Vérandas Willems–Crelan

Vérandas Willems–Crelan was a UCI Professional Continental team founded in 2013 and based in Belgium.[1][2] During the winter the team is active in cyclo-cross. Former team member Michael Goolaerts died following a cardiac arrest at the 2018 Paris–Roubaix in France.[3] In August 2018 it was announced that the team would merge with Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij for the 2019 season under the name Roompot-Crelan.[4]

Verandas Willems Cycling Team

Team information
Registered	Belgium
Founded	2013 (2013)
Disbanded	2018 Merged with Roompot–Nederlandse Loterij, forming Roompot–Charles.
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Continental (2013–2016) UCI Professional Continental (2017–2018)
Key personnel
General manager	Nick Nuyens
Team name history
2013–2016 2017–2018	Vérandas Willems Vérandas Willems–Crelan

2018 Team roster

Rider Date of birth  Sean De Bie (BEL) (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 27)  Dries De Bondt (BEL) (1991-07-04)4 July 1991 (aged 27)  Mathias De Witte (BEL) (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 25)  Stijn Devolder (BEL) (1979-08-29)29 August 1979 (aged 39)  Huub Duijn (NED) (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (aged 34)  Stan Godrie (NED) (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 25)  Jappe Jaspers (BEL) (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 20)  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 32)

Rider Date of birth  Senne Leysen (BEL) (1996-03-18)18 March 1996 (aged 22)  Arjen Livyns (BEL) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 24)  Tim Merlier (BEL) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 24)  Stijn Steels (BEL) (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 29)  David Tanner (AUS) (1984-09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 34)  Wout van Aert (BEL) (1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 24)  Elias Van Breussegem (BEL) (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 26)  Zico Waeytens (BEL) (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 27)

Major wins

2014

Overall Flèche du Sud, Gaetan Bille

Stage 2, Gaetan Bille

Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour, Olivier Pardini

Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies, Gaetan Bille

2015

Overall Tour de Normandie, Dimitri Claeys

Stage 2, Dimitri Claeys

Stage 4 Tour of Croatia, Dimitri Claeys

Stage 1 Flèche du Sud, Gaetan Bille

Overall Paris-Arras Tour, Joeri Calleeuw

Stage 1, TTT

Circuit de Wallonie, Stef Van Zummeren

I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig, Dimitri Claeys

GP Ville de Pérenchies, Dimitri Claeys

Prologue (ITT) Volta a Portugal, Gaetan Bille

Giro della Regione Friuli, Gaetan Bille

Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland, Olivier Pardini

Stage 1 (TTT)

2016

Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Timothy Dupont

Rabobank Dorpenomloop Rucphen, Aidis Kruopis

Nokere Koerse, Timothy Dupont

Stages 1, 3 & 6 Tour de Normandie, Timothy Dupont

Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen, Timothy Dupont

Ronde van Overijssel, Aidis Kruopis

Grand Prix Criquielion, Timothy Dupont

Overall Paris-Arras Tour, Aidis Kruopis

Stages 1 & 2, Aidis Kruopis

Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo, Timothy Dupont

Stage 2 Ronde de l'Oise, Dries De Bondt

2017

Ronde van Limburg, Wout van Aert

Bruges Cycling Classic, Wout van Aert

Grand Prix Cerami, Wout van Aert

Rad am Ring, Huub Duijn

2018

Stage 4 Etoile de Bessèges, Sean de Bie

Overall Tour of Denmark, Wout van Aert

Stage 2, Wout van Aert

Stages 3 & 5, Tim Merlier

References

1. http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Verandas_Willems_2013
2. http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Verandas_Willems_Cycling_Team_2015
3. "Paris-Roubaix: Michael Goolaerts dies after crash". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
4. Brown, Gregor (30 August 2018). "Veranda's Willems-Crelan and Roompot-NL Loterij to merge and ride as Roompot-Crelan for 2019". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2018.