Nico Sijmens (born 1 April 1978 in Diest, Belgium[3]) is a retired Belgian road racing cyclist,[4] who competed professionally between 2001 and 2014. Sijmens rodes for the Vlaanderen–T Interim, Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner, Cofidis and Wanty–Groupe Gobert teams over his career.[2][5]
.JPG) Sijmens at the 2014 Volta a Catalunya. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nico Sijmens |
| Born | 1 April 1978 Diest, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | ASLK |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Vlaanderen–T Interim |
| 2004–2008 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago |
| 2009–2013 | Cofidis[1] |
| 2014 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert[2] |
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 2002
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 5th Le Samyn
- 2003
- Tour of Austria
- 1st Stages 4 & 6
- 9th Clásica de Almería
- 10th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2004
- 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 8th Rund um Köln
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2005
- 1st Overall Regio-Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Hel van het Mergelland
- 2nd Brussel–Ingooigem
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 9th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Tour du Doubs
- 8th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 10th Hel van het Mergelland
- 10th Le Samyn
- 2007
- 1st Beverbeek Classic
- 1st Hel van het Mergelland
- 7th Tour de la Somme
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2008
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 4th Le Samyn
- 8th Tour du Haut Var
- 9th Hel van het Mergelland
- 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2009
- 7th Paris–Brussels
- 2010
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2011
- 9th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2014
- 7th Boucles de l'Aulne
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
68 | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 73 | 87 | 78 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Nico Sijmens en Michel Kreder tekenen voor Wanty-Groupe Gobert" [Nico Sijmens and Michel Kreder sign for Wanty-Groupe Gobert]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. Belga. 15 October 2013.
- ^ "nicosijmens.be". Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "The Cyclingnews guide to rider transfers". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Nico Sijmens naar Cofidis" [Nico Sijmens to Cofidis]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Belga. 3 September 2008.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
- Nico Sijmens at trap-friis.dk
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