Kévin Van Melsen (born 1 April 1987) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Wanty–ReUz–Technord.[4] He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[5]
 Van Melsen in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Van Melsen |
| Born | 1 April 1987 Verviers, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Wanty–ReUz–Technord |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Amateur team | |
| 2007–2008 | Pôle Continental Wallon–Bodysol–Euromillions |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2020 | Verandas Willems[1][2] |
| 2021–2022 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux[3] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2023– | Circus–ReUz–Technord |
Major results
edit- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 6th Overall GP Général Patton
- 7th Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
- 8th Circuit de la Région Wallonne
- 9th Chrono des Nations juniors
- 2009
- 5th Grand Prix Criquielion
- 2010
- 3rd Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 2014
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Wallonie - 1st
Mountains classification Tour du Poitou-Charentes - 2018
- 7th Polynormande
- 8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
138 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 126 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Almeida, Giampaolo (6 January 2019). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019" [Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Circus - Re Uz - Technord". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
edit- Kévin Van Melsen at UCI
- Kévin Van Melsen at Cycling Archives
- Kévin Van Melsen at ProCyclingStats
- Kévin Van Melsen at Cycling Quotient
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