Thomas De Gendt
Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Dstny.[5] He previously rode for rivals Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator,[6] Vacansoleil–DCM,[7] and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.
![]() De Gendt at the 2017 Tour de France | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas De Gendt |
Born | Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium | 6 November 1986
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)[1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Lotto–Dstny |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Breakaway specialist[2] |
Amateur team | |
2006–2008 | Unibet–Davo |
Professional teams | |
2009–2010 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
2011–2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
2015– | Lotto–Soudal[3][4] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
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Born in Sint-Niklaas, De Gendt won the opening stage of the 2011 Paris–Nice and also won stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de Suisse. At the 2011 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.[8] 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.[9]
In October 2013, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step announced that they were signing De Gendt for the 2014 season after the Vacansoleil–DCM outfit folded.[10] After an uneventful season with them, De Gendt moved to Lotto–Soudal in 2015 for an initial two-year contract.[11] At the 2016 Tour de France, he won stage 12 which finished at Mont Ventoux.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
In 2019, he won stage 8 of the Tour de France in spectacular fashion -- staying in the lead (as part of a 3-, 4-, and later 2-man breakaway for most of it) for all 200 km. On the final climb, yellow jersey contenders Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot tried to take it away from de Gendt with a break of their own, but couldn't catch up to him, ultimately conceding the stage by 6 seconds.
Major results
- 2006
- 1st
Mountains classification, Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 9th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 2007
- 1st Stage 3 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Grand Prix de Waregem
- 3rd Circuit de Wallonie
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 4
- 2009
- 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- Tour of Britain
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st
- 4th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald
- 10th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 4
- 10th Overall Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 2010
- 1st
Sprints classification, Volta ao Algarve
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 5th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 9th Chrono des Nations
- 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
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de Suisse[lower-alpha 1]
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
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- Vuelta a España
- Held
after Stage 9
Combativity award Stage 4
- Held
- 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
- 1st
- Tour de Romandie
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification, Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 8
Combativity award Stage 8
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 1st
Mountains classification, Paris–Nice
- 2020
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2021
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
- 2022
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
Combativity award Stage 8
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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— | 3 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 41 | DNF | 74 |
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62 | — | 96 | — | 67 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 82 | — |
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— | 62 | DNF | — | DNF | 65 | 57 | 67 | 56 | — | — | 80 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
- In June 2019, Stefan Denifl was stripped of all his race results recorded from the 2014 Bayern–Rundfahrt onwards, following his suspension from cycling for blood doping.[15][16] As a consequence, De Gendt was retroactively promoted one position in the standings.[17]
References
- "Thomas De Gendt - Lotto Soudal". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "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.
- "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Thomas De Gendt at Cycling Archives
- "Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair. "De Gendt takes spectacular solo win in Giro". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- "Giro d'Italia 2012 stage 21 results". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Thomas de Gendt signs one-year contract with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- "De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- Weislo, Laura (14 July 2016). "Froome knocked from bike on Mont Ventoux, keeps yellow". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- O'Shea, Sadhbh (8 September 2017). "Vuelta a Espana: De Gendt takes Grand Tour stage triptych". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Tour de Romandie: De Gendt wins in Yverdon-les-Bains". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "Denifl and Preidler handed four-year bans after blood doping confessions". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 30 May 2022. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "2015 Tour de Suisse - Mountain Classification". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
External links

- Thomas De Gendt at ProCyclingStats
- Thomas De Gendt at Cycling Archives