Danny Stam

Born in Koog aan de Zaan, Stam started cycling at the team of his father and four-time world champion track cyclist Cees Stam.[http://www.slippensstam.nl/dannystam.php Danny Stam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230202832/http://www.slippensstam.nl/dannystam.php |date=30 December 2007 }}, SlippensStam.nl, ret 11 January 2008 He participated in both road cycling as well as track cycling. On the road his main skills became visible in the mountain stages, but after being part of the Rabobank talent team for a few years he did not break through to the professional team. As a result, he decided to mainly focus his career on track cycling.

His first notable result among the elite riders came in 1996 when he won the Dutch national title behind the derny.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=85186 National Championship, Track, Derny, Elite, The Netherlands 1996] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090356/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=85186 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret: 11 January 2008 It would take him four more years to win another national title. This time he won the madison title alongside his partner Robert Slippens.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=82122 National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, The Netherlands 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090440/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=82122 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 The year 2000 turned out to be his final breakthrough year. Besides his second national title he also won a silver medal behind the derny and two bronze medals at the points race and {{convert|50|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} time trial.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=6728 Results of Danny Stam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090451/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureuruitslagenfiche.php?coureurid=6728 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 Later that year Stam and Slippens represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they took the 8th spot.[http://www2.sport.nl/olympischarchief2006/show.php3?spelen=40&pgr=175 Stam, Danny (Danny)]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, sport.nl Olympic Archive, ret 11 January 2008

In 2001 Stam and Slippens had their first top three ranking during a Six-day cycling event, finishing third in Amsterdam.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=12621 Amsterdam, Zesdaagse 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090529/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=12621 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 A year later they promoted their ranking into a second place.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=11630 Amsterdam, Six Days 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090538/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=11630 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 That same year they became the European Champions at the Madison beating Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart for the gold.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=24773 European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090614/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=24773 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 He also won another national silver medal at the points race.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=85216 National Championship, Track, Points race, Elite, The Netherlands 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090618/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=85216 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 Their first Six-day racing win Stam and Slippens also achieved in Amsterdam, where they again beat Risi and Betschart in 2003.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=12622 Amsterdam, Six Days 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090622/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=12622 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.org, ret 11 January 2008 In addition they also won the Six-day cycling event of Bremen and finished second in Moscow and Ghent. They were unable to successfully defend their European title in madison, but their second place behind Andreas Kappes and Andreas Beikirch was good enough for a silver medal.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=24774 European Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090636/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=24774 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008

They qualified themselves for the World Championships in 2004 and won the bronze medal.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=27303 World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090715/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=27303 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 They were ready for their second Olympic spell, but at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they did not get further than the 14th spot because they were a lap behind. Afterwards they recovered quick by winning their second Amsterdam title, their second Dutch madison title as well as their first six-day win in Ghent and Rotterdam in early 2005. Later in 2005 they won another silver medal at the World Championships at the madison in Los Angeles behind Mark Cavendish and Robert Hayles.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=33232 World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090738/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=33232 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net, ret 11 January 2008 Their most successive year to date was 2006 when they won the six-day events of Rotterdam, Bremen, Berlin and Copenhagen together. Due to an injury Slippens was ruled out and Stam started to ride with several other riders. With Peter Schep he claimed the victory in the Amsterdam event and they also won the silver medal at the European Championships in Ballerup. Alongside Jens Mouris he won a World Cup madison event in Moscow, all in 2006.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=79568 Moscou, Madison 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214090757/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=79568 |date=14 February 2012 }}, cyclingwebsite.net While at the World Championships 2007 in Palma de Mallorca he and Schep won another silver medal.[http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=84383 World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217074227/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ritfiche.php?ritid=84383 |date=17 December 2007 }}, cyclingwebsite.net

In 2008 Stam started in the Six-day event of Rotterdam again together with Slippens, but he had to withdraw after one day. Because Leif Lampater's teammate Andreas Beikirch also got injured Stam and Lampater were riding together starting at day 2 of the event, chasing the leading three teams by 2 laps.[http://www.nieuws.nl/493348 Slippens haakt definitief af in Rotterdam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192026/http://www.nieuws.nl/493348 |date=16 July 2011 }}, nieuws.nl, pub 2008-01-04, ret 11 January 2008 {{in lang|nl}} Eventually they won the event with a lap in advantage of the rest of the pack.[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track.php?id=track/2008/jan08/rotterdam08/rotterdam086 Zesdaagse van Rotterdam 2008], cyclingnews.com, ret 11 January 2008

In 2010 Stam joined the {{UCI team code|LNL|2010}} cycling team, and remained with the team in 2011, transitioning from being a rider to a team director. In 2013 Stam joined {{UCI team code|DLT|2013}} as team manager.{{cite web |url=http://www.boelsdolmanscyclingteam.com/en/Nieuws/boels-dolmans-extends-contracts-with-armitstead-and-stam |title=Boels–Dolmans extends contracts with Armitstead and Stam |website=Boels–Dolmans |accessdate=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407182914/http://www.boelsdolmanscyclingteam.com/en/Nieuws/boels-dolmans-extends-contracts-with-armitstead-and-stam |archivedate=7 April 2014 }} In 2021, {{UCI team code|DLT|2013|nolink=yes}} became SD Worx, and the team was promoted to UCI Women's Team status.

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;UCI Track World Championships

:2004 – Melbourne, 3rd, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Los Angeles, 2nd, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2007 – Palma de Mallorca, 2nd, Madison (with Peter Schep)

;UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

:2002 – Sydney, 3rd, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – Moscow, 2nd, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Moscow, 1st, Madison (with Jens Mouris)

;European Championships

:2002 – 1st, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – 2nd, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Ballerup, 2nd, Madison (with Peter Schep)

;Dutch National Track Championships

:1991 – 3rd, Derny race (amateurs)

:1996 – 1st, Derny race

:2000 – 1st, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2000 – 2nd, Derny race

:2000 – 3rd, Points race

:2000 – 3rd, 50 km time trial

:2002 – 2nd, Points race

:2004 – 3rd, Points race

:2004 – 1st, Madison (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – 2nd, 50 km time trial

;Six-day cycling events

:2001 – Amsterdam, 3rd (with Robert Slippens)

:2002 – Amsterdam, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – Amsterdam, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – Moscow, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – Bremen, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2003 – Ghent, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2004 – Bremen, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2004 – Amsterdam, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2004 – Munich, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2004 – Ghent, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Rotterdam, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Berlin, 3rd (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Copenhagen, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Amsterdam, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Munich, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2005 – Ghent, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Rotterdam, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Bremen, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Berlin, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Copenhagen, 1st (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Hasselt, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2006 – Maastricht, 3rd (with Peter Schep)

:2006 – Amsterdam, 1st (with Peter Schep)

:2006 – Dortmund, 3rd (with Andreas Beikirch)

:2006 – Munich, 3rd (with Peter Schep)

:2007 – Rotterdam, 2nd (with Marco Villa)

:2007 – Stuttgart, 3rd (with Peter Schep and Olaf Pollack)

:2007 – Copenhagen, 3rd (with Peter Schep)

:2007 – Amsterdam, 2nd (with Robert Slippens)

:2007 – Munich, 3rd (with Robert Slippens)

:2007 – Ghent, 3rd (with Robert Slippens)

:2008 – Zürich, 3rd (with Michael Mørkøv)

:2008 – Rotterdam, 1st (with Leif Lampater)

;Road achievements

:1993 – 3rd, PWZ Zuidenveld Tour, Netherlands

:1996 – 3rd, Eurode Omloop, Netherlands

:2001 – 2nd, Criterium Kustpijl, Belgium

:2001 – 2nd, Ronde van Limburg, Netherlands

:2001 – 2nd, Rund um Düren, Germany

:2007 – 3rd, Ronde van Midden-Brabant, Netherlands

:2007 – 1st, Omloop Schokland, Netherlands

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