Stef Clement (born 24 September 1982 in Tilburg) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who competed between 2003 and 2018 for the Van Hemert Groep CT, Rabobank Continental Team, Bouygues Télécom, IAM Cycling and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.[1] He specialized in the time trial discipline, winning the Dutch National Time Trial Championships on four occasions. He also won the bronze medal in the 2007 World Championships time trial.

Stef Clement
Clement at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Full nameStef Clement
Born (1982-09-24) 24 September 1982 (age 42)
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2003Van Hemert Groep CT
2004–2005Rabobank GS3
Professional teams
2006–2008Bouygues Télécom
2009–2014Rabobank
2015–2016IAM Cycling
2017–2018LottoNL–Jumbo
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2006, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Stuttgart Time Trial
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Time trial

In December 2014 he was announced as part of the squad for the IAM Cycling team for 2015, joining the team alongside fellow Belkin Pro Cycling rider David Tanner.[2] He returned to the renamed LottoNL–Jumbo team in 2017, when IAM Cycling folded.

Major results

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2002
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2003
1st Stage 7 Olympia's Tour
5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
2004
6th Chrono des Nations U23
2005
1st   Overall Olympia's Tour
2nd Chrono Champenois
6th Rund um Düren
7th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
2006
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 9 (ITT) Tour de l'Avenir
5th Chrono des Nations
10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
2007
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd   Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Chrono des Nations
2008
1st Chrono des Nations
5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
9th Time trial, Olympic Games
9th Overall Critérium International
10th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
2009
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
2010
6th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
2011
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Chrono des Nations
8th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2014
Volta a Catalunya
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
8th London–Surrey Classic
2015
2nd   Time trial, European Games
2016
2nd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
2017
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de l'Ain

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
  Giro d'Italia 64 107 71 48 DNF 23
  Tour de France DNF 87 117 DNF 59 18
  Vuelta a España 32 DNF 100 DNF 69 29
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Clement calls time on pro career". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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  Media related to Stef Clement at Wikimedia Commons

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dutch National Time Trial
Champion

2006, 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dutch National Time Trial
Champion

2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dutch National Time Trial
Champion

2011
Succeeded by