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Belgian professional cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tosh Van der Sande (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4] Van der Sande is considered as a classics specialist.[5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tosh Van der Sande |
Born | Wijnegem, Belgium | 28 November 1990
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
Disciplines | Road Track (former) |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2009–2010 | Beveren 2000–Quick-Step |
2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto Davo |
2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2012–2021 | Lotto–Soudal[1][2][3] |
2022– | Team Jumbo–Visma |
As a junior, he found success in track cycling.[6] In 2011, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23.
He turned professional with Lotto–Belisol in 2012, and rode his first Grand Tour the following year at the Vuelta a España. He extended his contract in 2013, and has since then remained in the team.[5]
After he accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone,[7] he was temporarily suspended by his team.[8] He was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the UCI.[7][9][10]
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 93 | — | — | — | DNF | 64 | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
Vuelta a España | 127 | — | 49 | 109 | — | 114 | 65 | 96 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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