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 | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2004 | Onder Ons Parike |
| 2005 | Amuzza.com |
| 2006 | Unibet.com Davo |
| 2006 | Unibet.com (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008 | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2009–2011 | Team Katusha |
| 2012– | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Tour of Ireland (2007) | |
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Infobox last updated on 6 April 2014 | |
Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Etixx–Quick-Step.[3]
Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh became a stagiaire for Unibet.com in 2006 and became professional in 2007. As a first year professional he won the first stage[4] and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland.[5]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 1st Omloop Het Volk U23
- 2006
- 3rd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Tour of Ireland
- 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
- 10th National Road Race Championships
- 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 1 (TTT) Tour de San Luis
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
References
- 1 2 3 "Stijn Vandenbergh". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. 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.
- ↑ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) - BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Liggett, Phil (23 August 2007). "Stijn Vandenbergh climbs to the top". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ↑ "Marcato triumphs in Dublin finale". Tour of Ireland.ie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
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