Stijn Vandenbergh
Vandenbergh in 2014
Personal information
Full nameStijn Vandenbergh
NicknameVDB[1]
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2004Onder Ons Parike
2005Amuzza.com
2006Unibet.com Davo
2006Unibet.com (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2007Unibet.com
2008Ag2r–La Mondiale
2009–2011Team Katusha
2012–2016Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2]
2017–2020AG2R La Mondiale[3]

Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the Unibet.com, Team Katusha, Etixx–Quick-Step and AG2R La Mondiale teams.[4]

Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh, as a first year professional, won the first stage[5] and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland.[6]

Major results

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stijn Vandenbergh". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. 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. "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. Cotton, Jim (27 November 2020). "Ag2r-Citroën sponsor moves puts pinch on the unproven and unlucky". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Veteran cobbles-crusher Stijn Vandenbergh is one of three riders retiring after their contracts with Ag2r-La Mondiale expired at the end of this season.
  5. Liggett, Phil (23 August 2007). "Stijn Vandenbergh climbs to the top". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  6. "Marcato triumphs in Dublin finale". Tour of Ireland.ie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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