.JPG.webp) Vanmarcke in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sep Vanmarcke |
| Born | 28 July 1988 Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2011–2012 | Garmin–Cervélo |
| 2013–2016 | Blanco Pro Cycling[1] |
| 2017–2020 | Cannondale–Drapac[2][3] |
| 2021–2023 | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2023 for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Garmin–Cervélo, Blanco Pro Cycling, Cannondale–Drapac, and Israel Start-Up Nation. On 7 July 2023, he announced his immediate retirement after a cardiac scan revealed scar tissue on his heart forcing him to stop racing.
Career
Vanmarcke was born in Kortrijk.[4]
Garmin–Cervélo (2011–2012)
He took the biggest win of his career on the 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, attacking fiercely twice. The first attack came on the Molenberg climb, thinning the field, and he attacked again on the 'Lange Munte' cobbled section to reduce the lead group to only two competitors, Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) and Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step). He outsprinted them to claim the victory.[5]
Blanco Pro Cycling (2013–2016)
2013
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In 2013, Vanmarcke was focusing on the Classics, but he injured his knee in a crash at Tirreno–Adriatico, which hindered his form for the first important one-day races of the season. He nonetheless participated in the Tour of Flanders, finishing 3 minutes in arrears of Fabian Cancellara.[6] A week later, he finished second to Cancellara in Paris–Roubaix. He escaped with Stijn Vandenbergh after cobbled sector 6 but was joined later on by Cancellara and Zdeněk Štybar. On the cobbled section Carrefour de l'Arbre, Štybar and Vandenbergh were dispatched one-by-one because they collided with spectators.[7] Vanmarcke lost the 2-man sprint contested in the velodrome and was emotional afterward, since he had come so close to victory.[8]
2014
In 2014, Vanmarcke showed excellent form in the classics, with fourth place in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and third in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. He also recorded top five finishes in E3 Harelbeke (fifth) and Gent–Wevelgem (fourth). In the Tour of Flanders, Vanmarcke was the only rider able to follow Cancellara's attack on the final climb of the Paterberg. The pair caught up with the two earlier escapees, Vandenbergh and Greg Van Avermaet. The race came down to a sprint between the four, with Cancellara emerging victorious ahead of Van Avermaet and Vanmarcke.
2015–2016
Vanmarcke failed to score a top 10 finish at the monuments in the 2015 season but placed 5th at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 4th at Strade Bianche, 5th at E3 Harelbeke and 6th at Gent-Wevelgem.
In his final season at LottoNL–Jumbo in 2016, Vanmarcke finished on the podium at the Tour of Flanders, and 4th at Paris–Roubaix. He was also 8th at E3 Harelbeke and finished 2nd at Gent–Wevelgem. He achieved his best result of the season at the Ster ZLM Toer winning stage 4 and the overall.
Cannondale–Drapac (2017–2020)
For the 2017 season, Vanmarcke returned to his former team that he had raced for in the 2011 and 2012 season. He finished 3rd at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but crashed out at the Tour of Flanders which also prevented him from starting in Paris–Roubaix. However he returned to the peloton later on in the season and almost won the National Road Race Championships.
Vanmarcke's first podium of the 2018 season came at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, where he finished 3rd. He then went on to finish 7th at E3 Harelbeke before claiming 3rd at Dwars door Vlaanderen. At the Tour of Flanders, Vanmarcke was once again struck with bad luck as he punctured several times at the start of the race. He only finished 13th but, a week later at Paris–Roubaix he finished 6th. He finished 5th at the National Road Race Championships before lining up for his 5th Tour de France in July.
Israel Start-Up Nation
In October 2020, Vanmarcke signed a three-year contract with the Israel Start-Up Nation team.[9]
On 7 July 2023, Vanmarcke announced that he will end his career with immediate effect due to cardiac issues.[10]
Major results
- 2006
- 4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2007
- 3rd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 6th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2008
- 2nd Kattekoers
- 6th La Côte Picarde
- 8th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2009
- 3rd Kattekoers
- 3rd La Côte Picarde
- 4th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 8th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 2010
- 1st
Mountains classification, Four Days of Dunkirk - 2nd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 9th Paris–Camembert
- 2011
- 4th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2012
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Rogaland GP
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2013
- 1st Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
- 1st Grote Prijs Wase Polders
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour des Fjords
- 5th Rund um Köln
- 2014
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Norway
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 9th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 1st Stage 3
- 2015
- 4th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 4th Strade Bianche
- 4th London–Surrey Classic
- 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 5th E3 Harelbeke
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 7th Münsterland Giro
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th E3 Harelbeke
- 9th Overall Tour du Poitou Charentes
- 2017
- 1st
Points classification, Tour of Austria - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Bretagne Classic
- 4th London–Surrey Classic
- 8th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2018
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 7th E3 Harelbeke
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 2019
- 1st Bretagne Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut Var
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 6th Trofeo Matteotti
- 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2021
- 2nd Overall Settimana Ciclistica Italiana
- 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 4th Le Samyn
- 5th Tour of Flanders
- 2022
- 1st Maryland Cycling Classic
- 8th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 2023
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 6th Nokere Koerse
- 10th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
Did not contest during his career | ||||||||||||
| Tour de France |
— | — | 131 | 106 | 104 | 104 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Tour of Flanders | 62 | DNF | 48 | 29 | 3 | 53 | 3 | DNF | 13 | 25 | 17 | 5 | — | 24 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | 20 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | NH | 23 | — | 16 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Did not contest during his career | |||||||||||||
| Giro di Lombardia | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 34 | — | 1 | 74 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 92 | 23 | 3 | — | 10 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | — | 3 | 81 | — | — | 61 | — | 59 | DNF | — | 16 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | DNF | — | 4 | — | DNF | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | 4 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 7 | DNF | NH | 30 | DNF | 17 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 2 | 142 | — | DNF | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 21 | — | 17 | DNF | 77 | 3 |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 18 | 39 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | — | NH | — | 101 | DNF |
| Bretagne Classic | — | — | 41 | DNF | — | 40 | 97 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | — | 8 | 13 | 40 | Not held | 30 | — | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | — | — | — | — | 16 | DNF | — | 10 | DNF | 61 | 15 | — | ||
| Paris–Tours | 15 | 28 | — | 76 | 40 | DNF | 105 | — | 7 | — | — | 77 | 24 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
References
- ↑ "Vanmarcke to 'White Label' former Rabobank team for two years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Sep Vanmarke". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ James Startt (25 February 2012). "Sep Vanmarcke Takes His Biggest Win at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Bicycling.com. Bicycling. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ Matthew Beaudin (3 April 2013). "Vanmarcke focuses on Paris-Roubaix to salvage spring season". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Cancellara wins his third Paris-Roubaix". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ Brecht Decaluwé (7 April 2013). "Vanmarcke expects to lose sleep over Paris-Roubaix final sprint". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ Ballinger, Alex (22 October 2020). "Classics specialist Sep Vanmarcke leaves EF Pro Cycling for Israel Start-Up Nation". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "SEP VANMARCKE RETIRES FROM PRO CYCLING WITH CARDIAC ISSUES - "IT IS VERY SAD AND PAINFUL TO ANNOUNCE THE END OF MY CAREER IN THIS WAY"". Cycling Up To Date. cyclinguptodate.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
- Sep Vanmarcke at Cycling Archives
- Sep Vanmarcke's profile on Cycling Base
- Sep Vanmarcke at ProCyclingStats