Servais Knaven
Personal information
Full nameHenricus Theodorus Josephus Knaven
Born (1971-03-06) 6 March 1971
Lobith, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamAG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
DisciplineRoad
RoleSporting and technical manager, directeur sportif
Rider typeClassics specialist
Professional teams
1994–1999TVM
2000–2002Domo–Farm Frites
2003–2006Quick-Step–Davitamon
2007–2008T-Mobile Team
2009–2010Team Milram
Managerial teams
2011–2022Team Sky
2023–AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2003)

Stage races

Danmark Rundt (1997)

One-day races and Classics

Paris–Roubaix (2001)
Scheldeprijs (1998)
National Road Race Championships (1995)

Henricus Theodorus Josephus (Servais) Knaven (born 6 March 1971) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently sporting and technical manager for AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step.[1] He was previously a directeur sportif for Team Sky/Ineos Grenadiers. He rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

As a rider, Knaven won Paris–Roubaix in 2001 in wet and muddy conditions that soaked the cobblestones. With a strong representation of Domo–Farm Frites riders in the lead group, he launched an attack with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to cover and crossed the line solo. His teammates Johan Museeuw and Romans Vainsteins followed, completing a rare 1-2-3.[3] He is the second rider in history to start and finish the Hell of the North race 16 times.[4] In 2003, while riding for Quick-Step–Davitamon, Knaven won Stage 17 in the Tour de France. He escaped from a 10 men breakaway to take the win in a mostly flat stage concluding in Bordeaux.[5]

Major results

1991
1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships
1st Grote Rivierenprijs
1992
1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships
1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships
1st Overall Olympia's Tour
1993
1st Overall Teleflex Tour
1st Stage 4b
1st Overall Olympia's Tour
1st Prologue & Stage 9b
1st Ster van Brabant
1995
1st National Road Race Championships
1996
10th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
1997
1st Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Prologue Tour of Sweden
3rd National Road Race Championships
4th Nokere Koerse
5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
1998
1st Scheldeprijs
4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stage 1
5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
8th Omloop Het Volk
1999
1st Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
2nd National Road Race Championships
5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
7th Omloop Het Volk
2000
1st Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
3rd Omloop Het Volk
3rd Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
2001
1st Paris–Roubaix
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Scheldeprijs
7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2002
10th Overall Tour of Belgium
2003
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
1st RaboRonde Heerlen
4th Scheldeprijs
5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
5th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Paris–Roubaix
2004
4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2005
1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2008
4th National Time Trial Championships
2010
1st Ridderronde Maastricht
9th Batavus Prorace

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Barry. "Servais Knaven confirmed as AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep sports manager". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Servais Knaven Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Tim Maloney (15 April 2001). "Domo-nation". Cycling News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. ↑ James Huang (15 April 2010). "Pro bike: Servais Knaven's Milram Focus Mares Paris–Roubaix". Bike Radar. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Gerald Churchill (27 July 2003). "Knavens wins stage 17 of Tour". Road Cycling. 2011 ROADCYCLING.COM. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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