Rik Verbrugghe

Rik Verbrugghe

Personal information
Full name	Rik Verbrugghe
Born	23 July 1974 Tienen, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1996-2004	Lotto
2005	QuickStep-Innergetic
2006-2008	Cofidis
Major wins
Flèche Wallonne (2001) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages (2001-2002-2006) Tour de France, 1 stage (2001) Tour de Romandie, 1 stage (2002) Eneco Tour, 1 stage (2005)
Infobox last updated on 30 September 2007

Rik Verbrugghe (born 23 July 1974 in Tienen, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes classics—La Flèche Wallonne, and the overall and two stages of the Critérium International. In 2008 he announced his retirement, and subsequent role as team director at Quick Step during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In 2011 he became team director at BMC Racing Team.

Major victories and notable results

1996 – Lotto-Isoglass

1997 – Lotto-Mobistar

1998 – Lotto-Mobistar

1999 – Lotto-Mobistar

2nd, Clásica de San Sebastián

2000 – Lotto-Adecco

1st Belgian National Time Trial Championships

2nd, La Flèche Wallonne

2001 – Lotto-Adecco

La Flèche Wallonne

Overall, Critérium International

Stage 1

Stage 3

Stage 15 — Tour de France

Prologue — Giro d'Italia

Criterium Peer

Criterium Maastricht

2002 – Lotto-Adecco

Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia

9th, Overall — Giro d'Italia

Prologue — Tour de Romandie

2003 – Lotto-Domo

3rd, Overall — Paris-Corrèze

2004 – Lotto-Domo

5th, Overall — Tour of Belgium

2005 – Quick Step-Davitamon

Prologue —Eneco Tour, 5 days in leader's red jersey

Grand Prix de Lugano

2006 – Cofidis

Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia

External links

• Rik Verbrugghe profile at Cycling Archives