Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (born 14 February 1991) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2023.

Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Van Keirsbulck at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameGuillaume Van Keirsbulck
NicknameJulio
Born (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)
Roeselare, Belgium
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2010Beveren 2000
2010Quick-Step (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2016Quick-Step[1]
2017–2018Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019–2020CCC Team[2]
2021Alpecin–Fenix Development Team[3]
2022Alpecin–Fenix[4]
2023Bingoal WB[5]
Major wins
Stage races
Three Days of De Panne (2014)

Career

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Born in Roeselare, Van Keirsbulck is the grandson of Benoni Beheyt and got his first major win in 2011 when winning the Omloop van het Houtland.[6] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[7]

Major results

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2008
8th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2009
1st Paris–Roubaix Juniors
6th Overall Internationale Junioren-rundfahrt Niedersachsen
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2010
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2011
1st Omloop van het Houtland
1st GP Briek Schotte
3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
4th Le Samyn
7th Halle–Ingooigem
2012
4th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
1st   Young rider classification
2013
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Gullegem Koerse
8th Heistse Pijl
9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2014
1st   Overall Three Days of De Panne
1st Stage 7 Eneco Tour
2nd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Tour of Qatar
1st   Young rider classification
7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
2015
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
8th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
2017
1st Le Samyn
5th Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
7th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
10th De Kustpijl
  Combativity award Stage 4 Tour de France
2018
1st Antwerp Port Epic
6th Dwars door West–Vlaanderen

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
  Tour de France 147 123 123
  Vuelta a España 125
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Andrews, Conal (27 June 2011). "Quick Step signs Devenyns, Vandewalle and Van Keirsbulck until the end of 2013". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Alpecin–Fenix". UCI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bingoal WB". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ (in Dutch) Sporza race report
  7. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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