Rik Verbrugghe

Rik Verbrugghe at the start of the eighth stage of the 2007 Tour de France in Le Grand Bornand

Rik Verbrugghe (born July 23, 1974 in Tienen , Belgium) is a former Belgian cyclist and later sports director .

Rik Verbrugghe was considered an all-rounder and prologue specialist . In 2001 he won the prologue of the Giro d'Italia in Pescara and the Eneco Tour in Mechelen in 2005. His greatest successes included two stage wins at the Giro d'Italia and one at the Tour de France

After seven years with the Belgian cycling team Lotto , Verbrugghe moved to the Quick Step team for one year in 2005 . From 2006 he drove for the Equipe Cofidis . At the end of the 2008 season he ended his career.

After his active career, Verbrugghe became Sports Director of the BMC Racing Team in 2012 .

Verbrugghe is related to racing cyclist Greg Van Avermaet by marriage.

successes

• Flèche Wallonne 2001
• Critérium International 2001
• Prologue Giro d'Italia 2001
• 15th stage Tour de France 2001
• 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2002
• Grand Prix Lugano 2005
• Prologue Eneco Tour 2005
• 7th stage Giro d'Italia 2006

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bahrain-Merida wants to bring Van Avermaet on board. In: radsport-news.com. January 4, 2018, accessed March 29, 2018 . 

Web links

• Rik Verbrugghe in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Rik Vergbrugghe as sporting director in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Rik Verbrugghe in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Rik Verbrugghe in the Tour de France database(French / English )