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Fabio Van den Bossche
Belgian road and track cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fabio Van den Bossche (born 21 September 2000) is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[3] He represented Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France finishing 7th in the men's team pursuit and winning the bronze medal in the men's omnium.
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Career
Van den Bossche enjoyed his start in track cycling at the Flemish Cycling Center Eddy Merckx in Ghent, Belgium and attended the Topsportschool in Ghent.[4]
Known at the time as the Remco Evenepoel of track cycling, he is the only rider to have beaten Belgian great Remco Evenepoel in his jersey of junior world champion.[5][6]
He is a multiple European track cycling junior champion, having won the men's madison (with Nicolas Wernimont) at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) in Sangalhos, Portugal [7] and the men's omnium and madison (with Nicolas Wernimont) at the 2018 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) in Aigle, Switzerland.[8]
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Personal life
Van den Bossche was born in to a cycling family on the very day that Belgian cyclists Etienne De Wilde and Matthew Gilmore won a silver medal in the men's madison at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[9] He is the grandson of former professional cyclist Willy De Geest, a teammate of five years of the cycling great Roger De Vlaeminck.[10] His father, Gunther, was a professional cyclist himself and later "soigneur" with UCI ProSeries team Team Flanders–Baloise.[9]
He is married to Kate Wiggins, daughter of former track cycling coach Jonathan Wiggins.[9]
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Major results
Road
- 1st
Overall Keizer der Juniores - 1st Vlaams-Brabant Classic
- 2018
- 1st Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
- 2017
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Nicolas Wernimont) - 2nd Points race
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Nicolas Wernimont) - 1st Points race
- 1st
- 2018
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st Madison (with Nicolas Wernimont)
- 1st Omnium
- 1st
- National Track Championships
- 1st Derny
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Madison
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 2019
- 2nd
Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2021
- 2nd Omnium, UEC European Championships
- 2022
- UCI World Championships
- 3rd
Madison (with Lindsay De Vylder) - 3rd Points race
- 3rd
- 3rd
Madison, UEC European Championships (with Robbe Ghys) - 2023
- 3rd Points race, UCI World Championships
- 2024
- 2nd
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Lindsay De Vylder) - 3rd
Omnium, Olympic Games
References
External links
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