Full name Lieuwe Westra Name Lieuwe Westra Current team Team Astana 2014– Astana Weight 71 kg | 2009–2013 Vacansoleil Height 1.85 m Rider type Time trialist Role Cyclist Disciplines Road bicycle racing | |
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Born 11 September 1982 (age 41)
Munein, the Netherlands ( 1982-09-11 ) 2006–2008 Krolstone Continental Team Profiles | ||
Lieuwe westra wins st7 volta a catalunya
Lieuwe Westra (born 11 September 1982 in Mûnein) is a former Dutch professional racing cyclist, who finished his career riding for Astana.
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Who is lieuwe westra
Professional career
In 2012, he finished second of the World Tour race Paris-Nice, taking the queen stage to Mende. This particular stage finished atop the Côte de la Croix-Neuve–Montée Laurent Jalabert – a 3 km (1.9 mi) climb at an average gradient of 10.1%. He attacked inside the final kilometer and the lead group piloted by race leader Bradley Wiggins could not reel him in. He freewheeled over the finishing line, sparking speculation that he could have put on the leader's jersey had he pursued his effort, since the win put him 6 seconds in arrears of Wiggins. He would finish Paris-Nice 8 seconds down on the Briton in the general classification. In August, Westra won the overall classification of the 2012 Danmark Rundt, a six-stage race held in Denmark. He won the event's individual time trial, helping him seal the victory as it netted him the leader's jersey, which he would not relinquish. Ramunas Navardauskas of the Garmin–Barracuda squad finished second with a deficit of 10 seconds. Westra earned his first victory of the 2013 season at the Tour of California, where he foiled the sprinters' plans by breaking away with 5 km (3.1 mi) and managed to resist to the lead group. Francisco Mancebo joined him in his bid for victory, the pair cooperated and Westra won the two-man sprint.
After five years with the Vacansoleil–DCM team, Westra joined Astana on a two-year contract, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Retirement
On Sunday 8 January 2017, Westra announced his retirement via his Facebook page. He wrote "Today I have decided to stop racing. I cannot afford to continue. Thanks to A Boskamp and K Snijder! Ok I stop but go now and I have time to solve these issues briefly Thanks to cycling world ciaoooo westra". This post was subsequently deleted, however the next day the retirement was confirmed via the Twitter account for the Wanty Groupe Gobert team.
