Theo Eltink is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 former professional road bicycle racer.

Biography

In his youth, Eltink also was a good ice skater, but finally chose for cycling. He competed in cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...

 and road races at cycling club "Het snelle wiel]]. After Eltink finished school, he focussed on cycling.

Eltink became a member of the Rabobank TT3, a team for promising young riders. In 2005, Eltink became a professional cyclist for . In his first year, Eltink started in the 2005 Giro d'Italia

2005 Giro d'Italia

The 2005 Giro d'Italia, the 88th running of the race, was held from 7 May to 29 May 2005, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,417 km, ridden at an average speed of 37,375 km/h...

, and finished 29th in the general classification.

Palmares

• Tour de l'Avenir
  Tour de l'Avenir
  Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
  
   - 1 stage (2004)
• Tour des Pyrénées - 1 stage (2004)
• 2nd, National U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship (2003)
• 3rd, National U17 Cyclo-Cross Championship (1997)

External links

• Profile at Rabobank official website