# Tom-Jelte Slagter

Tom-Jelte Slagter (born 1 July 1989) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the Belkin Pro Cycling, Cannondale–Drapac, Team Dimension Data and B&B Hotels–Vital Concept teams.

## Career

Born in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Slagter currently resides in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

### Rabobank (2011–2013)

While riding for Blanco Pro Cycling in 2013, Slagter won the Tour Down Under, his greatest career achievement. Slagter won the third stage after attacking on the finial climb, cresting it alone. He was joined by three riders on the descent, and with the peloton on their heels, Slagter out-sprinted the group. On the fifth stage, he gained the orange jersey; finishing atop Old Willunga Hill in second position, behind Australian Simon Gerrans (Orica–GreenEDGE), the defending champion. On the final stage, Slagter successfully defended his lead, with Spaniard Javier Moreno (Movistar Team) earning second place, seventeen seconds in arrears.
In August 2013, Slagter signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad, penning a two-year deal.

### Garmin–Sharp (2014–2017)
#### 2014

At Paris–Nice, Slagter won stages 4 and 7. He then went on to finish 2nd in the Spanish one-day race GP Miguel Induráin. His last race before his classics campaign was the Tour of the Basque Country in which he finished 13th. At Liége–Bastogne–Liége he finished 6th, his best result ever in a monument. Before that he also finished 5th in La Flèche Wallonne. Slagter rode the Tour de France, and finished 9th on stage 16 to Bagneres-de-Luchon. After the Tour, he rode the Clásica de San Sebastián. and finished just outside of top 10, in 14th place. He rode the Canadian World Tour classics, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.

#### 2015

Slagter's best result during the first part of the 2015 season, was finishing 9th in La Flèche Wallonne. He rode the Tour of Alberta, and won 2 stages during the race. He then rode the Canadian World Tour classics and finished 4th in Québec and 10th in Montréal.

### Team Dimension Data (2018–2019)

In August 2017, Slagter signed a contract with Team Dimension Data. At the Tour Down Under, Slagter finished 3rd overall, in his first race for the team. His best result during the classics period was 12th at La Flèche Wallonne.

### B&B Hotels–Vital Concept (2020)

After one season with B&B Hotels–Vital Concept, Slagter announced his retirement in November 2020; he intended to become a tractor salesman.

## Major results
### 2010

    1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
    1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes
    4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
    7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
    8th De Vlaamse Pijl

### 2012

    5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    6th Overall Tour of Oman

### 2013

    1st Overall Tour Down Under
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 3
    1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
    7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    9th Overall Tour de l'Ain

### 2014

    Paris–Nice
       1st Stages 4 & 7
    2nd GP Miguel Induráin
    5th La Flèche Wallonne
    6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

### 2015

    3rd Overall Tour of Alberta
       1st Stages 3 & 4
    4th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    9th La Flèche Wallonne
    9th GP Miguel Induráin
    10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

### 2016

    1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var
    4th Tre Valli Varesine
    8th Clásica de San Sebastián
    9th Brabantse Pijl

### 2017

    1st Stage 2 Tour of Austria
    3rd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
    4th Overall Tour of Alberta
    6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

### 2018

    3rd Overall Tour Down Under

### 2019

    6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
    7th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
    8th Overall Deutschland Tour

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | 30 | — | — | 76 | — | 77 | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 56 | — | 82 | — | 59 |
| Vuelta a España | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | DNF | 105 | — | 14 | — | — | 51 |
| Tour of Flanders | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career |
| Paris–Roubaix | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 34 | 6 | 44 | DNF | 45 | 30 | 43 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 52 | DNF | 46 | 93 | 13 | DNF | DNF | — | DNF |
| Classic | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | 85 | 21 | 36 | 60 | 46 | 76 | 85 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 40 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | 49 | 14 | 27 | 8 | — | DNF | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | — | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 97 | 6 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 50 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |