Thomas De Gendt
Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.[4] He previously rode for rivals Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator,[5] Vacansoleil–DCM,[6] and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.
_(cropped).jpg) De Gendt at the 2017 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas De Gendt |
| Born | 6 November 1986 Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist[2] |
| Amateur team | |
| 2006–2008 | Unibet–Davo |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2011–2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015– | Lotto–Soudal[3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
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Born in Sint-Niklaas, De Gendt won the opening stage of the 2011 Paris–Nice and also won stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de Suisse. At the 2011 Tour de France, despite suffering a minor collarbone fracture, De Gendt had a strong final week, finishing sixth on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez and fourth in the time trial the following day.
In 2012, De Gendt won stage 7 of Paris–Nice after a breakaway with Rein Taaramäe. In the Giro d'Italia he won the penultimate stage at the Stelvio Pass with a solo breakaway which brought him to fourth in the general classification.[7] The following day he advanced to finish third in the final classification to take his first grand tour podium after passing Michele Scarponi in the final Time Trial.[8]
In October 2013, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step announced that they were signing De Gendt for the 2014 season after the Vacansoleil–DCM outfit folded.[9] After an uneventful season with them, De Gendt moved to Lotto–Soudal in 2015 for an initial two-year contract.[10] At the 2016 Tour de France, he won stage 12 which finished at Mont Ventoux.[11] At the 2017 Vuelta a España, De Gendt won stage 19 from a breakaway, completing his set of stage wins in all three Grand Tours.[12]
In 2018, De Gendt won Stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya from a break, as is his habit. He added to his string of long breakaway victories by winning the second stage of the Tour de Romandie in solo fashion.[13]
In 2019, he won stage 8 of the Tour de France in spectacular fashion -- staying in the lead (as part of a 3-, 4-, and later 2-man breakaway for most of it) for all 200 km. On the final climb, yellow jersey contenders Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot tried to take it away from de Gendt with a break of their own, but couldn't catch up to him, ultimately conceding the stage by 6 seconds.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt
- 2008
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Grand Prix de Waregem
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2009
- Tour of Britain
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie
- 2010
- 1st
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 3
- 2012
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 20
- 3rd Amstel Curaçao Race
- 2013
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
- 2015
- 1st
- 2016
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 12
- Held
- Vuelta a España
- Held
- Held
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 2017
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 19
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- Vuelta a España
- 1st
- 1st
- Tour de Romandie
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 1st
References
- "Thomas De Gendt - Lotto Soudal". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Thomas De Gendt solos to victory at opening stage at Criterium du Dauphine as Tour de France favourites finish safely in the bunch". telegraph.co.uk. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Thomas De Gendt at Cycling Archives
- "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair. "De Gendt takes spectacular solo win in Giro". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- "Giro d'Italia 2012 stage 21 results". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- Weislo, Laura (14 July 2016). "Froome knocked from bike on Mont Ventoux, keeps yellow". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- O'Shea, Sadhbh (8 September 2017). "Vuelta a Espana: De Gendt takes Grand Tour stage triptych". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Tour de Romandie: De Gendt wins in Yverdon-les-Bains". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
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- Thomas De Gendt at Cycling Archives