Maxime Hordies (born 13 March 1996) is a former Belgian para-cyclist who represented Belgium at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Maxime Hordies
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 28)
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classH1
Coached byRemko Meeusen
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing  Belgium
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Road time trial H1
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Road time trial H1
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Emmen Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zürich Road race H1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Time trial H1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Time trial H1
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cascais Time trial H1
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cascais Road race H1
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Time trial H1

Career

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Hordies represented Belgium in the men's road time trial H1 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2][3] He won the 2023 Trophy Victor Boin.[4]

Hordies competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won his third consecutive Road World Championships gold medal in the road race H1 event on 26 September 2024, and then announced his retirement.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Maxime Hordies". Paralympic.be (in French). Belgian Paralympic Committee. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Maxime Hordies". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Maxime Hordies champion du monde en classe H1, 4e médaille belge à Emmen". rtbf.be. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "MAXIME HORDIES, LAURÉAT DU TROPHÉE NATIONAL VICTOR BOIN 2023" (in French). Belgian Paralympic Committee. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships: Hordies wins and retires". uci.org. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.