Belgian road bicycle racer
Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Relax–Bodysol, Silence–Lotto, Garmin–Sharp and AG2R La Mondiale teams.
Biography
Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgium.[1] After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional with Relax–Bodysol in 2004.[1]
Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of a domestique, he competed as a team leader during the classic season.[3][4] In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career, Paris–Roubaix.[5][6] Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.[7][8] He was victorious, despite riding the final 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) with a flat tire.[7][9] Vansummeren also won the 2007 Tour de Pologne and rode the Tour de France nine times.[10]
Vansummeren signed with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[11] In June 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had been detected in February at the Tour of Oman and resulted in him missing the classics season.[10]
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Monuments results timeline
References
- ^ a b c "Profile of Johan Vansummeren". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Garmin–Sharp (GRS) – USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Brecht Decaluwé (10 April 2011). "Double celebration for Van Summeren at Paris–Roubaix". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Daniel Benson (2 February 2010). "Summer loving: Johan Van Summeren's love for the Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Andrew Hood (10 April 2011). "Johan Van Summeren wins 2011 Paris-Roubaix". VeloNews. San Diego, California. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Johan van Summeren wins Paris–Roubaix Classic". London, England: BBC Sport. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Vansummeren wins Paris–Roubaix". Yahoo!. Boulogne-Billancourt. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ John MacLeary (10 April 2011). "Johan Van Summeren upsets odds to win 'the hell of the north' ahead of Fabian Cancellara". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Van Summeren takes surprise Paris–Roubaix victory". Cycling Weekly. London, England. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b Wynn, Nigel (29 June 2016). "Johan Vansummeren announces retirement from pro cycling after heart problem". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Report: Vansummeren to Ag2r–La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johan Vansummeren.
- Johan Vansummeren at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Base: Johan Vansummeren Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Cycling Quotient: Johan Vansummeren
- Garmin-Sharp: Johan Vansummeren[permanent dead link]
Overall Junior Tour of Wales
Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
Points classification, Tour of Britain