Jasper De Buyst

Jasper De Buyst
De Buyst at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameJasper De Buyst
Born (1993-11-24) November 24, 1993 (age 30)[1]
Asse, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamLotto–Dstny
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2012Bontrager–Livestrong
Professional teams
2013–2014Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015–Lotto–Soudal[2][3]
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yvelines Madison

Jasper De Buyst (born 24 November 1993) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.[4] De Buyst focuses mainly on track cycling, notably the omnium, points race, madison and six-day racing disciplines.

He is the son of professional cyclist Franky De Buyst [nl] and became professional himself in 2013, at the age of 19.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[6] and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[7] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Jasper De Buyst". Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise. Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Jasper De Buyst prof bij Topsport" [Jasper De Buyst professional at Topsport]. Sportwereld – Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  8. ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.