Dominique Cornu
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dominique Cornu |
| Born |
10 October 1985 Beveren, Belgium |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Sunweb-Napoleon Games |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time triallist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Bodysol-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen |
| 2007–2008 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2009 | Quick-Step |
| 2010 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2011–2013 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2014 | Sunweb-Napoleon Games |
| 2015– | Verandas Willems |
|
Infobox last updated on 30 Jule 2015 | |
Dominique Cornu (born 10 October 1985, in Beveren) is a Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders, currently riding for UCI Continental team Sunweb-Napoleon Games.[1] He specializes in the time trial discipline.
At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned Under-23 Time Trial World Champion.[2] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian Under-23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships.[3] In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the Under-23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006.
Cornu left Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Sunweb-Napoleon Games for the 2014 season.[1]
Achievements
- 2003
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2004
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations U23
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 2005
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Tweedaagse van de Gaverstreek
- 1st overall in Berliner Rundfahrt (U23)
- 2nd U23 European Time Trial Championship
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 2006
- 1st World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- National Track Championships
- 1st Individual Pursuit
- 2nd Track time trial
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd U23 European Time Trial Championship
- 1st Omloop Het Volk (U23)
- 1st Prologue Ronde van Antwerpen
- 2008
- 1st Stage 4 Giro del Capo
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Overall Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 4st National Time Trial Championships
- 2011
- 7st Overall Eneco Tour
References
- 1 2 "Dominique Cornu tekent voor Sunweb-Napoleon Games" [Dominique Cornu signs for Sunweb-Napoleon Games]. SportWereld–Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch) (Corelio). Belga. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ A dream comes true for Cornu, cyclingnews.com
- ↑ Dominique Cornu profile at Cycling Archives