Johan Vansummeren

Johan Vansummeren
Vansummeren at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné
Personal information
Full name Johan Vansummeren
Nickname Summie
Born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981
Lommel, Flanders, Belgium
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2002 → Domo–Farm Frites
2003 Quick Step-Davitamon-Latexco
Professional team(s)
2004 Relax–Bodysol
2005–2009 Davitamon–Lotto
2010–2014 Garmin–Transitions
2015–2016 AG2R La Mondiale
Major wins

Stage races

Tour de Pologne (2007)

One-day races and Classics

Paris–Roubaix (2011)

Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for AG2R La Mondiale in the UCI World Tour.[1][2]

Biography

Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgium.[1] After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional with Relax–Bodysol in 2004.[1]

Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of a domestique, he competed as a team leader during the classic season.[3][4] In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career, Paris–Roubaix.[5][6] Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.[7][8] He was victorious, despite riding the final 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) with a flat tire.[7][9] Vansummeren also won the 2007 Tour de Pologne and rode the Tour de France nine times.[10]

Vansummeren signed with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[11] In June 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had been detected in February at the Tour of Oman and resulted in him missing the classics season.[10]

Career achievements

Major results

1999
1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales
2002
1st Zellik–Galmaarden
2003
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
3rd Overall Beverbeek Classic
2004
8th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
2005
4th Overall Tour Down Under
2006
1st Points classification Tour of Britain
5th Road race, National Road Championships
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2007
1st Overall Tour de Pologne
1st Stage 7
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2008
8th Paris–Roubaix
2009
5th Paris–Roubaix
2011
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Duo Normand (with Thomas Dekker)
2012
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
9th Paris–Roubaix
10th Strade Bianche
2014
10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — — — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 136 109 62 86 90 29 — 147 — 74 DNF —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 35 — — — — — — 70 79 88 118 121 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile of Johan Vansummeren". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Garmin-Sharp (GRS) – USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Brecht Decaluwé (10 April 2011). "Double celebration for Van Summeren at Paris-Roubaix". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Daniel Benson (2 February 2010). "Summer loving: Johan Van Summeren's love for the Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Andrew Hood (10 April 2011). "Johan Van Summeren wins 2011 Paris-Roubaix". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Johan van Summeren wins Paris-Roubaix Classic". BBC Sport. London, England: BBC. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Vansummeren wins Paris-Roubaix". Yahoo!. Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France: TF1 Group. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  8. ↑ John MacLeary (10 April 2011). "Johan Van Summeren upsets odds to win 'the hell of the north' ahead of Fabian Cancellara". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Van Summeren takes surprise Paris-Roubaix victory". Cycling Weekly. London, England: Time Inc. UK. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  10. 1 2 Wynn, Nigel (29 June 2016). "Johan Vansummeren announces retirement from pro cycling after heart problem". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Report: Vansummeren to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Stefan Schumacher		 Tour de Pologne
2007		 Succeeded by
Jens Voigt

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