008

4th Overall Three Days of de Panne

Three Days of De Panne

The Three Days of De Panne is a mid-week, three-day stage race before the Ronde van Vlaanderen in De Panne in West Flanders, Belgium. It is rated 2.HC by the UCI and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...

Combative Rider for Stage 13, Tour de France

2008 Tour de France

The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th Tour de France. The event took place from 5–27 July 2008. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regular final destination, which was reached in the 21st stage...

2009

1st Prologue Ster ZLM Toer

2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer

1st Stage 3 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 61st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race. It took place from 7 June to 14 June, and was part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began in Nancy, France with an individual time trial, and ended in Grenoble...

9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

2010

1st National Road Race Champion

1st SparkassenGiro Bochum

3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...

6th Overall Tour of Oman

Tour of Oman

The Tour of Oman is a road bicycle race race held in Oman and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race is classified as a 2.1. The race is run by the A.S.O., and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010. The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages...

2011

6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

6th Overall Tour of Belgium

Tour of Belgium

The Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...

2nd Overall Ster ZLM Toer

Combative Rider for Stage 15, Tour de France

2011 Tour de France

-Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in...

External links

• Palmares at trap-friis
• Palmares at Cycling Base