Michel Kreder

Michel Kreder (born 15 August 1987) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist,[1] who rode professionally between 2008 and 2019.

Michel Kreder
Kreder in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameMichel Kreder
Born (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987
The Hague, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2006–2007Unibet–Davo
Professional teams
2008–2009Rabobank Continental Team
2010–2013Garmin–Transitions
2014Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2015–2016Team Roompot
2017–2018Aqua Blue Sport
2019Ningxia Sports Lottery–Livall Cycling Team

Career

Following a four-year stint with Garmin–Sharp, Kreder signed with Wanty–Groupe Gobert for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[2][3] However, in September 2014 it was announced that Michael, Raymond and Wesley Kreder would all sign for the new Team Roompot for 2015.[4] In October 2016 Aqua Blue Sport announced that Kreder would be part of their inaugural squad for the 2017 season.[5]

Personal life

Kreder was born, raised, and resides in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands.[6] He comes from a family of professional cyclists; his cousin Wesley Kreder and his younger brother Raymond Kreder also competed professionally.

Major results
2007
1st Stage 4 Thüringen-Rundfahrt
2008
1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés
6th De Vlaamse Pijl
8th Overall Olympia's Tour
9th Circuito Montañés
2009
2nd Overall Jadranska Magistrala
4th Rund um Düren
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
8th Overall Circuito Montañés
1st Stage 1
8th Overall Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
10th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
1st Stage 4
10th Ronde van Drenthe
2010
2nd GP Miguel Indurain
7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
10th Paris–Bourges
2011
1st Stage 2 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
6th Coppa Bernocchi
10th Coppa Agostoni
10th Vattenfall Cyclassics
2012
1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Raymond Kreder)
1st Stage 2 Circuit de la Sarthe
2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1st Stages 2 & 3
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Nokere Koerse
8th Clásica de Almería
2013
9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stage 4
2014
4th La Drôme Classic
6th Volta Limburg Classic
2017
3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
9th Eschborn-Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Giro d'Italia Did not contest during his career
Tour de France
Vuelta a España 152 — 96 DNF — — — 128
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
gollark: Who are they shooting at?
gollark: Except that's a tiny amount and that varies with environmental conditions a ton.
gollark: Good luck fitting more than a few hundred bits.
gollark: Grind up the flash chips and put them in water.
gollark: Water is *not* a good medium because stuff moves around a ton.

References
  1. "Michel Kreder". ProCyclingStats. ProCyclingStats. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Michel Kreder leaves Garmin Sharp for Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. "Maaskant weg bij Garmin-Sharp, Michel Kreder dicht bij verlenging" [Maaskant to UnitedHealthcare, Michel Kreder to Accent Jobs-Wanty]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Wielerflits.nl. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. "Vier Kreders naar wielerploeg Roompot Orange Cycling" [Four Kreders to Roompot Orange Cycling cycling team]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. "Howard and Denifl headline second round of signings for Aqua Blue Sport". cyclingnews.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. "Michel Kreder at Garmin-Sharp". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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