Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise. He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal in the Madison at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, partnering Gijs Van Hoecke. Following his retirement, De Ketele became a directeur sportif with Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise.[5]

Kenny De Ketele
De Ketele in 2018
Personal information
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 39)[1]
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam Flanders–Baloise
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
Role
Amateur teams
2003Victaulic Europe
2004Jong Vlaanderen 2016
2005–2007Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional team
2007–2021Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen[2][3]
Managerial team
2022–Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Major wins
National Track Championships
Madison (2005, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Points (2019)
Derny (2007, 2008, 2009)
1 km time trial (2004, 2006, 2008)
Omnium (2007)

European Track Championships

Madison (2011), (2015), (2018)

World Track Championships

Madison (2012)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne Madison
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Points race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Roubaix Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pruszków Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Madison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Madison
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hannover Derny
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Madison
Silver medal – second place 2010 Pruszków Madison
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guadeloupe Madison
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Points race
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Points race
Silver medal – second place 2021 Grenchen Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Apeldoorn Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Madison

Major results

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Track

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2002
2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
2003
National Junior Championships
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Points race
2nd Scratch
3rd Kilo
2nd   Points race, UEC European Junior Championships
2004
1st   Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
National Championships
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Kilo
UIV Cup U23
1st Ghent (with Steve Schets)
2nd Amsterdam (with Steve Schets)
2nd Munich (with Steve Schets)
2005
National Championships
1st   Madison (with Steve Schets)
2nd Omnium
2nd   Madison, 2004–05 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Wouter Van Mechelen)
2nd   Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Steve Schets)
1st Munich
2nd Bremen
2nd Berlin
3rd Copenhagen
3rd   Madison, 2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow (with Steve Schets)
2006
1st   Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
National Championships
1st   Kilo
1st   Team pursuit (with Steve Schets, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Omnium
2007
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st   Points race
3rd   Team pursuit
National Championships
1st   Points race
1st   Derny
2nd Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
2nd   Madison, 2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Steve Schets)
2008
1st   Madison, 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Tim Mertens)
National Championships
1st   Derny
1st   Team pursuit (with Ingmar De Poortere, Tim Mertens and Dominique Cornu)
1st   Madison (with Iljo Keisse)
1st   Kilo
1st   Omnium
2nd Points race
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Scratch
2nd   Madison, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Iljo Keisse)
2nd Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Iljo Keisse)
2nd Six Days of Hasselt (with Iljo Keisse)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Andreas Beikirch)
2009
1st   Madison, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Tim Mertens)
1st   Derny, UEC European Track Championships
1st Six Days of Hasselt (with Bruno Risi)
3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Roger Kluge)
2010
2nd   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Tim Mertens)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Leif Lampater)
2011
1st   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
2012
UCI World Championships
1st   Madison (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd   Points race
1st Six Days of Zürich (with Peter Schep)
2nd   Madison, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Beijing (with Tim Mertens)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Iljo Keisse)
2013
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
International Belgian Open
1st Madison (with Jasper De Buyst)
1st Points race
2nd   Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes (with Jasper De Buyst)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Luke Roberts)
2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
3rd   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd   Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
2014
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Andreas Müller)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Jasper De Buyst)
International Belgian Open
1st Madison (with Roy Pieters)
2nd Points race
2nd   Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Jasper De Buyst)
2nd   Points race, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
2nd   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Otto Vergaerde)
2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Jasper De Buyst)
3rd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
2015
1st   Derny, UEC European Track Championships
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with David Muntaner)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Madison, International Belgian Open (with Jules Hesters)
2016
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st   Madison, Apeldoorn (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd   Team pursuit, Apeldoorn
3rd   Madison, Glasgow (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st   Madison, National Championships (with Moreno De Pauw)[6]
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Christian Grasmann)
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
UEC European Championships
2nd   Points race
3rd   Madison (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd   Points race, UCI World Championships
2017
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st   Madison, Milton (with Lindsay De Vylder)
2nd   Madison, Pruszków (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd   Points race, Milton
1st Six Days Final – Mallorca (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
UCI World Championships
2nd   Points race
3rd   Madison with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2018
UEC European Championships
1st   Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd   Points race
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Theo Reinhardt)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd   Team pursuit, 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
2019
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
1st Hong Kong, 2018–19 Six Day Series (with Yoeri Havik)
3rd   Madison, UCI World Championships (with Robbe Ghys)
2020
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Nils Politt)
2021
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
UCI World Championships
2nd   Points race
3rd   Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd   Madison, UEC European Championships (with Lindsay De Vylder)

Road

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2003
2nd Junior Tour of Flanders
2nd Junior Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
2005
2nd Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
3rd Kaarst-Büttgen
2006
9th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
2007
3rd GP Frans Melckenbeeck
7th Overall Giro del Capo
2011
1st   Sprints classification Vuelta a Burgos
2015
7th Grand Prix Criquielion
2018
9th Overall Rás Tailteann

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kenny De Ketele". Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise. Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Kenny De Ketele kondigt afscheid aan: laatste wegrit al gereden, Rotterdam wordt allerlaatste zesdaagse" [Kenny De Ketele announces farewell: last road race already ridden, Rotterdam will be the very last six-day race]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ De Geest, Freddy (2 February 2022). "Sportdirecteur Kenny De Ketele: "Ik heb hier al grote ogen getrokken"" [Sports director Kenny De Ketele: "I've already got big eyes here"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Six Day Series » Six Day heavyweights de Ketele and de Pauw end 2016 on a high". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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