Niels Albert

Niels Albert at the 2007 Cyclocross World Championship

Niels Albert (born February 5, 1986 in Bonheiden ) is a former Belgian cyclocross and road cyclist.

Athletic career

Niels Albert became Belgian junior cyclocross champion in the 2003/2004 season and won the junior race of the World Championship in Pont-Château . He also came in second at the U23 European Championship, which he won the following season. In the U23 class he was two more times Belgian champion and once European champion in the following two years. At the world championship he won the bronze medal in 2006, and in 2007 he was runner-up. Albert has also won several U23 World Cup races. From 2006 he was under contract with the Belgian Continental Team Palmans Collstrop .

On May 19, 2014 Albert ended his athletic career because of massive heart problems.

Successes - cyclocross

2003/2004

• European Champion (Juniors)
• Belgian Champion (Juniors)
• World Champion (Juniors)

2005/2006

• Belgian champion (U23)
• European Champion (U23)

2006/2007

• European Champion (U23)
• Belgian champion (U23)
• International Sluitingsprijs

2007/2008

• Steenbergcross
• Kermiscross Ardooie
• UCI World Cup Kalmthout (U23)
• European Champion (U23)
• 32nd International Kärcher Super Prestige Veldrit Gieten
• UCI World Cup, Hofstade (U23)
• UCI World Cup, Liévin (U23)
• UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide (U23)
• World Champion (U23)
• Tie cross
• Super prestige, Hoogstraten
• Super prestige, Vorselaar
• Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle

2008/2009

• Steenbergcross
• Grand Prix AVB Zonhoven
• Kermiscross Ardooie
• World cup
• Superprestige, Veghel-Eerde
• Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit
• World Champion (Elite)
• Tie cross

2009/2010

• Steenbergcross
• Grote Prijs Neerpelt Wisseltrofee Eric Vanderaerden
• UCI World Cup, Treviso
• GvA Trofee - Cyclocross International de la Ville de Namur
• Kermiscross
• UCI World Cup, Plzeň
• Super prestige Hoogstraten
• UCI World Cup, Nommay
• Grand Prix de la Region Wallone
• Super prestige Gavere
• GvA Trofee - Grote Prijs Rouwmoer
• Vlaamse Druivenveldrit
• Super prestige Diegem , Diegem
• UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide
• Parkcross Maldegem

2010/2011

• UCI World Cup, Koksijde
• UCI World Cup, Igorre
• Super prestige Diegem
• GvA Trofee - Azencross
• Cyclocross Tervuren
• Belgian champion
• UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide
• Overall World Cup ranking
• GvA Trofee - International Sluitingsprijs

2011/2012

• Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin
• Super prestige Ruddervoorde
• Super prestige Zonhoven,
• Grand Prix de la Region Wallonne
• Super prestige Diegem
• GvA Trofee - Azencross
• World Champion
• GvA Trofee - International Sluitingsprijs

2012/2013

• bpost bank Trofee - GP Mario De Clercq
• UCI World Cup, Plzeň
• Grand Prix de la Region Wallonne
• Jaarmarktcross Niel
• Soudal cyclocross
• bpost bank Trofee - Azencross
• Super prestige Diegem
• Overall World Cup ranking
• Cincinnati Kings International
• bpost bank Trofee - tie cross
• International Cyclocross Heerlen
• bpost bank Trofee - International Sluitingsprijs

2013/2014

• Steenbergcross
• Grote Prijs Neerpelt
• Super prestigious Hamme-Zogge
• UCI World Cup, Koksijde
• Super prestige Gieten
• Scheldecross
• Cyclocross van het Waasland
• UCI World Cup, Rome
• bpost bank Trofee - International Sluitingsprijs

Successes - road

2009

• Prologue Boucles de la Mayenne
• two stages tour Alsace
• a stage Wed-Août Bretonne

2010

• a stage Circuito Montañés

2011

• one stage Tour Alsace

Teams

• 2006 Palmans Collstrop
• 2007 Palmans Collstrop
• 2008 Palmans-Cras
• 2009 BKCP-Powerplus
• 2010 BKCP-Powerplus
• 2011 BKCP-Powerplus
• 2012 BKCP-Powerplus
• 2013 BKCP-Powerplus
• 2014 BKCP-Powerplus (until May 19)

Web links

• Official website
• Niels Albert in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Niels Albert has to end his career because of heart problems. rad-net.de, May 19, 2014, accessed on May 20, 2014 .