Kenneth Vanbilsen
Kenneth Vanbilsen (2015) | |
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Date of birth | June 1, 1990 |
nation | Belgium |
discipline | Street |
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Current team | Cofidis |
function | driver |
Last updated: November 7, 2018 |
Kenneth Vanbilsen (born June 1, 1990 in Herk-de-Stad ) is a Belgian cyclist .
Athletic career
Kenneth Vanbilsen comes from a cycling family. His grandfather as well as three uncles and two cousins were or are racing cyclists, one of his uncles is Eric Vanderaerden , Belgian road champion from 1984, winner of Paris – Roubaix in 1987 and the Tour of Flanders in 1985. In 2008, Kenneth Vanbilsen won the Trofée der Vlaamse Ardennen for Juniors, 2011 two stages of the Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant . In the following year he won the U23 edition of the Tour of Flanders and finished eighth in the U23 road race at the road world championships in Limburg, the Netherlands . In 2014 he won the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise .
In 2015 Vanbilsen was nominated for the Tour de France by his team Cofidis . On the sixth stage over 191.5 kilometers from Abbeville to Le Havre , he drew attention to himself when he drove out of the field after six kilometers in a breakaway group with Perrig Quéméneur and Daniel Teklehaimanot ; the group had a lead of over twelve minutes at times. Three kilometers from the finish, however, after the other two riders had already fallen behind, he was swallowed by the peloton . Ultimately, he finished 142nd at the end of the stage.
successes
- 2014
- 2017
- Sprint classification Tour of Belgium
- 2019
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | - |
Tour de France | 158 | - | - | - |
Vuelta a España | - | DNF | 146 | 137 |
Teams
- 2011 Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly
- 2012 To Post-Sean Kelly
- 2013 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2014 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
- 2015 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
- 2016 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
- 2017 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
- 2018 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
- 2019 Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Web links
- Kenneth Vanbilsen in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Kenneth Vanbilsen in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brecht Decaluwe: Vanbilsen on the attack at the Tour de France. In: Cyclingnews. July 9, 2015, accessed April 8, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Vanbilsen, Kenneth |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian road cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herk-de-Stad |