Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (née Blaak; born 22 October 1989) is a Dutch road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime.[3] In 2017 she became world road race champion in Bergen, Norway.[4]
.jpg) Van den Broek-Blaak at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Blaaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Chantal Blaak 22 October 1989 Zuidland, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | AA-Drink Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Specialized–lululemon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Boels–Dolmans[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Team SD Worx–Protime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCI Road World Cup
UCI Women's WorldTour One day races
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editJunior career
editVan den Broek-Blaak was the Dutch national junior time trial champion in 2006 and 2007. She was European under-23 road race champion in 2009 and was also third in the Ronde van Drenthe race of the UCI Women's Road World Cup in that year.
Professional career
edit
Van den Broek-Blaak began her professional career in 2008 with the Dutch AA-Drink Cycling Team and remained with them until they disbanded at the end of 2012, after which she raced for the US team Team TIBCO–To The Top for a year.
In 2014, she joined Specialized–lululemon and won her first UCI Women's Road World Cup race, the Open de Suède Vårgårda.
She transferred to the Boels–Dolmans team for 2015, along with sponsors Specialized Bicycle Components and lululemon Athletica and teammate Evelyn Stevens.[5] She won the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames.
2016 was her most successful season to date, yielding wins in Le Samyn des Dames, the Ronde van Drenthe, Gent–Wevelgem and the Holland Ladies Tour.
In 2017, van den Broek-Blaak became both Dutch national and world road race champion after she successfully broke away from an elite group of riders 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) from the finish.[4] In the rainbow jersey, she won the Amstel Gold Race in 2018.[6]
2019 saw Chantal Blaak win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time.[7] In 2020, she enhanced her resume by winning the Tour of Flanders for Women. A year later, she won Strade Bianche Women.[8]
She sat out of the 2023 season after announcing her pregnancy in January at her team's presentation. [9][10] She returned to racing in 2024, becoming Dutch national champion for the third time.
Personal life
editIn the 2019 off-season, Chantal Blaak married former cyclist Lars van den Broek.
Major results
edit- 2007
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - UCI Juniors World Championships
- 5th Time trial
- 10th Road race
- 2008
- 6th Ronde van Gelderland
- 2009
- 1st
Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Omloop van Borsele
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 8th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 10th Ronde van Gelderland
- 2010
- 2nd Holland Hills Classic
- 5th Ronde van Drenthe
- 6th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 9th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Erondegemse Pijl
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th GP de Plouay
- 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 6th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 8th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 10th Overall Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
- 1st Stage 2
- 2012
- 2nd Ronde van Gelderland
- 3rd
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships - 4th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 5th Holland Hills Classic
- 5th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
- 8th Overall Energiewacht Tour
- 2013
- 3rd Chrono Gatineau
- 5th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 9th Overall Belgium Tour
- 2014
- 1st
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships - 1st Drentse 8
- 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
- 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 1st Stage 5 Energiewacht Tour
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
- 5th Novilon EDR Cup
- 7th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2015
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st RaboRonde Heerlen
- 1st Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- 2nd
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships - 2nd Omloop van het Hageland
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Crescent Vårgårda TTT
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Time trial, EPZ Omloop van Borsele
- 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 6th Holland Hills Classic
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2016
- 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Gent–Wevelgem
- Crescent Vårgårda
- 1st Team time trial
- 3rd Road race
- Energiewacht Tour
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 2
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
- 6th Omloop van Borsele
- 2017
- UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Road race - 2nd Team time trial
- 1st
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Crescent Vårgårda TTT
- Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 4
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2018
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Amstel Gold Race
- 1st Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
- 1st Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Overall Healthy Ageing Tour
- 1st Stages 3b (TTT) & 4
- 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 2019
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2nd
Time trial, European Games - 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 7th Tour of Flanders
- 10th Strade Bianche
- 2020
- 1st Le Samyn des Dames
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2021
- 1st
Overall Holland Ladies Tour - 1st Strade Bianche
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 1st Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2022
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 7th Omloop van het Hageland
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 2024
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
General classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | 62 | 43 | — | — | 38 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | — | 18 | DNF | — | — | |
| Tour de France Femmes | Race did not exist | 49 | — | ||||||||||||
| Stage race results timeline | |||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Simac Ladies Tour[note 1] | 26 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 19 | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | DNF | NH | 1 | 16 | — | |
| Tour de Suisse | Race not held | — | — | — | 59 | ||||||||||
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | 34 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Paris–Roubaix | Race did not exist | NH | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Race did not exist | 35 | 43 | 45 | 24 | 29 | DNF | ||||||||
| Classic | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 64 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 7 | DNF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 38 |
| Strade Bianche | Race did not exist | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| Ronde van Drenthe | 59 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 19 | DNF | 4 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 2 | NH | 21 | — |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | — | 8 | 59 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 4 | |
| Gent–Wevelgem | Race did not exist | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 71 | — | — | 44 | |||
| Amstel Gold Race | Race did not exist | 11 | 1 | 43 | NH | 52 | 53 | ||||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 43 | 36 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 21 | — | 92 |
| GP de Plouay – Bretagne | — | 26 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 45 | — | 50 |
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | DNF | DNF | 7 | 52 | — | 47 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 44 | — | Not held | 57 | |
Major championship results timeline
edit| Event | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Championships
|
Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Road race | — | 23 | DNF | 98 | — | — | 17 | 61 | 50 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 32 | — | — | ||
 European Championships
|
Road race | Race did not exist | 45 | 62 | 23 | 28 | 4 | DNF | — | — | ||||||||
 European Games
|
Time trial | Event did not exist | — | Not Held | 2 | Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Road race | DNF | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
 National Championships
|
Time trial | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Road race | 42 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 26 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 26 | — | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
Notes
edit- ^ Known as the Boels Ladies Tour until 2020
References
edit- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Chantal Blaak nets elite women's road race world title despite crash". Cycling Weekly. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Nagel, Maxwell (22 September 2014). "Specialized, Evelyn Stevens move to Boels-Dolmans women's cycling team in 2015". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Chantal Blaak wins women's Amstel Gold Race". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020 Preview". ProCyclingUK.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Chantal van den Broek-Blaak". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Kirsten Frattini (25 January 2023). "SD Worx, Uno-X opt not to replace riders on maternity leave despite new rules". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Laura Weislo (22 January 2024). "Chantal van den Broek-Blaak preparing for comeback after maternity leave". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chantal Blaak.
- Official website
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at UCI
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at ProCyclingStats
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at CQ Ranking
- Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at CycleBase
- Chantal Blaak at Team Tibco at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 February 2014)
