Edward Theuns
Edward Theuns (born 30 April 1991) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[4] He rode for his national team at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
.JPG) Theuns at the 2015 Scheldeprijs | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1991 Ghent, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010–2013 | VL Technics–Abutriek |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2015 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise[1] |
| 2016–2017 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2018 | Team Sunweb[2] |
| 2019– | Trek–Segafredo[3] |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Career
Theuns made his debut for Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise in 2014. He took his first victory in August 2014 in the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem. In 2015, he began his season with four top-ten finishes at the Étoile de Bessèges, finishing fifth overall and winning the points classification. He took his second career win in March 2015 with victory in the Ronde van Drenthe.[5] In August 2015 it was announced that Theuns would join Trek–Segafredo for the 2016 season.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France[7] and the 2017 Vuelta a España.[8]
Major results
- 2010
- 8th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st Stage 4
- 2012
- 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT) Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 7th GP Briek Schotte[9]
- 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 10th La Côte Picarde
- 2014
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 3rd Handzame Classic
- 4th Châteauroux Classic
- 7th Omloop van het Waasland
- 2015
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2nd Scheldeprijs
- 2nd Rund um Köln
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 4th Dwars door Drenthe
- 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st
- 1st
- 5th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 5th Clásica de Almería
- 5th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
- 7th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Overall World Ports Classic
- 7th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 8th Paris–Tours
- 8th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 9th Schaal Sels
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- Tour de France
- Held
- Held
- 2017
- Tour of Turkey
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 BinckBank Tour
- 2nd Halle–Ingooigem
- 5th People's Choice Classic
- 6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 2018
- 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2019
- 1st Primus Classic
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | — | — |
|
DNF | — | 88 | — |
 |
— | 91 | — | 133 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Edward Theuns". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "Team Sunweb sign Theuns and Vervaeke". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Edward Theuns". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- "Julien Vermote remporte le GP Briek Schotte à Desselgem" [Julien Vermote wins the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem]. rtbf.be (in French). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links
- Edward Theuns at Cycling Archives
- Edward Theuns at ProCyclingStats
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