Tiesj Benoot
Tiesj Benoot (born 11 March 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Sunweb.[2]
 Benoot in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tiesj Benoot |
| Born | 11 March 1994 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Sunweb |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012 | Avia–Fuji–Youth |
| 2013–2014 | Lotto–Belisol U23 |
| 2014 | Lotto–Belisol (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2019 | Lotto–Soudal[1] |
| 2020– | Team Sunweb |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Career
Lotto–Soudal (2015–19)
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Benoot turned professional with the Belgian UCI World Tour team Lotto–Soudal in 2015, after riding for the team's under 23 outfit in 2013 and 2014, and riding some races as a stagiaire in autumn 2014.[3]
Benoot made an instant impact in the professional ranks by placing fifth in his first Tour of Flanders.[4] Later in the season he showed his abilities in stage races, finishing second overall behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2015 Tour of Belgium.[4] He also claimed three top-10 finishes in stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné.
Benoot showed climbing ability at the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, where he finished 12th overall.[5] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[6] Benoot finished 20th overall in his first Grand Tour.
Benoot won his first professional race in March 2018, soloing to victory in the UCI World Tour's Strade Bianche in torrential rain after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wout van Aert (Vérandas Willems–Crelan) before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet.[7]
In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[8]
Team Sunweb
In August 2019, Benoot signed a two-year deal with Team Sunweb starting from 2020.[2]
Personal life
Outside of cycling Benoot is a student of economics at Ghent University.[9]
Benoot's uncommon first name derives from American singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa, due to his parent's affinity with both the music and the first name of the artist.[10]
Major results
- 2011
- 7th Overall Tour du Valromey
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Junior Oberösterreichrundfahrt
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 5th Bernaudeau Junior
- 6th Overall GP Général Patton
- 8th Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 8th Overall Keizer der Juniores
- 1st Stage 1
- 2013
- 1st Tour de Moselle
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Palencia
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 8th Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 10th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Under-23
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st
- 1st
- 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 5th Flèche Ardennaise
- 6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2015
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Handzame Classic
- 4th Le Samyn
- 4th Paris–Tours
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 6th Overall World Ports Classic
- 6th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 8th Overall Eneco Tour
- 8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2016
- 1st
- 3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th E3 Harelbeke
- 7th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 8th Strade Bianche
- 9th Heistse Pijl
- 2017
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st
- 1st
- 8th Strade Bianche
- 8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 8th Vuelta a Murcia
- 9th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2018
- 1st Strade Bianche
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st
- 1st
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 5th Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 6th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
- 6th Paris–Tours
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Bretagne Classic
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 4th Milano–Torino
- 5th Strade Bianche
- 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 10th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
- 2020
- 2nd Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | — |
 |
20 | DNF | 59 |
 |
— | 95 | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | 133 | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | 5 | DNF | DNF | 8 | 9 |
| Paris–Roubaix | 100 | 114 | — | — | DNF |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 23 | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | DNF | — | 57 | 25 | 24 |
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 36 | 3 | DNF | 59 | DNF |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | 4 | 35 | — |
| Strade Bianche | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| E3 Harelbeke | 18 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | 15 | — | — | 13 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 6 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | DNF | 15 | DNF | — |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | — | — | 52 | — |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 19 | DNF | 9 | — | DNF |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | 46 | — | — | 19 | — |
| Bretagne Classic | 22 | 27 | — | — | 2 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | DNF | 18 | 12 | — | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 5 | 13 | 15 | — | — |
| Paris–Tours | 4 | — | — | 6 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- Ballinger, Alex (14 August 2019). "Tiesj Benoot moves to Sunweb for 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Riders to Watch in 2015 – Tiesj Benoot". November 2014.
- Clarke, Stuart (27 January 2016). "10 of the best young and exciting WorldTour riders". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/06/tour-de-france-primoz-roglic-tiesj-benoot-riders-to-watch
- "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- Windsor, Richard (3 March 2018). "Tiesj Benoot puts in super show of strength to win 2018 Strade Bianche". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- Ryan, Barry (6 April 2015). "Benoot underlines promise with fifth place on Tour of Flanders debut". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- De Beck, Mike (10 April 2015). "Aan deze zangeres heeft Benoot zijn sappige naam te danken". hln.be. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
