Yannick Eijssen
Yannick Eijssen (born 26 June 1989) is a retired Belgian cyclist, born in Leuven, Belgium. Eijssen last rode for UCI Continental team Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice. Being considered a great talent in the youth categories, Eijssen started his professional career at UCI ProTeam BMC Racing Team. However, on the pro level, Eijssen never lived up to the expectations, and in May 2016, age 26, he announced his retirement at the end of the season.[1]
 Eijssen at the 2012 Tour de Wallonie | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Eijssen |
| Born | June 26, 1989 Leuven, Belgium |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008–2010 | Team PWS Eyssen-Kempen |
| 2009 | Silence–Lotto (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2014 | BMC Racing Team |
| 2015 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 2016 | Crelan–Vastgoedservice |
Career achievements
Major results
- 2008
- 4th Grote Prijs Stad Waregem
- 6th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 2009
- 3rd Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 2010
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Beverbeek Classic
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Road race, National Under−23 Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour des Pyrénées
- 6th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | DNF |
|
— | — | — |
 |
119 | 83 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
gollark: Ħmm yes.
gollark: Of course, I do know the answers to all the questions.
gollark: According to my IQ test, my IQ is about 800.
gollark: And humans don't really have one as much as vague fuzzy processes for guessing what they should do at the time.
gollark: You can't blame it on imperfect information. People just *do not do what their self-professed goals say they should*.
References
- "Dernière saison pour Yannick Eijssen" [Last season for Yannick Eijssen]. Directvelo (in French). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- Yannick Eijssen at Cycling Archives
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