Niels Scheuneman

Niels Scheuneman
Personal information
Full name Niels Scheuneman
Born (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983
Veendam, the Netherlands
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
20022003 Rabobank CT
2004 Relax-Bodysol
20052006 Rabobank
2007 Unibet.com
20082009 KrolStone
Infobox last updated on
29 October 2007

Niels Scheuneman (born 21 December 1983 in ) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.

Biography

When Scheuneman was still a junior, won a silver and a bronze medal in the junior races of the 2001 UCI Road World Championships.[1] In the 2003 UCI Road World Championships, he competed in the U23 category, and finished second in the time trial.

Scheuneman transferred in 2004 to the Bodysol team, to become a full professional. The Bodysol team then merged with the Relax team, and the combination competed one lever higher, which did not suit Scheuneman, and he had a bad year.[2] At the end of the year, Scheuneman returned to the Rabobank team, where he rode as a junior.[3]

In 2005, Scheuneman rode the 2005 Vuelta a España, his only grand tour so far. During a fall which also hurt Roberto Heras, Scheuneman broke his finger and had to abandon the race.[4]

At the end of the 2006 season, Scheuneman's contract with Rabobank ended, and he switched to the Unibet.com team. This team was banned from most races in 2007, so Scheuneman did not race a lot. At the end of the season, he decided to retire from professional racing.

In 2008, he decided to return to racing, and joined the continental KrolStone team.[5]

Palmares

Source:[6]

2001
2nd World U19 Road Race Championship
3rd World U19 Time Trial Championship
2002
1st, Stage 2, Triptyque Ardennais
2nd, National U23 Time Trial Championship
2003
2nd World U23 Time Trial Championship
2nd, National U23 Time Trial Championship
2004
1st, Profronde van Fryslan

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