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Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse Women
Duracell Dwars door het Hageland
Tour de Suisse
Giro d'Italia Next Gen
Copenhagen Sprint
Copenhagen Sprint
Tour de France
Critérium du Dauphiné
WorldTeam Men
08 Jun '25 - 15 Jun '25
8/8
Val-d'Arc › Plateau du Mont-Cenis
133km
15 Jun '25
Tour de Suisse Women
WorldTeam Women
12 Jun '25 - 15 Jun '25
Duracell Dwars door het Hageland
WorldTeam Men
14 Jun '25
Tour de Suisse
WorldTeam Men
15 Jun '25 - 22 Jun '25
1/8
Küssnacht › Küssnacht
129km
15 Jun '25
2/8
Aarau › Schwarzsee
177km
16 Jun '25
3/8
Aarau › Heiden
195km
17 Jun '25
Giro d'Italia Next Gen
Development Team
15 Jun '25 - 22 Jun '25
1/8
Rho › Rho
8km
15 Jun '25
2/8
Rho Fiera Milano › Cantù
146km
16 Jun '25
3/8
Albese Con Cassano › Passo del Maniva
144km
17 Jun '25
Copenhagen Sprint
WorldTeam Women
21 Jun '25
1/1
Roskilde › Copenhagen
151km
21 Jun '25
Copenhagen Sprint
WorldTeam Men
22 Jun '25
1/1
Roskilde › Copenhagen
235km
22 Jun '25
Tour de France
WorldTeam Men
05 Jul '25 - 27 Jul '25
1/21
Lille › Lille
185km
05 Jul '25
2/21
Lauwin-Planque › Boulogne-sur-Mer
212km
06 Jul '25
3/21
Valenciennes › Dunkerque
178km
07 Jul '25
Olav Kooij
Athlete
overview
- Date of Birth
- October 17, 2001 (23 yr.)
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Height
- 1.84 m
- Teammember since
- 2020
- Contract to
- 2025
About Olav Kooij
In the cycling world, Olav Kooij is regarded as a top sprinter. Kooij, only 23 years old, has been racing for Team Visma | Lease a Bike for the past four years after first competing for the squad's Development Team. The top sprinter has already been able to add several triumphs in various stages to his resume. Kooij experienced his greatest victory at the Giro d'Italia, where he won his first stage in a Grand Tour. The sprinter achieved great success in 2021, winning a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships. Two years later, the young Dutchman managed to contribute to the team's historic season with 13 wins and a third place at the European Championships. In 2024, Kooij sprinted to the silver medal at the European Championship and won his first one-day race at World Tour level with Bemer Cyclassics.
5
Victories in 2025
News about Olav
Kooij third in chaotic 14th stage of Giro d’Italia
Kooij sprints to Giro stage victory after superb team effort
Kooij denied repeat in Naples after chaotic Giro stage six
Kooij narrowly misses out on victory in fourth stage of Giro d’Italia
