Bauke Mollema

{{short description|Dutch road racing cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Bauke Mollema

| image = Bauke Mollema (2023).jpg

| caption = Mollema in 2023

| fullname = Bauke Mollema

| nickname = {{ubl|De Tuinman{{cite web|title=De Rode Lantaarn|url=https://dagennacht.nl/serie/de-rode-lantaarn|access-date=14 October 2019}}|({{langx|en|The Gardener}})}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|26}}

| birth_place = Groningen, Netherlands

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/bauke-mollema|title=Bauke Mollema|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=6 August 2020}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = All-rounder

| amateuryears1 = 2004–2006

| amateurteam1 = Noordelijke Wielervereniging

| amateuryears2 = 2006

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|LOW|2006}} (stagiaire)

| amateuryears3 = 2007

| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|RB3|2007}}

| proyears1 = 2008–2014

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}

| proyears2 = 2015–

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFR|2015}}{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=Trek Bicycle Corporation|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=9 November 2019|access-date=3 January 2020}}

| majorwins =

Grand Tours

:Tour de France

::2 individual stages (2017, 2021)

:Vuelta a España

::Points classification (2011)

::1 individual stage (2013)

One-day races and Classics

:National Time Trial Championships (2022)

:Giro di Lombardia (2019)

:Clásica de San Sebastián (2016)

:Trofeo Laigueglia (2021)

:Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (2018)

:Japan Cup (2015, 2019)

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{NED}}}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Yorkshire|Mixed team relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Flanders|Mixed team relay}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Alkmaar|Mixed team relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Trentino|Mixed team relay}}

| show-medals = no

}}

Bauke Mollema ({{IPA|nl|ˈbʌukə ˈmɔləmaː|lang}}; born 26 November 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}} He has finished in the top 10 in all three Grand Tours, with stage wins in the 2021 Tour de France, 2017 Tour de France, and the 2013 Vuelta a España. His best result in the general classification in the Tour de France came in 2013 when he finished in 6th place. He won the Clásica de San Sebastián in 2016 and finished on the podium on three other occasions at the race. In 2019, he achieved the biggest win of his career in Il Lombardia.

Career

=Amateur career=

In 2007 Mollema won the prestigious stage race for upcoming talents Tour de l'Avenir and the Circuito Montañés.

=Rabobank (2008–2014)=

==2008–2010==

He joined the {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}} ProTeam in 2008, signing his first contract as a professional. His first notable result was a 6th position in the final classification of the 2008 Vuelta a Castilla y León. He made his ProTour debut in the Tour de Romandie, but did not finish the race due to a fall, which resulted in a fractured collarbone. He fully returned in top shape in the Deutschland Tour, in which he started as Rabobank's team leader, eventually finishing 7th in the overall general classification. After a disappointing spring in 2009, the season was over for Mollema due to infectious mononucleosis (Pfeiffer's disease).

Mollema made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Giro d'Italia in which he made a good impression but fell short of a top 10 classification and winning the young rider competition, partially due to missing out on a break-away of 50 riders in which a lot of direct opponents gained a 12-minute lead. Mollema continued to ride strong later in the season with a mountain stage win in the Tour de Pologne and a third place overall after winner Dan Martin and runner-up Grega Bole.

==2011==

File:Bauke Mollema on Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2011 start line 2.jpg]]

In the spring of 2011 he already showed good form with a ninth place overall in Paris–Nice and tenth overall in the Volta a Catalunya. He eventually did not show his good form in the Ardennes classics and rode disappointing results. The main objective of Mollema's 2011 season was his first ever Tour de France. As preparation for the Tour he rode, together with teammate Steven Kruijswijk, the Tour de Suisse. Both riders performed extremely well in a strong field. This resulted for Kruijswijk in a podium finish but Mollema fell short for the podium due to a flat tyre. Due to illness his general classification performance in the Tour de France was not a success. In the last week he stated that he felt better and tried for a break-away. This resulted in a second place in the 17th stage after Edvald Boasson Hagen of {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-17/results|title=Norwegian dominance continues with Boasson Hagen win|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=20 July 2011|access-date=3 July 2017}}

Mollema returned to action in his third Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España. On the steep uphill finishes in stages 5 and 8 he finished in the top five. He did not lose any crucial time in the first week and was awarded the red leader's jersey after his second place in stage 9. Due to his weaker time trial skills compared to other general classification contenders such as Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali, he lost the leader's jersey a day after he had won it. Mollema rode well after the time trial and was heading for a podium position, but he fell to fourth place overall due to the performance of Juan José Cobo on the Alto de l'Angliru. Mollema eventually came onto the podium in Madrid as winner of the points classification. It was the first time since 1992 that a Dutchman won a major classification in a Grand Tour, after Eddy Bouwmans won the young rider classification in the Tour de France.

On 18 July 2019, Mollema was officially elevated to third overall in the Vuelta after Cobo was disqualified for being found guilty of abnormalities related to performance-enhancing drugs on his biological passport, earning Mollema his first ever podium finish in a Grand Tour.{{Cite web | url=https://dataride.uci.ch/Results/iframe/CompetitionResults/42669?disciplineId=10 |title = IFrame}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/suspension-of-juan-jos--cobo-acebo-confirmed | title=Suspension of Juan José Cobo Acebo confirmed}}

==2012==

During the spring of 2012, Mollema rode his best classics campaign at the time. He finished 10th at his home race, the Amstel Gold Race, 7th at La Flèche Wallonne and 6th at Liège–Bastogne–Liège to take his first top 10 finishes in a monument race. He had no success in the Grand Tours, as he abandoned the Tour de France, and finished 28th overall at the Vuelta a España. He had other successes during the year, as he took his first overall podium in a World Tour stage race, when he finished 3rd in the Tour of the Basque Country. He also started in his first Clásica de San Sebastián finishing 5th, a race that he later had great success in. Mollema finished off the season with a 7th place at a rainy Giro di Lombardia.

==2013==

File:Tour de France 2013, mollema en peraud (14867337254).jpg]]

In 2013, Mollema carried some good form finishing 2nd in the Vuelta a Murcia, 3rd in the Vuelta a Andalucía, and 4th in the Criterium International. In the Tour de Suisse, Mollema won stage 2 marking his first victory in 2013.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/bauke-mollema-wins-stage-2-of-2013-tour-de-suisse-cameron-meyer-holds-lead_290258|title=Bauke Mollema wins stage 2 of 2013 Tour de Suisse; Cameron Meyer holds lead|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=9 June 2013|access-date=17 June 2013}} After having a strong ride in the mountains, Mollema entered the final time trial in 4th position. He later moved up into 2nd that day.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/news/rui-da-costa-wins-2013-tour-de-suisse_291110|title=Rui Costa wins 2013 Tour de Suisse|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=16 June 2013|access-date=17 June 2013}} Mollema's good form continued at the Tour de France, where he finished fourth on the first mountain stage to Ax 3 Domaines to rise to fourth in the general classification. He finished eighth on the next stage and rose to third overall after Richie Porte lost more than 18 minutes. On stage 13 he rose to second in general classification when Alejandro Valverde lost almost 10 minutes after suffering a puncture with approximately {{convert|80|km|abbr=off}} left, while also gaining over a minute on Froome's lead. However, he lost time in the last week due to illness,{{cite news|first=Kyle|last=Moore|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15033/Mollema-fighting-illness-suffering-in-Tour-de-France-week-three.aspx|title=Mollema fighting illness, suffering in Tour de France week three|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=18 July 2013|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and finished 6th in the general classification. Mollema also rode the Vuelta a España. He won Stage 17 of the race by attacking from the peloton {{convert|500|m|abbr=off}} from the line, and holding off the chasing pack led home by Edvald Boasson Hagen ({{UCI team code|SKY|2013}}).{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/24056089|title=Vuelta a Espana 2013: Mollema wins stage 17 but Nibali leads|date=11 September 2013|via=www.bbc.co.uk|work=BBC Sport}}

==2014==

File:Tour de France 2014, bauke mollema (14866647371) (cropped).jpg]]

At the Tour de France, Mollema sat seventh overall heading into the penultimate stage, an individual time trial {{convert|54|km|abbr=off}} in length. However, riding a new Bianchi for the first time, Mollema could only place in 140th position and slipped to tenth overall in the general classification, 21 minutes and 24 seconds behind the winner, Vincenzo Nibali.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/mollema_i_should_never_have_used_a_new_bike/|title=CyclingQuotes.com Mollema: I should never have used a new bike|work=CyclingQuotes.com}} He quickly redeemed himself one week later, where he took his first podium at Clásica de San Sebastián, when he finished 2nd just behind Alejandro Valverde.

=Trek Factory Racing (2015–present)=

At the end of the 2014 season, Mollema left {{UCI team code|TLJ|2014}} to join {{UCI team code|TFR|2015}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/mollema-joins-trek-belkin-lose-another-star-rider-132199|title=Mollema joins Trek as Belkin lose another star rider|date=5 August 2014|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK}}

==2015==

File:MollemaEggenTOA2015.jpg following his win in the 2015 Tour of Alberta.]]

Mollema's first podium with his new team came at February's Vuelta a Murcia, where he finished second to Rein Taaramäe.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-murcia-2015/results/|title=Taaramäe wins Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=14 February 2015|accessdate=27 June 2023}} In March, Mollema finished second overall behind Nairo Quintana ({{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}) at Tirreno–Adriatico.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/bauke-mollema/bauke-mollema-my-season-review/|title=Bauke Mollema: My season review - Cyclingnews.com}} Mollema finished seventh overall in the Tour de France, having moved definitively into the top ten overall at the midway point of the race. In September, Mollema won the Tour of Alberta stage race in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/09/07/bauke-mollema-wins-tour-of-alberta|title=Bauke Mollema wins Tour of Alberta|date=8 September 2015}} He finished the season with another victory in October, winning a sprint of four riders in the Japan Cup in Utsunomiya.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/japan-cup-2015/results/|title=Mollema takes Japan Cup victory|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=18 October 2015|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

==2016==

In the early part of the season, Mollema finished in third place overall at the Vuelta a Andalucía,{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/bauke-mollema/|title=Bauke Mollema|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=27 June 2023}} moving up from fourteenth on the final stage. On Stage 12 of the Tour de France, Mollema bridged across to an attack by race leader Chris Froome ({{UCI team code|SKY|2016}}) and Richie Porte ({{UCI team code|BMC|2016}}) on Mont Ventoux, and was the only general classification contender able to do so. However, all 3 riders were involved in a crash with a motorbike after spectators on the road forced the motorbike to stop. Mollema was able to remount his bike and continued riding, while Porte was delayed and passed by the other general classification contenders and Froome ditched his bike and continued on foot until receiving a replacement bike from his team car. Mollema finished the stage 1 minute and 40 seconds ahead of Froome, and the initial standings placed Mollema in second overall behind new leader Adam Yates ({{UCI team code|ORS|2016b}}). However, Froome was awarded the same time as Mollema after a jury decision, and retained the yellow jersey.{{cite news|title=Tour de France: Chris Froome forced to run up Mont Ventoux after crash|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/36797558|publisher=BBC|work=BBC Sport|date=14 July 2016}} The revised standings also placed Nairo Quintana ahead of Mollema, who was now fourth overall. Mollema criticised the UCI's handling of the stage afterwards.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-mollema-angered-by-ucis-handling-of-ventoux-crash/|title=Tour de France: Mollema angered by UCI's handling of Ventoux crash - Cyclingnews.com}}

File:Tour de France 2016, mollema (27979592443).jpg]]

On Stage 13, Mollema produced what he described as "the best time trial of my life" to place sixth on the hilly {{convert|37.5|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} route. He finished 51 seconds down on Froome, but took time out of all the other general classification contenders and rose to second overall, 1' 47" behind Froome.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-mollema-produces-best-time-trial-of-my-life-to-move-to-second-overall/|title=Tour de France: Mollema produces 'best time trial of my life' to move to second overall - Cyclingnews.com}} Mollema maintained his second position overall until stage 19; having started the stage 3' 52" in arrears of Froome, Mollema crashed on a descent,{{Cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-mollemas-podium-hopes-slide-away-in-the-rain/|title=Tour de France: Mollema's podium hopes slide away in the rain|work=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=5 October 2018|language=en-gb}} and ultimately lost almost four minutes to Froome, dropping from second to tenth overall.{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Malach|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-19/results/|title=Tour de France: Bardet wins summit to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=22 July 2016|accessdate=30 December 2020}} He ultimately fell to eleventh overall in the final general classification.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2016/stage-21/results/|title=Tour de France: Froome seals third overall victory in Paris|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=24 July 2016|accessdate=30 December 2020}} The following weekend, Mollema managed to rebound at Clásica de San Sebastián, winning after a late attack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/bauke-mollema-wins-clasica-san-sebastian-268746|title=Bauke Mollema wins Clasica San Sebastian - Cycling Weekly|date=30 July 2016|work=Cycling Weekly|access-date=5 October 2018|language=en-US}}

==2017==

In his third season with {{UCI team code|TFS|2017}}, Mollema opted to ride the general classification at the Giro d'Italia, as Alberto Contador rode the Tour de France as team leader. He took his first win in January, where he won the overall classification in the Vuelta a San Juan.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-san-juan-2017/stage-7/results/|title=Vuelta a San Juan: Mollema wins the overall|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=29 January 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} His next good result came in February, where he finished 4th overall at the new World Tour race, the Abu Dhabi Tour.{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Robertshaw|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/caleb-ewan-too-fast-for-mark-cavendish-in-final-stage-of-abu-dhabi-tour-315997|title=Caleb Ewan too fast for Mark Cavendish in final stage of Abu Dhabi Tour|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=26 February 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} On the first real test at the Giro d'Italia, Mollema was 4th on stage 9 to Blockhaus.{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/giro-ditalia/nairo-quintana-wins-blockhaus-giro-ditalia-stage-nine-marred-controversy-330553|title=Nairo Quintana wins on Blockhaus as Giro d'Italia stage nine marred by motorbike crash|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=14 May 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} On the following stage, an individual time trial, Mollema finished tenth and rose to third place in the general classification.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/16/tom-dumoulin-leads-giro-ditalia-stage-10-time-trial|title=Tom Dumoulin leads Giro d'Italia after brilliant stage 10 time trial|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|agency=Press Association|date=16 May 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} However he dropped out of the podium placings on the challenging stage to Oropa, as he lost almost 2 minutes to stage winner Tom Dumoulin.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-giro-idUKKCN18G0Q6|title=Dumoulin strengthens grip on Giro with stage 14 win|work=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|date=20 May 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He ultimately finished seventh overall, which was his best result at the race to that point.

File:2017 TdF E3 BaukeMollema.jpg, where he won a stage]]

His next race was the Tour de France, where he worked as a domestique for team leader Contador. He got his own chance on stage 15 where he went into the breakaway. He attacked his breakaway companions with around {{convert|30|km|abbr=off}} remaining,{{cite news|first=William|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=William Fotheringham|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/16/bauke-mollema-wins-stage-15-tour-de-france-chris-froome-yellow-jersey|title=Chris Froome retains yellow as Bauke Mollema wins Tour de France stage 15|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|date=16 July 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} just after the last major climb of the day, and managed to keep them behind all the way to the finish line, winning his first Tour de France stage win by 19 seconds, ahead of Diego Ulissi.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Bennett|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2017/bauke-mollema-soloes-to-stage-15-triumph-chris-froome-holds-yellow_sto6255730/story.shtml|title=Tour de France 2017 - Bauke Mollema soloes to Stage 15 triumph, Chris Froome holds yellow|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery Communications, LLC|date=16 July 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Even though he had ridden two Grand Tours during the season, he started in Clásica de San Sebastián a week later and finished in third place,{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/michal-kwiatkowski-wins-clasica-san-sebastian-2017-344423|title=Michal Kwiatkowski wins Clásica San Sebastián 2017|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=29 July 2017|accessdate=27 June 2023}} his third podium at the race. His best finish over the remainder of the season was a second-place overall finish at the Tour of Guangxi.

==2018==

After just missing out on a stage win at the Volta ao Algarve in February,{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/mollema-outstanding-in-algarves-summit-finish|title=Mollema outstanding in Algarve's summit finish|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2018}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=15 February 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Mollema took his first win of the season at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali where he won stage 2 and finished 2nd overall.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-internazionale-coppi-e-bartali-2018/stage-2/results/|title=Mollema wins stage 2 of Coppi e Bartali|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/mollema-clinches-2nd-overall-in-coppi-e-bartali|title=Mollema clinches 2nd overall in Coppi e Bartali|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2018}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=25 March 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} His next result came just a week after, where he was 7th overall at the Tour of the Basque Country. The classics campaign was mixed for Mollema as he only finished in the top 10 on one occasion, at La Flèche Wallonne, with a 6th place.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-2018/results/|title=Alaphilippe wins La Flèche Wallonne|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=18 April 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} At the Tour de France, Mollema was once again team leader,{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/the-trek-segafredo-eight-for-the-2018-tour-de-france|title=The Trek-Segafredo eight for the 2018 Tour de France|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2018}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=29 June 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} but he cracked on the second mountain stage, and switched his focus to go for stage wins. He was very close to winning a stage, but had to settle with results of third and fourth – coming on consecutive days either side of the final rest day – as his best stage results.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2018/stage-15/results/|title=Tour de France: Magnus Cort wins stage 15 in Carcassonne|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=22 July 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2018/stage-16/results/|title=Tour de France: Alaphilippe wins stage 16|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} As he had done in the previous years, Mollema started Clásica de San Sebastián the week following the end of the Tour. He was the only one to match the pace of Julian Alaphilippe in the final, but lost the sprint for victory to Alaphilippe.{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/julian-alaphilippe-continues-exceptional-season-victory-clasica-san-sebastian-2018-389430|title=Julian Alaphilippe continues exceptional season with victory at Clásica San Sebastián 2018|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=4 August 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} At the Vuelta a España, he finished second on the fifth stage, behind Simon Clarke.{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/simon-clarke-wins-break-vuelta-espana-2018-stage-five-rudy-molard-takes-red-392443|title=Simon Clarke wins from the break on Vuelta a España 2018 stage five as Rudy Molard takes red|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=29 August 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Four days later he was once again in the breakaway and once again had to settle with second place, this time behind Ben King.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/02/simon-yates-vuelta-lead-kings-wins-stage-nine|title=Simon Yates takes Vuelta lead after King breaks away to win stage nine|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|agency=Associated Press|date=2 September 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He was also unable to catch Thomas De Gendt in the mountains classification, and thus, finished in second place. In October he won the Italian semi classic Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli, attacking from just over {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} from the finish,{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/bauke-mollema-wins-gp-beghelli|title=Bauke Mollema wins GP Beghelli|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2018}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=7 October 2018|accessdate=27 June 2023}} for his second victory of the season.

==2019==

Mollema started the 2019 season with a pair of third-place finishes in the Trofeo Ses Salines and Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta one-day races,{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/challenge-mallorca-2019/trofeo-ses-salines-campos-porreres-felanitx/results/|title=Challenge Mallorca: Jesus Herrada wins opener in Felanitx|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=31 January 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/challenge-mallorca-2019/trofeo-andratx-lloseta/results/|title=Challenge Mallorca: Buchmann wins Trofeo Andratx-Lloseta|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=1 February 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} held as part of the Vuelta a Mallorca, and a fourth-place finish in the Étoile de Bessèges stage race.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/etoile-de-besseges-2019/stage-4/results/|title=Laporte wins Etoile de Besseges TT and overall title|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 February 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He again recorded a single top-ten finish in the spring classic cycle races, finishing sixth at La Flèche Wallonne.{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/unstoppable-julian-alaphilippe-wins-la-fleche-wallonne-2019-421049|title=Unstoppable Julian Alaphilippe wins La Flèche Wallonne 2019|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=24 April 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} At the Giro d'Italia, Mollema recorded a best stage result of third place during the ninth stage,{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2019/stage-9/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Roglic wins stage 9 as Yates loses major time|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=19 May 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} which was an individual time trial that finished in San Marino. He ran as high as fourth place in the general classification, but ultimately finished the race in fifth place – his best result in the race to that point. Following the Tour de France, he recorded a fifth-place finish at the Clásica de San Sebastián.{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Malach|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/clasica-ciclista-san-sebastian-2019/results/|title=Evenepoel wins Clasica San Sebastian|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=3 August 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Either side of a tenth-place finish at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-de-montreal-2019/elite-men/results/|title=Van Avermaet wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 September 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Mollema won gold medals as part of the Dutch team in the inaugural team relay events at both the European Championships and the World Championships.{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/netherlands-win-first-ever-mixed-relay-team-time-trial-european-championships-2019-433971|title=Netherlands win first ever mixed relay team time trial at European Championships 2019|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=7 August 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2019/team-time-trial-mixed-relay/results/|title=The Netherlands win World Championships team time trial mixed relay|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=22 September 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

File:Japan Cup Cycle Road Race 2019 PA201722.jpg]]

Following the World Championships, Mollema took two individual victories in October: the first of these came in the final cycling monument of the season, Il Lombardia. With approximately {{convert|18|km|abbr=off}} remaining, and on the penultimate climb, Mollema made a solo move and held off his closest rivals – Alejandro Valverde, Egan Bernal and Jakob Fuglsang – by sixteen seconds to take the victory, and his first monument.{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/bauke-mollema-wins-first-monument-il-lombardia-2019-victory-440277|title=Bauke Mollema wins first Monument with Il Lombardia 2019 victory|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=12 October 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}} As a result, he became the first Dutch rider to win the race since Hennie Kuiper did so in 1981.{{cite news|url=https://www.uci.org/article/bauke-mollema-solos-to-superb-il-lombardia-win-his-first-monument/6tdhEFVaniQ1oFOCeZ6tSl|title=Bauke Mollema solos to superb Il Lombardia win – his first Monument|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=13 October 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023|quote=Mollema took the fourth Dutch victory in the history of Il Lombardia after Jo de Roo in 1962 and 1963, and the last Netherlands winner, Hennie Kuiper, who was also 32 years old when he was victorious in 1981.}} He followed this victory up a week later with his second Japan Cup victory, winning a sprint à deux against Michael Woods in Utsunomiya.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/japan-cup-2019/japan-cup-road-race/results/|title=Bauke Mollema wins Japan Cup 2019|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

==2020==

Mollema started his 2020 season at the Volta ao Algarve in late February,{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/nibali-and-mollema-ready-for-2020-debut-in-portugal|title=Nibali and Mollema ready for 2020 debut in Portugal|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2020}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=14 February 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} finishing in eighth place overall. After two DNFs the following weekend in France,{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/faun-ardeche-classic-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Cavagna solos to Faun-Ardèche Classic victory|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=29 February 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/royal-bernard-drome-classic-2020-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Simon Clarke beats Barguil and Nibali to win Royal Bernard Drome Classic|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=1 March 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} he did not contest another race until August as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing. He took three top-six finishes ahead of the Tour de France; he finished fifth overall at the Route d'Occitanie, sixth overall at the Tour de l'Ain,{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Bennett|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-l-ain/2020/primoz-roglic-beats-bernal-to-tour-de-l-ain-title-with-successive-stage-wins-as-tour-de-france-nears_sto7831555/story.shtml|title=Primoz Roglic beats Egan Bernal to Tour de l'Ain title with second stage win as Tour de France looms|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery, Inc.|date=9 August 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and fourth in defence of his Il Lombardia title.{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/il-lombardia-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Il Lombardia: Fuglsang on fire with second Monument win|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 August 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} At the Tour de France, Mollema shared team leadership with Richie Porte at {{UCI team code|TFS men|2020|nolink=yes}},{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/trek-segafredo-confirm-tour-de-france-team|title=Trek-Segafredo confirm Tour de France team|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2020}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=24 August 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} but crashed out of the race on the thirteenth stage,{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bauke-mollema-crashes-out-of-tour-de-france/|title=Bauke Mollema crashes out of Tour de France|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=11 September 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}} while in thirteenth place overall – his first abandonment at the race since 2012. Suffering a fractured wrist, Mollema's 2020 season was ended as a result of the crash.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mollemas-season-ends-after-tour-de-france-crash/|title=Mollema's season ends after Tour de France crash|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=12 September 2020|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

==2021==

Mollema started the 2021 season with a block of short stage races in France, finishing sixth overall at the Tour de la Provence,{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Bonville-Ginn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/phil-bauhaus-takes-the-final-stage-of-tour-de-la-provence-2021-in-chaotic-finale-490690|title=Phil Bauhaus takes the final stage of Tour de la Provence 2021 in chaotic finale|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=14 February 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and at the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Mollema won a stage, finished third overall and won the points classification.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-des-alpes-maritimes-et-du-var-2021/stage-1/results/|title=Tour du Var: Mollema wins stage 1|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=20 February 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-des-alpes-maritimes-et-du-var-2021/stage-3/results/|title=Tour du Var: Brambilla secures stage 3 and overall victory|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=21 February 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Mollema then contested several one-day races in Italy, taking a victory at Trofeo Laigueglia after a {{convert|15|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} solo move,{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/bauke-mollema-solos-to-stunning-victory-in-trofeo-laigueglia-2021-492356|title=Bauke Mollema solos to stunning victory in Trofeo Laigueglia 2021|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=3 March 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and then finished second to Mauri Vansevenant in a small group sprint at the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-industria-artigianato-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Vansevenant claims first professional win at GP Industria & Artigianato|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 March 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} In April, he finished seventh at the GP Miguel Induráin,{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gran-premio-miguel-indurain-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Alejandro Valverde wins GP Miguel Indurain|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=3 April 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and eighth in Liège–Bastogne–Liège.{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/tadej-pogacar-wins-2021-liege-bastogne-liege-results|title=Tadej Pogacar wins 2021 Liege-Bastogne-Liege - Results|website=International Olympic Committee|date=25 April 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He rode the Giro d'Italia, getting into four breakaways and recorded a best stage result of fifth place on stage fourteen, which finished on Monte Zoncolan.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-14/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Egan Bernal increases overall lead on stage 14 atop Zoncolan|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

File:Undicesima tappa del Tour de France 2021- Mont Ventoux- Mollema e Ellisonde APWVA.jpg during the final ascent of Mont Ventoux during the eleventh stage of the 2021 Tour de France]]

He took top-ten finishes on each of the first two stages at the Tour de France, before falling towards the bottom of the top twenty placings by the end of the first week. On stage 11 – which included a double ascent of Mont Ventoux – Mollema was in contention for the stage win, but ended up finishing 3rd, crossing the line with teammate Kenny Elissonde,{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/a-storybook-performance-on-a-mythical-climb|title=A storybook performance on a mythical climb|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} as Wout van Aert went on to win the stage. On stage 14 he joined a breakaway of fourteen riders, which had taken over an hour to form. With just under {{convert|43|km|abbr=off}} to go in the stage he rode clear of the surviving breakaway riders and rode solo all the way to the finish, claiming his second Tour de France stage victory.{{cite news|first=Felix|last=Lowe|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2021/tour-de-france-2021-bauke-mollema-strikes-from-distance-to-win-stage-14-tadej-pogacar-holds-onto-yel_sto8413028/story.shtml|title=Tour de France 2021 – Bauke Mollema strikes from distance to win Stage 14, Tadej Pogacar's lead cut|work=Eurosport|publisher=Discovery, Inc.|date=10 July 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} His next start came in the road race at the COVID-19 pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, where he sprinted in the group contesting the minor medals behind winner Richard Carapaz, but missed out in fourth place.{{cite web |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |title=Olympics: Richard Carapaz claims men's road race title |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/olympic-games-2021/men-s-road-race/results/|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=24 July 2021|access-date=24 July 2021}} He won medals in the team relay events at the European Championships (bronze),{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/filippo-ganna-and-elisa-longo-borghini-help-italy-to-claim-mixed-relay-team-time-trial-victory-at-european-championships-2021|title=Filippo Ganna and Elisa Longo Borghini help Italy to claim mixed relay team time trial victory at European Championships 2021|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Future plc|date=8 September 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and the World Championships (silver),{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dutch-squad-fight-back-to-silver-medal-in-worlds-mixed-relay-ttt/|title=Dutch squad fight back to silver medal in Worlds mixed relay TTT|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=22 September 2021|accessdate=27 June 2023}} but took no further individual victories during the remainder of 2021.

==2022==

Mollema again finished inside the top-five placings at February's Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, with a fifth-place overall finish{{cite news|first1=Laura|last1=Weislo|first2=Daniel|last2=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-des-alpes-maritimes-et-du-var-2022/stage-3/results/|title=Quintana clinches Tour du Var victory with final stage solo attack|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=20 February 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} – but this was to be his only such result prior to the Giro d'Italia. On the seventh stage, Mollema was part of a seven-rider breakaway which included three of his compatriots; one of them beat him to the line in Potenza, as Koen Bouwman outsprinted him to the line for the victory.{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2022/stage-7/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Bouwman wins mountainous stage 7 in Potenza|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He also made it into two further breakaways during the race without success; at the race's conclusion, he signed a contract extension with {{UCI team code|TFS men|2022}} that would see him remain with the team until the end of the 2026 season.{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mollema-to-stay-with-trek-segafredo-through-2026/|title=Mollema to stay with Trek-Segafredo through 2026|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=30 May 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Following this, he contested the Dutch National Time Trial Championships for the first time and won the {{convert|29.6|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} race by more than half a minute ahead of his closest rival, Tom Dumoulin.{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/netherlands-road-championships-2022/time-trial-men/results/|title=Mollema beats Dumoulin to Dutch TT title|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=22 June 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

File:Tour de France at Kongens Nytorv - Bauke Mollema.jpg stage at the 2022 Tour de France. This was his first race in the Dutch national time trial champion's jersey, having won it nine days earlier in Emmen.]]

He wore the national champion's jersey for the first time at the Tour de France, where he finished in the top-ten placings of both individual time trial stages, recording a best result of sixth on the penultimate day.{{cite news|first=Alessandro|last=Poggi|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/yves-lampaert-stage-1-tour-de-france-2022-results|title=Yves Lampaert stuns Wout van Aert to win stage 1 at Tour de France 2022 - Results|website=International Olympic Committee|date=1 July 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2022/stage-20/results/|title=Wout van Aert, Vingegaard go one-two in stage 20 time trial of Tour de France|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=23 July 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} He finished in fourth place at August's Clásica de San Sebastián, and missed out on a victory in the prologue of the Deutschland Tour by two seconds to Filippo Ganna.{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-men/the-clasica-calls-and-mollema-responds|title=The Clàsica calls and Mollema responds|work={{UCI team code|TFS men|2022}}|publisher=Trek Bicycle Corporation|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/deutschland-tour-2022/prologue/results/|title=Ganna wins prologue and takes first leader's jersey at Deutschland Tour|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=24 August 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} The Netherlands missed out on a medal in the mixed team relay for the first time at the UCI Road World Championships, with Mollema suffering a mechanical and the second of two incidents where he was attacked by a magpie while riding (the first having occurred during training).{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mollema-attacked-by-dive-bombing-magpie-at-world-championships-video/|title=Mollema attacked by dive-bombing magpie at World Championships - Video|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mollema-suffers-second-bird-attack-in-netherlands-nightmare-ttt/|title=Mollema suffers second bird attack in Netherlands nightmare Worlds TTT|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=21 September 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}} In October, he recorded seventh-place finishes at both Tre Valli Varesine and Il Lombardia.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tre-valli-varesine-2022/elite-men/results/|title=Tadej Pogacar prevails in Tre Valli Varesine|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=4 October 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/il-lombardia-2022/elite-men/results/|title=Tadej Pogacar take [sic] repeat victory in Il Lombardia|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 October 2022|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

==2023==

In the first half of the 2023 season, Mollema recorded an eighth-place overall finish at the Volta ao Algarve,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/volta-ao-algarve/2023/standings.shtml|title=Volta ao Algarve Standings 2023|work=Eurosport|publisher=Warner Bros. Discovery|date=19 February 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and a fourth-place finish on the fifteenth stage at the Giro d'Italia.{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2023/stage-15/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Brandon McNulty wins from the break on Lombardia-style stage 15|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=21 May 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} In June, he was unable to defend his title at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships, where he finished in fifth place,{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/bauke-mollema-niet-opgenomen-in-tour-de-france-selectie-trek-segafredo/|title=Bauke Mollema niet opgenomen in Tour de France-selectie Trek-Segafredo|language=Dutch|trans-title=Bauke Mollema not included in Trek-Segafredo Tour de France selection|work=WielerFlits.nl|publisher=WielerFlits BV|date=22 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} over a {{convert|42|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} course. He was not selected by the renamed {{UCI team code|TFS men|2023b|nolink=yes}} team for the Tour de France, ending a twelve-year consecutive starts streak at the race.

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Major results

Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=581|title=Bauke Mollema|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=27 June 2023}}

{{div col|colwidth=25em}}

;2006

: 7th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León

::1st Stage 2

;2007

: 1st 20px Overall Tour de l'Avenir

: 1st 20px Overall Circuito Montañés

::1st Young rider classification

::1st Stage 6

: 3rd Overall Tour de l'Ain

::1st 20px Young rider classification

: 4th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou

: 4th Overall Vuelta a Navarra

: 4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León

: 4th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig

: 10th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

: 10th De Vlaamse Pijl

;2008

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

: 7th Overall Deutschland Tour

;2010 (1 pro win)

: 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne

::1st Stage 6

: 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 8th Giro del Piemonte

;2011

: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

::1st Combination classification

: 2nd Giro dell'Emilia

: 3rd Overall Vuelta a España

::1st 20px Points classification

::Held 20px after Stage 9

::Held 20px after Stages 9–12

: 5th Road race, National Road Championships

: 5th Overall Tour de Suisse

: 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

: 9th Overall Paris–Nice

: 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya

;2012

: 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 5th Clásica de San Sebastián

: 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

: 7th La Flèche Wallonne

: 7th Giro di Lombardia

: 10th Amstel Gold Race

;2013 (2)

: 1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España

: 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Vuelta a Murcia

: 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 4th Overall Critérium International

: 4th Overall Tour of Norway

: 6th Overall Tour de France

: 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen

: 9th La Flèche Wallonne

: 9th Clásica de San Sebastián

: 10th Amstel Gold Race

;2014 (1)

: 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián

: 3rd Overall Tour of Norway

::1st Stage 4

: 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse

: 4th La Flèche Wallonne

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 7th Amstel Gold Race

: 10th Overall Tour de France

: 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

: 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

;2015 (2)

: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Alberta

::1st Stage 1 (TTT)

: 1st Japan Cup

: 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

: 2nd Vuelta a Murcia

: 4th Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer

: 6th Clásica de San Sebastián

: 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

: 7th Overall Tour de France

: 8th La Drôme Classic

;2016 (2)

: 1st Clásica de San Sebastián

: 2nd Overall Tour of Alberta

::1st Stage 4 (ITT)

: 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

: 8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

: 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

: 9th Overall Tour de Romandie

: 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

;2017 (2)

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta a San Juan

: Tour de France

::1st Stage 15

::20px Combativity award Stage 15

: 2nd Overall Tour of Guangxi

: 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián

: 4th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour

: 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

: 7th Overall Giro d'Italia

: 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

;2018 (2)

: 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

: 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Clásica de San Sebastián

: 4th Overall Volta ao Algarve

: 6th La Flèche Wallonne

: 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

: 8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

: 10th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx

: Vuelta a España

::20px Combativity award Stages 5, 11, 15 & Overall

;2019 (2)

: 1st 20px Team relay, UCI Road World Championships

: 1st 20px Team relay, UEC European Road Championships

: 1st Giro di Lombardia

: 1st Japan Cup

: 3rd Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines

: 3rd Trofeo Andratx–Lloseta

: 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges

: 4th Giro dell'Emilia

: 5th Overall Giro d'Italia

: 5th Clásica de San Sebastián

: 5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

: 6th La Flèche Wallonne

: 7th Milano–Torino

: 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

;2020

: 4th Giro di Lombardia

: 5th Overall Route d'Occitanie

: 6th Overall Tour de l'Ain

: 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve

;2021 (3)

: 1st Trofeo Laigueglia

: Tour de France

::1st Stage 14

::20px Combativity award Stage 14

: 2nd 15px Team relay, UCI Road World Championships

: 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano

: 3rd File:Bronze medal europe.svg Team relay, UEC European Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stage 1

: 4th Road race, Olympic Games

: 6th Overall Tour de la Provence

: 7th Giro dell'Emilia

: 7th GP Miguel Induráin

: 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

: 10th Clásica de San Sebastián

;2022 (1)

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Road Championships

: 4th Clásica de San Sebastián

: 5th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

: 7th Giro di Lombardia

: 7th Tre Valli Varesine

;2023

: 5th Time trial, National Road Championships

: 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve

: 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie

;2024

: 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

: 7th Amstel Gold Race

{{div col end}}

=General classification results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|colspan=18 align="center"|Grand Tour general classification results

scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

| —

| —

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| —

| 28

| 26

| 50

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

| —

| —

| —

| 69

| DNF

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| 11

| 17

| 26

| 28

| DNF

| 20

| 25

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey gold.svg/File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |3

| 28

| 52

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 30

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 79

| —

colspan=18 align="center"|Major stage race general classification results
scope="col" | Race

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Paris–Nice

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| DNF

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 30

| —

| —

| —

| 18

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 21

| 22

| style="background:#ddf;" |2

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| DNF

| —

| —

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=3|NH

| —

| —

| —

| 75

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country

| —

| DNF

| 98

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |3

| —

| 28

| DNF

| 18

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| 21

| DNF

| —

| 43

| 27

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie

| DNF

| —

| 39

| —

| 17

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 60

| DNF

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse

| —

| —

| 29

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| 33

| style="background:#ddf;" |2

| style="background:#ddf;" |3

| —

| —

| —

| 12

| —

| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH

| —

| —

| —

| DNF

=Classics results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Monument

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Milan–San Remo

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 37

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Tour of Flanders

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=17 rowspan=2|Has not contested during his career

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Paris–Roubaix

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Liège–Bastogne–Liège

| —

| —

| —

| 47

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| 77

| 15

| 35

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| —

| 25

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |8

| 29

| 29

| 13

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Giro di Lombardia

| DNF

| 68

| 12

| DNF

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| —

| 89

| 75

| 19

| 19

| 64

| style="background:gold;" |1

| style="background:#ddf;" |4

| 20

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| 43

|

Classic

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|Strade Bianche

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 18

| —

| 76

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Amstel Gold Race

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| 55

| 14

| —

| 35

| 12

| style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH

| 64

| —

| 29

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | La Flèche Wallonne

| DNF

| —

| 69

| 53

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| style="background:#ddf;" |4

| 19

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| —

| 11

| 21

| 62

| 35

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Clásica de San Sebastián

| DNF

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| style="background:#ddf;" |9

| style="background:silver;" |2

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| style="background:gold;" |1

| style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3

| style="background:silver;" |2

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=3|NH

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| style="background:#ddf;" |4

| 50

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=2 rowspan=2|Race did
not exist

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

| style="background:#ddf;" |8

| 36

| —

| 14

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan=2|NH

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |6

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| 17

| 24

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |10

| —

| —

| 18

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Giro dell'Emilia

| 48

| 38

| 54

| style="background:silver;" |2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| DNF

| —

| 41

| style="background:#ddf;" |4

| —

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| —

| —

|

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | Tre Valli Varesine

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 53

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH

| DNF

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| 78

|

style="text-align:center;"

| style="text-align:left; background:#efefef;"|Milano–Torino

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=4|Not held

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| DNF

| 15

| style="background:#ddf;" |7

| —

| 21

| —

| —

| —

=Major championships results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" colspan=2| Event

! scope="col" | 2008

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Gold medal olympic.svg Olympic Games

! scope="row" | Road race

| —

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="3" |Not held

| —

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="3" |Not held

| 17

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="4" |Not held

| style="background:#ddf;" |4

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="2" |Not held

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" rowspan=3 |File:Jersey rainbow.svg World Championships

! scope="row"| Time trial

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 25

| —

|

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row"| Road race

| —

| —

| —

| 62

| 68

| 11

| 18

| 69

| —

| 34

| 12

| DNF

| —

| 27

| 25

| —

|

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row"| Team relay

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="11" |Event did not exist

! style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH

! style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:#ddf;" | 5

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" rowspan=2| 20px European Championships

! scope="row"| Road race

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="8" |Event did not exist

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 17

| —

| DNF

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row"| Team relay

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan="11" |Event did not exist

! style="background:gold;" | 1

| —

! style="background:#C9AE5D;"| 3

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" rowspan=2| 20px National Championships

! scope="row"| Time trial

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH

| —

| style="background:gold;" |1

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| style="background:#ddf;" |8

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row"| Road race

| DNF

| —

| 20

| style="background:#ddf;" |5

| DNF

| DNF

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| DNF

| —

| 15

class="wikitable"

|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

scope="row" | IP

| In progress

scope="row" | NH

| Not held

References

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