Joost Posthuma

{{short description|Dutch cyclist}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Joost Posthuma

| image = Posthuma 4JDD2011.JPG

| caption = Posthuma at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk.

| fullname = Joost Posthuma

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|8}}

| birth_place = Hengelo, the Netherlands

| height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2001

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|LOW|1999}}

| amateuryears2 = 2002–2004

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|RB3|1999}}

| proyears1 = 2004–2010

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RAB|2004}}

| proyears2 = 2011–2012

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}

| majorwins = Stage races

:Three Days of De Panne (2008)

:Tour de Luxembourg (2008)

}}

Joost Posthuma (born 8 March 1981) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer,{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/news/joost-posthuma-cant-find-team-for-2013-announces-retirement_264081|title=Joost Posthuma can’t find team for 2013, announces retirement|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=6 November 2012|access-date=11 January 2013}} who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.