Laurens De Plus
.JPG) De Plus in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Pluske |
| Born | 4 September 1995 Aalst, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014–2015 | Lotto–Belisol U23 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2018 | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2019–2020 | Team Jumbo–Visma[3][4] |
| 2021– | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Laurens De Plus (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia,[6] and in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[7] He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus.[8]
Major results
[edit]- 2013
- 5th Overall Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour
- 7th La Philippe Gilbert juniors
- 8th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 2015
- 1st Ghent–Staden
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 4th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
- 5th Flèche Ardennaise
- 6th Overall Tour Alsace
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2018
- 1st
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships - 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Tour of California
- 2019
- 1st Overall BinckBank Tour
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
- 9th Overall UAE Tour
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2021
- 10th GP Miguel Induráin
- 2023
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2024
- 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
General classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 24 | — | DNF | — | — | — | 10 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||
| Race | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Paris–Nice
|
— | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 13 |
 Tirreno–Adriatico
|
— | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
 Volta a Catalunya
|
50 | 26 | — | — | NH | — | — | — | 16 |
| Tour of the Basque Country
|
25 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
| Tour de Romandie
|
— | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné
|
31 | — | DNF | — | — | — | 67 | — | 5 |
| Tour de Suisse
|
— | — | — | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Laurens De Plus – The INEOS Grenadiers". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Laurens De Plus". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Tom Pidcock and Richie Porte sign for Ineos Grenadiers for 2021". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
Laurens de Plus and Dani Martinez have also been recruited to join fellow new arrival Adam Yates, who was announced for 2021 last month.
- ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Wanty Gobert sign neo-pros Jasper De Plus and Alexander Evans in 2020". cyclingnews.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laurens De Plus.
- Laurens De Plus at UCI
- Laurens De Plus at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Laurens De Plus at ProCyclingStats
- Laurens De Plus at CQ Ranking
- Laurens De Plus at CycleBase
- Laurens De Plus at Olympedia (archive)
- Laurens De Plus at Olympics.com
- Laurens De Plus at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
 UCI Road World Champions – Men's team time trial | |
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