Dylan Groenewegen facts for kids
Groenewegen in 2022
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| Full name | Dylan Groenewegen | ||
| Nickname | The Batman | ||
| Born | 21 June 1993 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
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Dylan Groenewegen (born 21 June 1993) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. He rides for the UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. Dylan is known as a sprinter, meaning he's very fast in the final meters of a race.
He has won six individual stages in the famous Tour de France and one team time trial stage. He has also won the Dutch National Road Race Championships twice. Other big wins include stages in the Tour of Norway, Tour of Britain, and Paris–Nice. In 2020, Dylan was involved in a serious incident during a race in Poland. He later received a nine-month ban from racing because of it.
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Early Life and Cycling Roots
Dylan Groenewegen grew up in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His family had a long history with bicycles. His grandfather, Ko Zieleman, built custom bike frames. Dylan received his first bike from his grandfather when he was seven years old.
His family's bike frame business started in 1928. Dylan's father, Gerrie, continued this tradition. When Dylan was 17, he even went to a special school to learn how to build bike frames, just like the generations before him.
Dylan's Professional Cycling Journey
Starting Out: Pre-World Tour Years
Before joining the biggest cycling teams, Dylan had to make a choice in 2014. He could join either Team Roompot or BMC Racing Team. He chose Team Roompot because they showed a lot of belief in him.
Joining LottoNL–Jumbo (2016–2021)
In October 2015, Dylan announced he would join the LottoNL–Jumbo team. This was a big step in his career.
2016: National Champion
In June 2016, Dylan won the Dutch National Road Race Championships. He was the fastest in the final sprint, beating another rider named Wouter Wippert. Experts noted that his bike was easy for mechanics to work with. He also won a stage in the Tour of Britain.
2017: Tour de France Stage Win
Dylan started 2017 strong at the Dubai Tour. He finished second overall and won the best young rider award. He then won the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire in a very close finish.
Later that year, he competed in his first Tour de France. He had several top-10 finishes in the early stages. The highlight was winning the final stage on the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is a dream for many sprinters!
2018: More Tour de France Success
In February 2018, Dylan won a stage at the Dubai Tour. He briefly led the race but lost his lead after a penalty. This happened because he rode too close behind his team car after a bike problem.
At the Tour de France, Dylan won two stages in a row. He won stage 7, which was the longest stage of that year's race. The next day, he won stage 8. He said the sprint was "a bit messy" but he took advantage of the chance.
2019: Team and Individual Wins
In March 2019, Dylan won the first two stages of Paris–Nice. He also won the Three Days of Bruges–De Panne by sprinting past other top riders.
His team, Jumbo-Visma, won the team time trial on stage 2 of the Tour de France. This helped his teammate, Mike Teunissen, keep the overall lead. Dylan then won stage 7 of the Tour de France, which was another long stage. He also won three stages in the Tour of Britain.
2020: A Challenging Year
Dylan started 2020 with wins in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and the UAE Tour.
However, during stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne in August, Dylan was involved in a serious crash with another rider, Fabio Jakobsen. Dylan also crashed and broke his collarbone. After an investigation, Dylan was given a nine-month ban from racing. Both Dylan and his team apologized for the incident.
Moving to Team BikeExchange–Jayco (2022–Present)
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In December 2021, Dylan signed a three-year contract with the Australian team Team BikeExchange–Jayco. He quickly found success with his new team.
In 2022, he won stages in several races, including the Tour de Hongrie, the Tour of Slovenia, and the 2022 Saudi Tour. He also won stage 3 of the 2022 Tour de France, which was his first Tour de France stage win since 2019.
In 2024, Dylan won stage 6 of the 2024 Tour de France in a very close sprint finish. He also won the Dutch National Road Race Championships again that year. In 2025, he continued to win stages in races like the 2025 Tour of Slovenia and the 2025 Tour de Hongrie.
Personal Life
As of 2017, Dylan Groenewegen lives in Rivierenbuurt, a district in Amsterdam.
Major Achievements
Dylan Groenewegen has achieved many important wins throughout his career. Here are some of his major results:
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 3 Liège–La Gleize
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Münsterland Giro
- 2013
- 1st Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
- 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 2014
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie
- 2015
- 1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 1st Brussels Cycling Classic
- 2016
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Rund um Köln
- 1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
- 1st
- 2017
- 1st Stage 21 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Yorkshire
- 1st Stages 2 & 4 Tour of Norway
- 2018
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st Stages 7 & 8 Tour de France
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 Volta ao Algarve
- 2019
- 1st Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 1st Stages 2 (Team Time Trial) & 7 Tour de France
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 Tour of Britain
- 2020
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 4 UAE Tour
- 2021
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 Tour de Wallonie
- 2022
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
- 1st Stages 3 & 5 Saudi Tour
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
- 2023
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 1 Saudi Tour
- 1st Stage 5 UAE Tour
- 2024
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st
- 2025
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hongrie
Grand Tour Performance
Dylan has competed in the biggest cycling races, known as Grand Tours.
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
160 | 156 | DNF | 145 | — | — | 117 | 137 | 135 | |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Classic Races Performance
Dylan has also competed in many famous one-day races, called Classics.
| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 47 | 44 | — | NH | 81 | — | — | — | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Has not competed in these races | ||||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | |||||||||||
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | DNF | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milano–Torino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| Brugge–De Panne | Previously a stage race | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 9 | ||
| Gent–Wevelgem | DSQ | — | 80 | 93 | — | — | — | DNF | 44 | 9 | |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 32 | 58 | 5 | 81 | — | NH | — | 107 | — | — | |
| Scheldeprijs | 119 | 9 | 58 | DSQ | — | — | — | DNF | 4 | 3 | |
| Cyclassics Hamburg | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | Not held | 46 | 17 | — | ||
| Paris–Tours | — | — | 19 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
National and World Championships
Dylan has also represented his country in national and world championships.
| Event | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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 World Championships |
Road race | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| National Championships |
Road race | 4 | 1 | 3 | 31 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| NH | Not held |
| IP | In progress |
See also
In Spanish: Dylan Groenewegen para niños
