Kristof Vandewalle

Kristof Vandewalle
Vandewalle at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl.
Personal information
Full nameKristof Vandewalle
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 (age 39)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2006–2007Beveren 2000
Professional teams
2008–2010Topsport Vlaanderen
2011–2013Quick-Step
2014–2015Trek Factory Racing[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
World Team Time Trial Championships (2012, 2013)
National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2013, 2014)
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton (2010)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tuscany Team time trial

Kristof Vandewalle (born 5 April 1985) is a Belgian former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Trek Factory Racing teams. While a member of the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step squad,[2] he won two successive World Team Time Trial Championships and two consecutive Belgian National Time Trial Championships.

In the 2014 season, Vandewalle was riding for Trek Factory Racing,[1] after three seasons with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and its precursor Quick-Step. His first victory in the team's colours was a third national time trial championships in May 2014, in Hooglede.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Vandewalle chez Trek" [Vandewalle with Trek]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Vandewalle repeats as Belgian time trial champion". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.