Sander Armée (born 10 December 1985) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2022.
.JPG) Armee at the 2014 Tour de l'Eurométropole. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Armée |
| Born | 10 December 1985 Leuven, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004 | Olympia Tienen |
| 2005–2006 | Hand in Hand Baal |
| 2007–2008 | Profel Ziegler Continental Team |
| 2009 | Beveren 2000 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2013 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2014–2020 | Lotto–Belisol[1][2] |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka Assos[3] |
| 2022 | Cofidis[4] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Biography
editChildhood and amateur career
editBorn in Leuven, Flanders, Armée participated in athletics, cycling, and skating during his childhood. In 2007, he was recruited by the Belgian continental cycling team Profel Ziegler. He won five races in 2007 and six in 2008.
Professional career
editArmée became a professional rider in 2010, signing for the professional continental team Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator. He placed seventh in the Star Bessèges and nineteenth in the Tour of Belgium.[5]
After four years with the team, Armée joined Lotto–Belisol for the 2014 season.[1] He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, before joining Team Qhubeka Assos.[6] In November 2021, Armée signed a contract with Cofidis for the 2022 season.[7]
Major results
edit- 2007
- 2nd Circuit de Wallonie
- 6th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 2008
- 4th Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 8th Flèche Ardennaise
- 9th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2009
- 1st Kattekoers
- 1st Flèche Ardennaise
- 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Stages 4 & 7
- 2010
- 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2012
- 4th Overall Tour of Norway
- 10th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2013
- 3rd Omloop van het Waasland
- 5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 6th Volta Limburg Classic
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2016
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Romandie - 5th Overall Tour of Norway
- 2017
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 18
Combativity award Stage 15
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Romandie - 2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 4th Overall Tour of Norway
- 2019
- 9th Overall Tour of Norway
- 2020
- 1st Stage 3a Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
47 | 65 | — | — | 57 | — | 47 | — |
 Tour de France
|
Has not contested during his career | |||||||
 Vuelta a España
|
103 | — | 90 | 19 | 73 | 73 | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b Mignot, Alexandre (18 June 2013). "Direction Lotto pour Sander Armee" [Direction Lotto for Sander Armee]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency SPRLS. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Cofidis". UCI. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Sander Armee – Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Pro Cycling Team 2012". Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Armée and Schmid Blend Experience and Youth for Team Qhubeka ASSOS". NTT Pro Cycling. Ryder Cycling. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Transfer latest: Cofidis add Armée as Cerny extends with QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links
edit
- Sander Armée at UCI
- Sander Armée at Cycling Archives
- Sander Armée at ProCyclingStats
- Sander Armée at Cycling Quotient
- Sander Armée at CycleBase
