Jans Koerts (born 24 August 1969) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.[1] He was professional from 1992 until 2007.[2] He notably won Stage 3 of the 2000 Vuelta a España.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jans Koerts |
| Born | 24 August 1969 Eefde, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1992 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde |
| 1993–1994 | Festina–Lotus |
| 1995–1996 | Palmans–Ipso |
| 1997–1998 | Rabobank |
| 1999 | Team Cologne |
| 2000 | Farm Frites |
| 2001 | Mercury–Viatel |
| 2002 | Domo–Farm Frites |
| 2003 | BankGiroLoterij–Batavus |
| 2004 | Vlaanderen–T Interim |
| 2005 | Cofidis |
| 2006–2007 | Time-Van Hemert |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editKoerts started his career at PDM–Concorde–Ultima in 1991 as a stagiare.[3]
At the 2000 Vuelta a España Koerts won the Stage 3 mass sprint.[4] In 2005 during stage four of the Trofeo Joaquim Agostinho Koerts crashed heavily breaking both ankles, his ribs and fractured his femur.[5] He did not race again until Ster van Zwolle in march 2007.[6] Due tohis crash he did not continue with Cofidis, instead he had to find a lower team to race on.[7]
Doping
editIn 2007 Koerts admitted to doping over a span of eleven years.[8][9] In 1993 while at Festina–Lotus Koerts started taking Testosterone under guidance from the team doctor. In 1997 at Rabobank was encouraged to Micro-dose on EPO he refused. However, in 1999, after being demoted to a lower level team he started to dope. He continued to dope occasionally until 2004.[3]
Post professional cycling
editAfter retiring from professional cycling Koerts started a coaching company which is still running as of 2024.[10] Koerts also works as a sales assistant at bike shop in Australia.[11]
Major results
edit- 1989
- 1st Omloop Houtse Linies
- 10th Overall ZLM Tour
- 1990
- 1st
Overall, Sachsen Tour - 5th Overall ZLM Tour
- 1st Stage 4
- 1991
- 1st Stage 1, OZ Wielerweekend
- 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 1st Ster van Zwolle
- 1st Stages 4 & 5a, Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1992
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 3rd Overall Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Tour de Midi-Pyrenees
- 1993
- 1st Stage 2 Route Adélie de Vitré
- 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
- 4th GP Wielerrevue
- 5th Trofeo Luis Puig
- 1994
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st Stage 1, Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st
Sprints classification Ronde van Nederland - 3rd Tour of Leuven
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 6th Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
- 6th Classic Haribo
- 1995
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 1st GP Stad Sint-Niklaas
- 1st Dentergem
- 1st Buggenhout
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 2nd Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 4th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 1996
- 1st Stages 2 & 3, Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st GP Rik Van Steenbergen
- 1st Stage 2, Teleflex Tour
- 1st Wielsbeke
- 1st Strombeek-Bever
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos
- 1997
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 5th Trofeo Luis Puig
- 7th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1998
- 1st Affligem
- 1st Stages 1 & 6, Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st Ruddervoorde
- 1st Stage 5, Post Danmark Rundt
- 1st Sprints classification Ronde van Nederland
- 4th Flèche Hesbignonne
- 4th Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 6th Delta Profonde
- 7th Acht Van Chaam
- 1999
- 1st Stage 1, Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st Overall, OZ Wielerweekend
- 1st Stage 1,
- 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen
- 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 1st Stages 3 & 6, Rapport Toer
- 1st Stages 1 & 4, Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 2, Ster der Beloften
- 1st Stages 1 & 2, Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Izegem
- 1st Stage 3, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st GP Wielerrevue
- Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st
- 8th Ronde van Limburg
- 10th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2000
- 1st Stages 1 & 2, Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st Eindhoven
- 1st Omloop van het Waasland-Kemzeke
- 1st Stage 3a, Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Sparkassen Giro
- 1st Epe, Derny
- 1st Stage 3, Vuelta a España
- 2001
- 1st
Road race, National Championships - 1st Profronde van Zwolle
- 1st Stages 4 & 6, Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 3, Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 4, Tour de Picardie
- 1st Clarendon Cup
- 1st Profronde van Heerlen
- 2003
- 1st Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
- 1st Brussel–Ingooigem
- 1st Stage 4, Sachsen Tour
- 1st Stage 4, Post Danmark Rundt
- 1st Tour Beneden-Maas (Tour de Rijke)
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 2004
- 1st Tour de Rijke
- 2021
- 2nd Just Ride Zwift Challenge
External links
edit- Jans Koerts at UCI
- Jans Koerts at Cycling Archives
- Jans Koerts at ProCyclingStats
- Jans Koerts at Cycling Quotient
References
edit- ^ a b "Jans Koerts". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jans KOERTS". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "'Als iedereen doping neemt, dan doe je gewoon mee'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 10 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Koerts improves by one". Cycling News. 28 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Zalewski, Mark (13 July 2005). "Koerts seriously injured". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Prell, Monika (3 March 2007). "Koerts makes a comeback". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (31 August 2005). "Koerts to leave Cofidis". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Koerts admission #1 . Dopeology". www.dopeology.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Koerts admission #2 . Dopeology". www.dopeology.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Coaching | Jans Koerts Training". JKT. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Just Ride Nerang - Your Number one 1 Gold Coast Bike shop". Just Ride. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jans Koerts". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jans Koerts". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.