Olav Kooij

Olav Kooij (born 17 October 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
Kooij rode for the Forte U19 Cycling Team and Willebrord Wil Vooruit as a junior, before signing for the for their inaugural season in 2020. He finished second to David Dekker, in his first UCI race with the team at the Ster van Zwolle, before he took three successive victories – either side of the enforced break from racing due to the COVID-19 pandemic – at the Trofej Umag, the Poreč Trophy and the GP Kranj. He competed at the Czech Cycling Tour for, with colleagues Lars Boven, Owen Geleijn and Michel Hessmann.

In August 2020, it was announced that Kooij was to join UCI WorldTeam midway through the 2021 season, after spending the first part of the season with the ; he signed a contract until the end of the 2023 season. The following month, he won the opening stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali in a sprint finish, ahead of Ethan Hayter and Phil Bauhaus.

In February 2021, Team Jumbo–Visma announced that Kooij would make an immediate move to the World Tour Team, thus becoming the first teenager cyclist to have a full season contract with the team since its creation.

Major results

 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall La Coupe du Président de la Ville de Grudziądz
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey violet.svg Sprints classification
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stages 1b & 4


 * 2019
 * Tour de DMZ
 * 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
 * 1st Stage 3 Driedaagse van Axel
 * 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
 * 4th Johan Museeuw Classic
 * 5th La Route des Géants Saint-Omer–Ypres
 * 6th Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
 * 7th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
 * 8th EPZ Omloop van Borsele


 * 2020 (1 pro win)
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 2
 * 1st Trofej Umag
 * 1st Poreč Trophy
 * 1st GP Kranj
 * 1st Stage 1a Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 * 2nd Ster van Zwolle
 * 5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships


 * 2021 (2)
 * CRO Race
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
 * 3rd Gran Piemonte


 * 2022 (12)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall ZLM Tour
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 1st Münsterland Giro
 * Danmark Rundt
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Hongrie
 * 5th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
 * 5th Classic Brugge–De Panne


 * 2023 (13)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall ZLM Tour
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Heistse Pijl
 * Tour of Britain
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4
 * Paris–Nice
 * 1st Stages 3 (TTT) & 5
 * Tour of Guangxi
 * 1st Stages 3 & 6
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Classic Brugge–De Panne
 * 2nd Gooikse Pijl
 * 2nd Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race
 * 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 4
 * 8th Gent–Wevelgem


 * 2024 (5)
 * 1st Clásica de Almería
 * Paris–Nice
 * 1st Stages 1 & 5
 * 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 5 UAE Tour
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Gent–Wevelgem