Bobbie Traksel (born 3 November 1981 in Tiel) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. In 2000, Traksel showed considerable promise by winning the Under-23 version of the Tour of Flanders and turned professional in 2001 with . In 2002, Traksel's surprise win at the Veenendaal–Veenendaal showed his speed and bicycle smarts. But Traksel's achievements in 2008, highlighted by winning the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen garnered him wider respect in the cycling community. In 2010 he won Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne after a long breakaway. The race was heavily influenced by the weather. Many favourites retired from the race due to the cold weather, rain and wind. Traksel proved himself as a real fighter with this win.

Traksel joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season.

Bobbie Traksel

Major results

2000

1st PWZ Zuidenveld Tour

1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften

1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher

2002

1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal

1st Stage 1 Sachsen Tour

1st Stage 1 Ster Elektrotoer

2nd Dwars door Gendringen

3rd Rund um den Flughafen Köln

9th Profronde van Midden-Zeeland

2003

6th Classic Haribo

2004

1st Profronde van Fryslan

1st Noord Nederland Tour

2005

5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

8th Châteauroux Classic

2006

1st Zwevezele

2007

2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

1st Stage 1

2nd Overall OZ Wielerweekend

2nd Ronde van Noord-Holland

2nd Omloop der Kempen

3rd Omloop van het Waasland

4th Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne

2008

1st Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

1st Stage 3

1st Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Extremadura

1st Stage 4 Olympia's Tour

2nd Omloop van het Waasland

2nd Ronde van Overijssel

3rd Ronde van het Groene Hart

4th Nokere Koerse

6th Beverbeek Classic

6th Hel van het Mergelland

7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

8th Dutch Food Valley Classic

2009

1st GP Paul Borremans

3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

5th Ronde van het Groene Hart

6th Arno Wallaard Memorial

7th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland

8th Ronde van Noord-Holland

2010

1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

3rd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

3rd Nokere Koerse

2011

9th Nokere Koerse

2012

1st Points classification, Étoile de Bessèges

7th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports

2013

1st Combativity classification, Tour of Oman

References

External links

Palmares at Cycling Base

1981 births

Living people

Dutch male cyclists

Dutch track cyclists

People from Tiel

UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands

Cyclists from Gelderland

20th-century Dutch people

21st-century Dutch people

Bobbie Traksel