Marc de Maar (born 15 February 1984) is a
Curaçao
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela.
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an former professional
road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018.
Biography
Amateur career
At the age of 14, de Maar was ice skating in the winter and cycling in the summer, with better results in cycling. In 2000, de Maar won some
criteriums in the Netherlands, and signed a youth contract for two years for .
[Biografie Marc de Maar op Marcdemaar.nl](_blank)
, 5 oct. 2008
In his first year as a junior for that team, de Maar won some races, and finished 18th in the World Road race championship for young riders. The second year was not so good, and after his contract ended in 2002, he did not get a new contract.
De Maar found a different team, "Löwik-Tegeltoko". In 2003, he performed better, although he had no victories. Still, the Rabobank team decided to sign him again.
In 2004 and 2005 he rode in the . In those years, he won some races, and in 2006 he became a member of the professional division of .
Professional career
De Maar signed with for the 2011 season, but moved to for the 2012 season.
In the
2012 Tour of Britain, de Maar took the victory on
the fifth stage. With left, he hit the tarmac with two other riders after taking a corner too wide. He slowly picked himself up, got back on his bike and reintegrated the group. He rode away solo from the finish, and crossed the line with an advantage of 15 seconds on the chasers.
In September 2014 it was announced that de Maar would join the new squad for 2015.
Major results
;1999
: 1st
Classique del Alpes U19
;2003
: 3rd Overall
Triptyque Ardennais
: 6th
Circuit de Wallonie
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: 8th
Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
: 9th Overall
Flèche du Sud
;2004
: 1st
Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
: 1st Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt
: 2nd Internatie Reningelst
: 3rd Overall
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
: 8th Road race,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 8th
Hel van het Mergelland
: 9th Overall
Giro d'Abruzzo
;2005
: 1st

Overall
Tour du Loir-et-Cher
::1st Stage 3
: 1st

Overall
Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
:
Olympia's Tour
::1st Prologue & Stage 8
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de Gironde
: 5th
Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
: 9th
Ronde van Drenthe
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;2008
: 6th
Trofeo Sóller
;2009
: 7th Overall
Tour of Hainan
;2010
: Netherlands Antilles Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
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: 3rd Overall
Tour de Beauce
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 5th Chrono de Gatineau
;2011
: 1st
Road race,
Pan American Games
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:
Curaçao National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
;2012
:
Curaçao National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...
: 1st Stage 5
Tour of Britain
: 2nd
Amstel Curaçao Race
: 4th Overall
Tour of the Gila
: 5th
Volta Limburg Classic
: 6th Overall
Tour de Beauce
:
Pan American Road Championships
::7th Road race
::8th Time trial
;2013
: 1st Stage 5
Tour de Beauce
: 3rd
Amstel Curaçao Race
: 8th
Volta Limburg Classic
: 10th
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche
;2014
: 1st

Mountains classification
Tour of Turkey
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Norway
::1st Stage 2
: 7th Overall
Tour de San Luis
: 7th Overall
Tour des Fjords
;2015
: 2nd Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
: 5th
Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
;2017
: 5th Overall
Tour of China I
: 6th Overall
Tour of Hainan
;2018
: 1st Overall
Tour de Kumano
::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
References
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Dutch male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games
1984 births
Living people
Cyclists from Assen
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Pan American Games gold medalists for the Netherlands Antilles
Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Dutch people of Curaçao descent