Kevin De Weert
 De Weert at the 2008 Omloop Het Volk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin De Weert |
| Born | 27 May 1982 Duffel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Rabobank junior |
| 2002 | Rabobank GS3 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2004 | Rabobank |
| 2005–2006 | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2007–2008 | Cofidis |
| 2009–2014 | Quick-Step |
| 2015 | LottoNL–Jumbo |
Kevin De Weert (born 27 May 1982 in Duffel) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer.[1] In October 2014 it was announced would join LottoNL–Jumbo on a two-year deal from 2015, with the team's directeur sportif Nico Verhoeven describing his role as a domestique for the team's general classification riders in stage races.[2] De Weert retired on his 33rd birthday due to the continuing effects of injuries sustained earlier in his career.[3] In February 2016 he succeeded Carlo Bomans as coach of the Belgian national cycling team.[4]
Major results
[edit]- 1998
- 1st
National Under-17 Time Trial Championships - 2000
- 1st National Under-19 Time Trial Championships
- 1st Giro della Toscana U19
- 2001
- 7th Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
- 2002
- 2nd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2003
- 5th OZ Tour Beneden-Maas
- 9th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2007
- 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2010
- 17th Overall Tour de France[5]
- 2011
- 10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
References
[edit]- ^ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "George Bennett joins Belkin". sbs.com.au. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "De Weert calls it a day". 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Kevin De Weert nieuwe bondscoach Heren Elite". www.belgiancycling.be. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Tour de France 2010: Stage 20 Results". 25 July 2010.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Kevin De Weert at Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin De Weert at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Kevin De Weert at trap-friis.dk
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