Johan Vansummeren
 Vansummeren riding alone in the Roubaix velodrome moments before winning the 2011 Paris–Roubaix |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Johan Vansummeren | ||
| Nickname | Summie[1] | ||
| Born | 4 February 1981 Lommel. Belgium |
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| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Garmin-Barracuda | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-arounder | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2004 2005–2009 2010– |
Relax-Bodysol Davitamon-Lotto Garmin-Transitions |
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| Infobox last updated on 5 March 2012 |
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Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981 in Lommel) is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Garmin-Barracuda.[2]
During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to nominate Johan Vansummeren as the number one teammate of this year's Tour."
At 1.97 metres (6 ft 5.5 in), Vansummeren is among the tallest riders in the peloton.
In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career by winning Paris–Roubaix. Vansummeren made his winning move after breaking away from three other riders with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, holding on to win by 19 seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.[3][4]
[edit] Palmares
- 2003
- 1st U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2nd
U23 Road Race World Championships - 3rd Overall, Beverbeek Classic
- 2004
- 10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
- 2005
- 4th Overall, Tour Down Under
- 2006
- 1st
Sprints Classification, Tour of Britain - 2007
- 1st
Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Stage 1 part b TTT Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali
- 2008
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 17th Amstel Gold Race
- 2009
- 5th Paris–Roubaix
- 12th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 2011
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Duo Normand (with Thomas Dekker)
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Tour of Qatar
- 10th Strade Bianche
[edit] References
- ^ Decaluwé, Brecht (10 April 2011). "Double celebration for Van Summeren at Paris-Roubaix". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/double-celebration-for-van-summeren-at-paris-roubaix. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-announces-hunter-and-van-summeren-in-2010-team
- ^ "Vansummeren wins Paris-Roubaix". Yahoo! Eurosport. Reuters (TF1 Group). 10 April 2011. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10042011/58/vansummeren-wins-paris-roubaix.html. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ MacLeary, John (10 April 2011). "Johan Van Summeren upsets odds to win 'the hell of the north' ahead of Fabian Cancellara". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8441279/Paris-Roubaix-2011-Johan-Van-Summeren-upsets-odds-to-win-the-hell-of-the-north-ahead-of-Fabian-Cancellara.html. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1480&idtitle=1
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Stefan Schumacher |
Tour de Pologne 2007 |
Succeeded by Jens Voigt |
