Niels Albert
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 Albert during the 2007 UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships |
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| Full name | Niels Albert | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Bonheiden, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)} | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Current team | BKCP-Powerplus | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross | |||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
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| 2005– | Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop | |||||||||||||||
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| Infobox last updated on 29 January 2012 |
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Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986, in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo.
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[edit] Career
Similarly to Sven Nys, Albert began BMX racing, in which he was two times Belgian National Champion, before switching to cyclo-cross. On October 8, 2006 Albert took his first major senior victory at Grote Prijs Pro Cycling Neerpelt, Belgium. Albert won the first International cyclo-cross of the 2007/08 season with a victory in Erpe-Mere, Belgium.[1] Albert scored another big victory with the Superprestige in Gieten, the Netherlands where riding for the first time in the Elite category of the annual Gieten race, he beat Sven Nys and Lars Boom.[2]
He finished second at the 2008/09 Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships (behind Sven Nys).
In 2009, he became the Cyclo-cross world champion in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands.
[edit] Palmares (cyclo-cross)
- 2001–2002
Belgium U17 Cyclo-Cross Champion- 2003–2004
World U19 Cyclo-Cross Champion- Belgium U19 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 2004–2005
- 1st, Beuvry, Leudelange
- 2nd, European U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2005–2006
European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion- Belgium U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Rijkevorsel
- 3rd, World U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2006–2007
- European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- Belgium U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Antwerpen, Loenhout, Neerpelt & Oostmalle
- 2nd, World U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2007–2008
- World U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Ardooie, Dudzele, Erpe-Mere, Lille, Gieten, Maldegem, Hoogstraten, Vorselaar & Oostmalle
- 2008–2009
- World Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Erpe-Mere, Zonhoven, Ardooie, Tabor, Veghel-Eerde, Tervuren, Otegem
- 2nd, Belgian Championships
- 2009–2010
- 2nd, World Cup
- Winner in Treviso, Pilzen, Nommay and Hoogerheide (Grand Prix Adri van der Poel)
- Superprestige races:
- Winner in Hoogstraten & Gavere
- Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy:
- 1st, Ardooie, Dottenijs, Eernegem, Erpe-Mere, Neerpelt, Overijse
- 2010–2011
- 1st, World Cup
- Winner in Coxyde, Igorre,
- Superprestige races:
- Winner in Diegem
- Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy:
- Winner in Azencross
- Cyclocross Tervuren
- Belgium Elite Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 2011–2012
- World Cyclo-Cross Champion
- Superprestige races:
- Winner in Ruddervorde & Zonhoven & Diegem
- Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy:
- Winner in Azencross
- Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin
- Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne
- 2nd Belgian Elite Championships
- 10th World Cup
[edit] References
- ^ "Albert clinches win in season's first cross". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=cross/2007/sep07/erpemere07. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Albert makes thirteen an unlucky number for Nys". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=cross/2007/nov07/SPGieten07/SPGieten075. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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| Preceded by Sven Nys |
Belgian cyclo-cross champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Sven Nys |
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions –
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