# Bram Tankink

Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, Domo–Farm Frites, Quick-Step–Innergetic and LottoNL–Jumbo squads.
Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco. He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to Quick-Step–Davitamon. Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France.
Tankink joined Rabobank in 2008. He remained with the team until his retirement in 2018.

## Major results
### 1999

    3rd Overall Turul Romaniei

### 2000

    1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
    2nd Overall Mainfranken-Tour
    2nd Overall Ster der Beloften
    5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
    8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
    8th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell

### 2004

    6th Japan Cup
    8th Tour du Haut Var

### 2005

    1st Profronde van Maastricht
    1st Profronde van Almelo
    1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour
    3rd Profronde van Stiphout
    3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne

### 2006

    1st Mijl van Mares
    2nd Profronde van Almelo
    3rd GP Buchholz
    3rd Profronde van Stiphout
    7th Tour du Haut Var

### 2007

    1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
    1st Profronde van Maastricht
    3rd Acht van Chaam
    7th Overall Eneco Tour
    8th Grand Prix de Fourmies

### 2008

    1st Profronde van Wierden
    2nd Profronde van Zwolle
    3rd Profronde van Heerlen
    5th Overall Tour of Belgium
    8th Overall Eneco Tour
    8th Trofeo Calvia
    8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
    10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

### 2009

    3rd Profronde van Zwolle
    8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer

### 2010

    3rd Overall Tour of Belgium

### 2011

    1st Sprints classification, Tour of the Basque Country
    1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    5th Brabantse Pijl
    5th Omloop van het Houtland

### 2013

    9th Ruddervoorde Koerse

### 2014

    6th Druivenkoers Overijse
    6th Omloop van het Houtland

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 61 | DNF |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 111 | 93 | 40 | 59 | — | DNF | — | 144 | 64 | 40 | 55 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | DNF | 94 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |