Personal History:
Jordy was raised in a town not far outside Maastricht on the Amstel Gold Race Route. Growing up, Jordy would watch his heroes fight their way up and over the tough hills, and his love of hill climbing was born.
Any cycling ride always had to include a tough hill climb back to his house, but instead of cursing his luck of living on top of a hill, Jordy relished the fight, Man against Hill. At a young age, Jordy was already a skilled hill climber, and that was his love. He was never interested in the sprints.
Early Career:
After being highlighted by scouts as a Very good hiller, with good potential side skills of Downhill, Flat Road and even Sprinting, if he put his mind to it, Jordy was signed by English team Connaught towards the end of season 15 as a 22 year old.
Jordy progressed better than expected, even though Jordy skipped his sprinting ses...
Read morePersonal History:
Jordy was raised in a town not far outside Maastricht on the Amstel Gold Race Route. Growing up, Jordy would watch his heroes fight their way up and over the tough hills, and his love of hill climbing was born.
Any cycling ride always had to include a tough hill climb back to his house, but instead of cursing his luck of living on top of a hill, Jordy relished the fight, Man against Hill. At a young age, Jordy was already a skilled hill climber, and that was his love. He was never interested in the sprints.
Early Career:
After being highlighted by scouts as a Very good hiller, with good potential side skills of Downhill, Flat Road and even Sprinting, if he put his mind to it, Jordy was signed by English team Connaught towards the end of season 15 as a 22 year old.
Jordy progressed better than expected, even though Jordy skipped his sprinting sessions in favour of more climbing. On day 15 of season 16, Jordy attended the Team Zyte TT Centre to finish his training, and on Day 16 season 16, was featured in the Top young rider article.
Career Milestones:-
To be added. No races competed in at present except training races.
Netherlands