He started his career in 1997 with the Die Continentale team, where he won the Hessen-Rundfahrt in 1998.

He moved to Rabobank in 1999, winning the Regio-Tour that year.

Following his retirement after the 2012 Vuelta a España, he became part of the coaching staff at Rabobank Development Team.

[1] Since 2017 he is associate sports director at Team Jumbo Visma.

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