Rider Profile
Olav Kooij
Visma-Lease a Bike
Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2025 - Visma-Lease a Bike
- 2024 - Visma-Lease a Bike
- 2023 - Team Jumbo-Visma
- 2022 - Team Jumbo-Visma
- 2021 - Team Jumbo–Visma
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Giro d'Italia abandons: The full list of riders who have left the 2024 race
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Feature 142 riders remain in the race after the end of stage 20
![Olav Kooij was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia due to illness after winning stage 9](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YjiWcuyxonLaxtR29UXNU6-320-80.jpg)
Giro d’Italia stage winner Olav Kooij abandons with fever as Visma's bad luck continues
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News Vernon and Kanter also out with illness as sprint field weakens
![Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) wins stage 9 in hectic bunch sprint](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FTM4LoK7hGDW5mQQeK72bK-320-80.jpg)
'I improvised' - Giro d’Italia stage winner Olav Kooij uses instinct to claim breakthrough first Grand Tour victory
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News Sprinter Olav Kooij spearheads Dutch team's Grand Tour ambitions as they enter without a GC favourite
![Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) and Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sDEZDsPgipNbaiAh2Qj2d5-320-80.jpg)
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