Personal information | |
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Full name | Theo Eltink |
Born | Eindhoven, the Netherlands | November 27, 1981
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 55.5 kg (122 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2002–2004 | Rabobank GS3 |
2005–2008 | Rabobank |
2009 | Skil–Shimano |
Theo Eltink (born November 27, 1981, in Eindhoven) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.
In his youth, Eltink also was a good ice skater, but finally chose for cycling. He competed in cyclo-cross 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 Rabobank. In his first year, Eltink started in the 2005 Giro d'Italia, and finished 29th in the general classification.