Servais Knaven
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henricus Theodorus Josephus Knaven |
| Born |
6 March 1971 Lobith, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sky |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1994–1999 | TVM |
| 2000–2002 | Domo-Farm Frites |
| 2003–2006 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2007–2008 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2009–2010 | Team Milram |
| Managerial team(s) | |
| 2011– | Team Sky |
| Major wins | |
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Tour de France, 1 stage Paris-Roubaix (2001) Grote Scheldeprijs (1998) Dutch National Road Race Champion (1995) Danmark Rundt (1997) | |
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Infobox last updated on December 24, 2007 | |
Henricus Theodorus Josephus (Servais) Knaven (born 6 March 1971 in Lobith, Gelderland) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently a directeur sportif for Team Sky.
As a rider, Knaven won Paris–Roubaix in 2001 in wet and muddy conditions that soaked the cobblestones. With a strong representation of Domo-Farm Frites riders in the lead group, he launched an attack with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to cover and crossed the line solo. His teammates Johan Museeuw and Romans Vainsteins followed, completing a rare 1-2-3.[1] He is the second rider in history to start and finish the Hell of the North race 16 times.[2] In 2003, while riding for Quick-Step–Davitamon, Knaven won Stage 17 in the Tour de France. He escaped from a 10 men breakaway to take the win in a mostly flat stage concluding in Bordeaux.[3]
Palmarès
- 1991
- 1st
National Track Pursuit Amateur Champion - 1st Grote Rivierenprijs
- 1992
- 1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Champion
- 1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Champion
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1993
- 1st Ster van Brabant
- 1st Overall Teleflex Tour
- 1st Stage 4b
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Prologue & Stage 9b
- 1995
- 1st Dutch National Road Race Championship
- 1997
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Prologue Tour of Sweden
- 1998
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 1st Stage 1 Étoile de Bessèges
- 1999
- 1st Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2000
- 1st Overall Guldensporentweedaagse
- 1st Stage 1
- 2001
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 2003
- 1st Stage 17 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
- 1st RaboRonde Heerlen
- 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2010
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
See also
References
- ↑ Tim Maloney (15 April 2001). "Domo-nation". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ James Huang (15 April 2010). "Pro bike: Servais Knaven's Milram Focus Mares Paris-Roubaix". Bike Radar (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Gerald Churchill (27 July 2003). "Knavens wins stage 17 of Tour". Road Cycling (2011 ROADCYCLING.COM). Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Servais Knaven. |
- Official website (Dutch)
- Servais Knaven profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Servais Knaven
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Steven Rooks |
Dutch National Road Race Champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Maarten den Bakker |