Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976 in Dalen) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist who retired at the end of the 2014 season, his last team being Tinkoff. He showed his talent early by winning the Ronde van Drenthe in 1996, joined the Rabobank youth squad in 1997 and moved up to its senior squad in 1999. His most prominent win was stage 8 of the 2002 Tour de France, taken on Bastille Day in his first Tour with help from his teammate Erik Dekker. He led the mountains classification in each of the three Grand Tours and later rode for Saxo Bank and BMC Racing Team. He also finished third in La Flèche Wallonne and fourth in the Amstel Gold Race, and in 2009 he was second in the Amstel Gold Race. In 2018 he admitted to doping for a short period of his career.
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is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
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Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976)
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He joined the Rabobank youth squad in 1997
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is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
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is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
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His few wins included stage 8, on Bastille Day, of the 2002 Tour de France.
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Kroon led the mountains classification in each of the three Grand Tours
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Kroon led the mountains classification in each of the three Grand Tours
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