Thomas De Gendt

Thomas De Gendt
De Gendt at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name Thomas De Gendt
Born (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986
Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team Lotto–Soudal
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Breakaway specialist[1]
Amateur team(s)
2006–2008 Unibet–Davo
Professional team(s)
2009–2010 Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2011–2013 Vacansoleil–DCM
2014 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2015– Lotto–Soudal
Major wins

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 individual stage (2016)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2018)
1 individual stage (2017)

Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for Lotto–Soudal in the UCI World Tour. He previously rode for rivals Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator,[2] Vacansoleil–DCM,[3] and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.

Career

De Gendt at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, where he finished third overall after a solo breakaway which led to victory on the penultimate stage.

In 2011, De Gendt won the opening stage of Paris-Nice and also won stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse. At the 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.[4] 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.[5]

In October 2013, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step announced that they were signing De Gendt for the 2014 season after the Vacansoleil–DCM outfit folded.[6] After an uneventful season with them, De Gendt moved to Lotto-Soudal in 2015 for a two-year contract.[7] At the 2016 Tour de France, he won stage 12 which finished at Mont Ventoux.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

Career achievements

Major results

2007
1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt
2008
1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Stage 1
1st Grand Prix de Waregem
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Navarra
2009
Tour of Britain
1st Mountains classification
1st Sprints classification
1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie
2010
1st Sprints classification Volta ao Algarve
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 Mountains classification Paris–Nice
Combativity award Stage 13 Tour de France
2016
Tour de France
1st Stage 12
Held after Stages 5–7, 12–14
Combativity award Stages 5 & 12
Vuelta a España
Held after Stage 9
Combativity award Stage 4
Volta a Catalunya
1st Mountains classification
1st Sprints classification
1st Stage 4
2017
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 19
Combativity award Stage 13
1st Mountains classification Tour Down Under
1st Stage 1 Critérium du Dauphiné
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
Combativity award Stage 14 Tour de France
2018
Vuelta a España
1st Mountains classification
Combativity award Stage 12
Tour de Romandie
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
1st Mountains classification Paris–Nice
1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 3 — 65 — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France 62 — 96 — 67 40 51 65
A red jersey Vuelta a España — 62 DNF — DNF 65 57 67

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Thomas De Gendt at Cycling Archives
  3. ↑ "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair. "De Gendt takes spectacular solo win in Giro". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Giro d'Italia 2012 stage 21 results". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Weislo, Laura (14 July 2016). "Froome knocked from bike on Mont Ventoux, keeps yellow". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (8 September 2017). "Vuelta a Espana: De Gendt takes Grand Tour stage triptych". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tour de Romandie: De Gendt wins in Yverdon-les-Bains". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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