Kenneth Vanbilsen (born 1 June 1990 in Herk-de-Stad) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2022. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[4] winning the combativity award on stage ten.
.JPG) Vanbilsen in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Vanbilsen |
| Born | 1 June 1990 Herk-de-Stad, Belgium |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| 2009–2010 | Davo–Lotto–Davitamon |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly |
| 2012 | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| 2013–2014 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2015–2022 | Cofidis[1][2][3] |
Major results
edit- 2008
- 1st Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
- 7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2011
- Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
- 9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2012
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2nd Circuit de Wallonie
- 2nd Brustem Sint-Truiden
- 3rd ZLM Tour
- 3rd Jeuk–Gingelom
- 7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 7th Ronde van Limburg
- 7th Kattekoers
- 8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour des Fjords - 2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 8th Gooikse Pijl
- 9th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2014
- 1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1st
Combativity classification Eneco Tour - 2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
- 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 6th Grand Prix de la Somme
- 10th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 10th Ronde van Limburg
- 2015
- 2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
- 9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France- 2016
- 4th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2017
- 1st
Combativity classification Tour of Belgium - 8th Polynormande
- 8th Dwars door het Hageland
- 2019
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 2022
- 6th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
Has not contested during his career | ||||
 Tour de France
|
158 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | DNF | 146 | 137 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenneth Vanbilsen.
- Kenneth Vanbilsen at UCI
- Kenneth Vanbilsen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kenneth Vanbilsen at ProCyclingStats
- Kenneth Vanbilsen at Cycling Quotient
- Kenneth Vanbilsen at CycleBase
