Bart Wellens

Bart Wellens at the Noordzeecross 2007

Bart Wellens (born August 10, 1978 in Herentals ) is a former Belgian cyclist and four-time cross world champion .

Career

Bart Wellens concentrated on the cross discipline . His greatest successes are the two elite world championships , which he won in 2003 and 2004 in Monopoli and in Pontchâteau , after having previously won the U23 title twice. In 2006 he finished second behind his compatriot and teammate Erwin Vervecken . He also won numerous Belgian championship titles and the overall ranking of the Cross World Cup in 2002/2003 .

After Wellens hit a spectator at the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse who, according to Wellens, insulted him and sprinkled him with beer, his victory in the race was denied.

After Wellens was suspected of having carried out illegal ozone therapy in the course of doping investigations , his nomination for the 2015 cross world championships was canceled by the Belgian association.

Wellens was the star of the documentary soap Wellens en Wee on the Flemish channel VT4 . He is shown there in his daily life with his parents and teammates. He currently lives in Londerzeel .

His brother Geert is also a cross rider. He has been married to Lentel De Hertog since 2008 and has been the father of daughter Lily since 2009.

In March 2015, he announced the end of his career.

successes

Street

2008

• a stage Volta a Lleida

Cyclocross

1996/1997

• Belgian U23 champion
• U23 world championship

1997/1998

• Belgian U23 champion
• U23 world championship

1998/1999

• Belgian U23 champion
• U23 world champion

1999/2000

• Belgian U23 champion
• U23 world champion

2000/2001

• International Sluitingsprijs , Oostmalle

2002/2003

• World Champion
• Overall ranking Cross World Cup

2003/2004

• World Champion
• Overall rating super prestige
• Overall rating GvA Trofee

2004/2005

• Belgian champion

2005/2006

• World Championship

2006/2007

• Belgian champion

2007/2008

• Herdenkingscross Etienne Bleukx, Zonhoven
• Niel Jaarmarkt Cross , Niel
• Kasteelcross Zonnebeke , Zonnebeke

2008/2009

• Grote Prijs van Hasselt , Hasselt
• Premio Asteasu de Ciclocross, Asteasu
• Grote Prijs De Ster, Sint-Niklaas

2009/2010

• Grote Prijs de Eecoloonaar, Eeklo
• GvA Trofee - Internationale Sluitingsprijs , Oostmalle

2010/2011

• Cauberg Cyclocross, Valkenberg aan de Geul

2011/2012

• Cross after Dark - StarCrossed, Redmond
• Rad Racing Grand Prix, Issaquah
• USGP of Cyclocross Planet Bike Cup 2, Sun Prairie
• GvA Trofee - Grote Prijs Rouwmoer, Essen

2012/2013

• Parkcross Maldegem , Maldegem

Teams

• 2000 Spaar Select Team
• 2001 Spaar Select Team
• 2002 Spaar Select Team
• 2003 Spaar Select Team
• 2004 Fidea Cycling Team
• 2005 Fidea Cycling Team
• 2006 Fidea Cycling Team
• 2007 Fidea Cycling Team
• 2008 Fidea Cycling Team
• 2009 Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team
• 2010 Telenet-Fidea
• 2011 Telenet-Fidea
• 2012 Telenet-Fidea
• 2013 Telenet-Fidea
• 2014 Telenet Fidea
• 2015 Telenet-Fidea

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wellens hits spectator. cyclingnews.com, December 19, 2005, accessed February 15, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Wellens disqualified after hitting spectator. cyclingnews.com, December 21, 2015, accessed February 15, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Suspected doping: Cross World Cup without Meeusen, Wellens and Sweeck. radsport-news.com, January 19, 2015, accessed February 15, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Bart Wellens - biography. (No longer available online.) Bartwellens.be, archived from the original on February 4, 2015 ; Retrieved March 3, 2015 (Dutch). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Bart Wellens stops: "Heb alles meegemaakt wat je kunt meemaken". sporza.be, accessed March 3, 2015 (Dutch). 

Web links

• Official website
• Bart Wellens in the Radsportseiten.net database