Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
Encyclopedia
Landbouwkrediet is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team
based in Belgium
that participates in UCI Continental Circuits
races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour
events. The team is managed by Gérard Bulens, with assistance from directeur sportifs Jef De Bilde, Claude Criquielion
, Marco Saligari
and Claude Van Collie.
The team is sponsored by the Belgian bank Landbouwkrediet
.
Despite the fact that it was never a top team, they had a 3rd place in the GC of the 2003 Giro d´Italia, thanks to later Discovery Channel and Astana rider Yaroslav Popovych.
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Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
based in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
that participates in UCI Continental Circuits
UCI Continental Circuits
The UCI Continental Circuits are road bicycle racing competitions contested under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale . The five circuits are inferior to the UCI ProTour. Both the ProTour and the circuits comprise a series of races in which various cycling teams compete regularly...
races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
events. The team is managed by Gérard Bulens, with assistance from directeur sportifs Jef De Bilde, Claude Criquielion
Claude Criquielion
Claude Criquielion is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1979 and 1990. In 1984, Criquielion became the world road race champion in Barcelona, Spain on a gruelling course. He had five top-ten finishes in the Tour de France.Criquielion was well placed to win a medal...
, Marco Saligari
Marco Saligari
Marco Saligari is a directeur sportif and former Italian road bicycle racer who raced during the 1990s...
and Claude Van Collie.
The team is sponsored by the Belgian bank Landbouwkrediet
Landbouwkrediet
Landbouwkrediet or Crédit Agricole is a 70 year old Belgian bank with roots in agriculture.Its retail banking and commercial enterprises have grown to almost equal its agricultural interests. In 2006, the bank reported a growth rate of 49% according to International Financial Reporting Standards ...
.
Despite the fact that it was never a top team, they had a 3rd place in the GC of the 2003 Giro d´Italia, thanks to later Discovery Channel and Astana rider Yaroslav Popovych.
Major Victories
1993- 1st Stage 6a Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
, Jocelyn Jolidon - 1st Stage 7 Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
, Jacques Jolidon
1994
- 1st Rund um DürenRund um DürenThe Rund um Düren is a cycling road race held in mid-April in Germany. The event, ranked at 1.2 on the UCI European calendar, is contested around the city of Düren. Prior to 1996 it was an amateur event.-Winners:...
, Rik Claeys
1995
1996
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de PicardieTour de PicardieThe Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
, Marc Streel - 1st Flèche Hesbignonne, Marc Streel
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit Franco-BelgeCircuit Franco-BelgeThe Tour de Wallonie-Picarde is a stage race cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners :...
, Marc Streel - 1st Tour de OkinawaTour de Okinawais a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...
, Ken Hashikawa
1997
- 1st GP Jef Scherens, Stéphane Hennebert
- 1st Stage 5 Ras Tailteann, Michael Fitzgerald
- 1st Zellik-Galmaarden, Ludo DierckxsensLudo DierckxsensLudo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:...
- 1st GP de Denain, Ludo DierckxsensLudo DierckxsensLudo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:...
1998
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la RiojaVuelta a La RiojaThe Vuelta a La Rioja is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:...
, Jan Hordijk - 1st Stage 5a Commonwealth Bank Classic, Jan Hordijk
- 1st Prix d'Armor, Hans De Meester
1999
- 1st Stage 1b OZ Wielerweekend, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996...
- 1st Stage 3a Circuit Franco-BelgeCircuit Franco-BelgeThe Tour de Wallonie-Picarde is a stage race cycling race held annually in Belgium and France. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners :...
, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996... - 1st Overall Tour de la SommeTour de la SommeTour de la Somme is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Somme, France.-List of winners:-External links:* *...
, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996...
- 1st Stage 1b, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996...
- 1st Stage 1b, Bert Roesems
- 1st Kampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van Vlaanderen or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp , West Flanders, Belgium...
, Michel Van Haecke
2000
- 1st Cras Avernas, Michel Van Haecke
- 1st Stage 3a Tour de la SommeTour de la SommeTour de la Somme is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Somme, France.-List of winners:-External links:* *...
, Michel Van Haecke - 1st Dwars door Gendringen, Kees Hopmans
- 1st GP Stad Zottegem, Michel Van Haecke
- 1st Druivenkoers OverijseDruivenkoers OverijseDruivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Michel Van Haecke
2001
- 1st Nokere Koerse, Michel Van Haecke
- 1st Archer GP, Gordon McCauleyGordon McCauleyGordon McCauley is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. The five time winner of the New Zealand National Road Championship, competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial.-Career highlights:199619992000Gordon McCauley is a cycling...
- 1st Antwerpse HavenpijlAntwerpse HavenpijlThe Antwerpse Havenpijl is an European bicycle race held in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2006, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Michel Van Haecke - 1st GP Stadsbelangen Sint-Niklaas, Jurgen Vermeersch
- 1st Stage 2b Tour de la SommeTour de la SommeTour de la Somme is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Somme, France.-List of winners:-External links:* *...
, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996... - 1st Stage 5 Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
, Bert RoesemsBert RoesemsBert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996... - 1st New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Road Race Championship, Gordon McCauleyGordon McCauleyGordon McCauley is a cycling competitor for New Zealand. The five time winner of the New Zealand National Road Championship, competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a bronze medal in the Individual Time Trial.-Career highlights:199619992000Gordon McCauley is a cycling...
2002
- 1st GP Costa degli Etruschi, Yuri Metlushenko
- 1st Porec TrophyPorec TrophyPorec Trophy is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula; it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
I, Volodymyr BilekaVolodymyr BilekaVolodymyr Bileka is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer. He rode for Discovery Channel between 2005 and 2007. As with fellow teammate and compatriot Yaroslav Popovych, he has shown promise by winning numerous races as a junior before turning professional... - 1st Porec TrophyPorec TrophyPorec Trophy is a road bicycle race held annually near the town of Poreč, in the Istrian peninsula; it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
II, Yaroslav PopovychYaroslav PopovychYaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003... - 1st GP de Genève, Yaroslav PopovychYaroslav PopovychYaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of South China SeaTour of South China SeaTour of South China Sea is a road bicycle racing event held each November in Hong Kong since 1996. The race was won 4 times by Wong Kam-Po, a cyclist from Hong Kong. Since 2005, it is rated 2.2 on the UCI Asia Tour-Past winners:...
, Glen ChadwickGlen ChadwickGlen Alan Chadwick is a cyclist with both New Zealand and Australian passports. Glen Chadwick began his career in 2001 at the Belgian cycling team Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. In his first year he came second in the general classification of the Tour de Liège. After two years he moved to Taiwan to... - 3rd Stage 12 Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Lorenzo BernucciLorenzo BernucciLorenzo Bernucci is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently serving a suspension. He rose to international prominence when he won stage 6 of the 2005 Tour de France, when riding for ....
2003
- 1st GP d'Ouverture, Ludo DierckxsensLudo DierckxsensLudo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:...
- 1st Stage 3 Etoile de BessègesÉtoile de BessègesThe Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...
, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... - 1st Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen, Ludovic CapelleLudovic CapelleLudovic Capelle is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2005. In 2007 he also rode for the continental team Roubaix Lille Métropole and since 2008 he's riding in Latvian continental team Rietumu Banka - Riga. He started as a professional with Ville...
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... - 1st Stage 7 Österreich RundfahrtÖsterreich RundfahrtThe Tour of Austria is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held...
, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... - 1st LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Time Trial Championship, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 1st Tour du DoubsTour du DoubsThe Tour du Doubs is a single-day road bicycle race, currently held annually in September in the region of Doubs, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and since 2010 it is part of the French Road Cycling Cup....
, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet... - 1st Stage 4 Regio Tour, Vladimir Duma
- 1st Stage 2 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
, Yuri Metlushenko - 1st Stage 4 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 1st Stage 1 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Yuri Metlushenko
- 3rd Overall Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Yaroslav PopovychYaroslav PopovychYaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...
2004
- 1st Stage 1 Etoile de BessègesÉtoile de BessègesThe Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...
, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... - 1st GP Costa degli Etruschi, Yuri Metlushenko
- 1st GP Cholet-Pays de Loire, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet...
- 1st Dwars door VlaanderenDwars door VlaanderenDwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...
, Ludovic CapelleLudovic CapelleLudovic Capelle is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2005. In 2007 he also rode for the continental team Roubaix Lille Métropole and since 2008 he's riding in Latvian continental team Rietumu Banka - Riga. He started as a professional with Ville... - 1st GP Pino Cerami, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005...
- 1st Stage 2 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Marc Streel
- 1st Overall Tour du Luxembourg, Maxime MonfortMaxime MonfortMaxime Monfort is a Belgian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . Monfort is a climbing specialist.-Palmares:2004...
- 1st Stage 2, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races...
- 1st Stage 3, Maxime MonfortMaxime MonfortMaxime Monfort is a Belgian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . Monfort is a climbing specialist.-Palmares:2004...
- 1st Stage 2, Tom Steels
- 1st Stage 1 & 3 Österreich RundfahrtÖsterreich RundfahrtThe Tour of Austria is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held...
, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... - 1st Stage 7 Österreich RundfahrtÖsterreich RundfahrtThe Tour of Austria is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held...
, Ludo DierckxsensLudo DierckxsensLudo Dierckxens is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the 11th stage of the 1999 Tour de France, while competing for .-1999 Tour de France:... - 1st LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Road Race Championship, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 1st LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Time Trial Championship, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 1st UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Time Trial Championship, Sergey LagutinSergey LagutinSergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. In 2003, Lagutin became world champion—capturing the Under-23 men's road race. He represented Uzbekistan in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games... - 1st Belgian, Road Race Championship, Tom SteelsTom SteelsTom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races...
- 1st Stage 2b Brixia TourBrixia TourThe Brixia Tour is an Italian cycle road race. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-List of winners:...
, Yuri Metlushenko - 1st Stage 5 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 1st Stage 5 Tour du Poitou Charentes, Ludovic CapelleLudovic CapelleLudovic Capelle is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2005. In 2007 he also rode for the continental team Roubaix Lille Métropole and since 2008 he's riding in Latvian continental team Rietumu Banka - Riga. He started as a professional with Ville...
- 1st GP d'Isbergues, Ludovic CapelleLudovic CapelleLudovic Capelle is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2005. In 2007 he also rode for the continental team Roubaix Lille Métropole and since 2008 he's riding in Latvian continental team Rietumu Banka - Riga. He started as a professional with Ville...
- 1st Omloop van het HoutlandOmloop van het HoutlandOmloop van het Houtland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet... - 2nd Stage 8 Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Tomas VaitkusTomas VaitkusTomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010.... - 3rd Prologue & Stage 13 Giro d'ItaliaGiro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Yaroslav PopovychYaroslav PopovychYaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...
2005
- 1st Hel van het MergellandHel van het MergellandHel van het Mergelland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...
, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005... - 1st Stage 3a Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
, Jurgen Van Loocke - 1st Flèche Hesbignonne, Geert Verheyen
- 1st UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Time Trial Championship, Sergey LagutinSergey LagutinSergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. In 2003, Lagutin became world champion—capturing the Under-23 men's road race. He represented Uzbekistan in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games... - 1st UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Road Race Championship, Sergey LagutinSergey LagutinSergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. In 2003, Lagutin became world champion—capturing the Under-23 men's road race. He represented Uzbekistan in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games... - 1st Overall Regio-TourRegio-TourThe Regio-Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held between France, Switzerland and Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005...
- 1st Stage 2, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005...
- 1st Stage 2, Nico Sijmens
- 1st Kampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van VlaanderenKampioenschap van Vlaanderen or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp , West Flanders, Belgium...
, Sergey LagutinSergey LagutinSergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. In 2003, Lagutin became world champion—capturing the Under-23 men's road race. He represented Uzbekistan in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games...
2006
- 2nd Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005...
- 1st Stage 3, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005...
- 1st Stage 3, Nico Sijmens
- 2nd Omloop Het Volk, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet...
2007
- 1st Beverbeek ClassicBeverbeek ClassicBeverbeek Classic is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in Hamont-Achel, in the Belgian region of Limburg. From 1998 to 2003, it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005... - 1st Hel van het MergellandHel van het MergellandHel van het Mergelland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...
, Nico SijmensNico SijmensNico Sijmens is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Cycling career :20042005... - 1st Drie Zustersteden - Willebroek, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet...
- 1st Sparkassen Giro BochumSparkassen Giro BochumThe Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race.- Winners :...
, Andy CappelleAndy CappelleAndy Cappelle is a professional Belgian road cyclist, currently riding for .-Palmarès:199920002002Andy Cappelle is a professional Belgian road cyclist, currently riding for .-Palmarès:1999... - 1st Stage 3 Regio Tour, Andy CappelleAndy CappelleAndy Cappelle is a professional Belgian road cyclist, currently riding for .-Palmarès:199920002002Andy Cappelle is a professional Belgian road cyclist, currently riding for .-Palmarès:1999...
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of BritainTour of BritainThe Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....
, Paul ManningPaul Manning (cyclist)Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... - 1st GP de Wallonie, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet...
- 2nd Overall Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
, Frédéric Gabriel
2008
- 1st Stage 1 Etoile de BessègesÉtoile de BessègesThe Étoile de Bessèges is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Southern France, around Bessèges. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and features as one of the first stage races of the European season.-Palmarès:...
, Jan Kuyckx - 2nd Paris-ToursParis-ToursParis–Tours is a French single-day classic cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours It is a fairly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. It is known as the “Sprinters' Classic” because...
, Jan Kuyckx
2009
- 1st 1 Meiprijs, Denis FlahautDenis FlahautDenis Flahaut is a French professional road racing cyclist for UCI Continental team Roubaix-Lille Metropole.- Palmarès :2007...
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet... - 1st Nationale Sluitingprijs, Denis FlahautDenis FlahautDenis Flahaut is a French professional road racing cyclist for UCI Continental team Roubaix-Lille Metropole.- Palmarès :2007...
2010
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland, Frédéric AmorisonFrédéric AmorisonFrédéric Amorison is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet.-Palmares:2002-External links:* at Landbouwkrediet...
- 2nd Rund um den Finanzplatz, Geert Verheyen
2011
- 1st De Vlaamse PijlDe Vlaamse PijlDe Vlaamse Pijl is a Belgian road bicycle race held annually since 1968. The race starts and ends in Harelbeke. Since 2005, it is rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Frédéric AmorisonFrédéric AmorisonFrédéric Amorison is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet.-Palmares:2002-External links:* at Landbouwkrediet... - 1st Omloop van het WaaslandOmloop van het WaaslandOmloop van het Waasland is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
, Aidis KruopisAidis KruopisAidis Kruopis is a professional Lithuanian road cyclist, currently riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200720082010... - 1st GP Pino Cerami, Bert ScheirlinckxBert ScheirlinckxBert Scheirlinckx is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who is a member of the cycling team Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200220032004* * at Landbouwkrediet...
- 1st 1 Meiprijs, Aidis KruopisAidis KruopisAidis Kruopis is a professional Lithuanian road cyclist, currently riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200720082010...
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de PicardieTour de PicardieThe Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
, Egidijus Juodvalkis - 1st Stage 2 Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
, Aidis KruopisAidis KruopisAidis Kruopis is a professional Lithuanian road cyclist, currently riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200720082010... - 1st I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig, Bert ScheirlinckxBert ScheirlinckxBert Scheirlinckx is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who is a member of the cycling team Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200220032004* * at Landbouwkrediet...
- 1st Stage 2 Paris-CorrèzeParis-CorrèzeParis–Corrèze is a road bicycle race held annually in France, usually between a department near Paris and the department of Corrèze. It was created by Laurent Fignon and Max Mamers. It was first held in 2001 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe...
, Bert De WaeleBert De WaeleBert De Waele is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:20032004** at Landbouwkrediet... - 1st Schaal Sels, Aidis KruopisAidis KruopisAidis Kruopis is a professional Lithuanian road cyclist, currently riding for Landbouwkrediet.-Palmarès:200720082010...