Stijn Vandenbergh
.JPG) Vandenbergh in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stijn Vandenbergh |
| Nickname | VDB[1] |
| Born | 25 April 1984 Oudenaarde, Belgium |
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004 | Onder Ons Parike |
| 2005 | Amuzza.com |
| 2006 | Unibet.com Davo |
| 2006 | Unibet.com (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2009–2011 | Team Katusha |
| 2012–2016 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2] |
| 2017–2020 | AG2R La Mondiale[3] |
Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the Unibet.com, Team Katusha, Etixx–Quick-Step and AG2R La Mondiale teams.[4]
Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh, as a first year professional, won the first stage[5] and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland.[6]
Major results
[edit]- 2004
- 1st Omloop Het Volk U23
- 10th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 10th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 2006
- 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Tour of Ireland
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2008
- 9th Grand Prix de Denain
- 2009
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2010
- 9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2013
- 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 8th Gent–Wevelgem
- 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2014
- 4th E3 Harelbeke
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 8th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2015
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 7th Le Samyn
- 2016
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de San Luis
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2018
- 10th Tro-Bro Léon
- 2019
- 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 6th Le Samyn
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stijn Vandenbergh". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Cotton, Jim (27 November 2020). "Ag2r-Citroën sponsor moves puts pinch on the unproven and unlucky". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Veteran cobbles-crusher Stijn Vandenbergh is one of three riders retiring after their contracts with Ag2r-La Mondiale expired at the end of this season.
- ^ Liggett, Phil (23 August 2007). "Stijn Vandenbergh climbs to the top". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 August 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Marcato triumphs in Dublin finale". Tour of Ireland.ie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stijn Vandenbergh.
- Stijn Vandenbergh at ProCyclingStats
- Stijn Vandenbergh at Cycling Archives (archive)
