Frederik Willems

Frederik Willems (born 8 September 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally from 2003 tp 2014.^[1] His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.

Frederik Willems

Willems at the 2007 Eneco Tour.
Personal information
Full name	Frederik Willems
Born	(1979-09-08) 8 September 1979 (age 45) Eeklo, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2001	Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2002	Mapei-Quick Step-Latexco
2002	Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2003–2006	Vlaanderen–T Interim
2007–2010	Liquigas
2011	Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012–2014	Lotto–Belisol
Major wins
Étoile de Bessèges (2006) Three Days of De Panne (2009)

Career achievements

Major results

2000

1st Stage 1 GP Tell

2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23

2001

1st Seraing-Aachen-Seraing

4th Vlaamse Pijl

6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux

1st Stage 4

6th Grand Prix de Waregem

2002

1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba

2004

1st Mountains classification, Three Days of De Panne

10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

10th Overall Circuit des Mines

2005

10th Overall Tour de Wallonie

2006

1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain

4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer

1st Stage 3

7th Nokere Koerse

2008

5th Brabantse Pijl

2009

1st Overall Three Days of De Panne

6th Brabantse Pijl

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	117
Tour de France	73	110	86	—	DNF	—	163
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	88	—	142	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish