Stijn Vandenbergh

Stijn Vandenbergh

Vandenbergh in 2014
Personal information
Full name Stijn Vandenbergh
Nickname VDB[1]
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team Etixx–Quick-Step
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Classics specialist
Amateur team(s)
2004 Onder Ons Parike
2005 Amuzza.com
2006 Unibet.com Davo
2006 Unibet.com (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2007 Unibet.com
2008 Ag2r–La Mondiale
2009–2011 Team Katusha
2012– Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2]
Major wins
Tour of Ireland (2007)
Infobox last updated on
6 April 2014

Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Etixx–Quick-Step.[3]

Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh became a stagiaire for Unibet.com in 2006 and became professional in 2007. As a first year professional he won the first stage[4] and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland.[5]

Major results

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stijn Vandenbergh". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) - BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Liggett, Phil (23 August 2007). "Stijn Vandenbergh climbs to the top". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Marcato triumphs in Dublin finale". Tour of Ireland.ie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
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