Tom-Jelte Slagter

Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the, , and  teams.

Career
Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

Rabobank (2011–2013)
While riding for in 2013, Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group. On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans, the defending champion. On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.

In August 2013, Slagter signed with the squad, penning a two-year deal.

2014
At Paris–Nice, Slagter won stages 4 and 7. He then went on to finish 2nd in the Spanish one-day race GP Miguel Induráin. His last race before his classics campaign was the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége–Bastogne–Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Flèche Wallonne. Slagter rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, in 14th place. He rode the Canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.

2015
Slagter's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in La Flèche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the race. He then rode the Canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.

Team Dimension Data (2018–2019)
In August 2017, Slagter signed a contract with. At the Tour Down Under, Slagter finished 3rd overall, in his first race for the team. His best result during the classics period was 12th at La Flèche Wallonne.

B&B Hotels–Vital Concept (2020)
After one season with, Slagter announced his retirement in November 2020; he intended to become a tractor salesman.

Major results

 * 2010
 * 1st MaillotHolanda.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes
 * 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
 * 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
 * 8th De Vlaamse Pijl


 * 2012
 * 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
 * 6th Overall Tour of Oman


 * 2013
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour Down Under
 * 1st Jersey black.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
 * 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
 * 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain


 * 2014
 * Paris–Nice
 * 1st Stages 4 & 7
 * 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 5th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège


 * 2015
 * 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
 * 1st Stages 3 & 4
 * 4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
 * 9th La Flèche Wallonne
 * 9th GP Miguel Induráin
 * 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal


 * 2016
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var
 * 4th Tre Valli Varesine
 * 8th Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 9th Brabantse Pijl


 * 2017
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria
 * 3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
 * 4th Overall Tour of Alberta
 * 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec


 * 2018
 * 3rd Overall Tour Down Under


 * 2019
 * 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
 * 7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
 * 8th Overall Deutschland Tour