.jpg) Aerts in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Toon Aerts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1993 Malle, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2022 | Telenet–Fidea[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Team Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Toon Aerts (born 19 October 1993 in Malle) is a Belgian professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Cyclo-cross team Team Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes. Aerts is a two-time winner of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup standings (2018–19, 2019–20), and also won the men's elite race at the 2016 European Championships[2] and the 2019 Belgian National Championships.[3] His brother Thijs is also a professional cyclist.
On 18 August 2023, the UCI announced that Aerts had been found guilty of a doping violation, and was banned for two years from February 2022 to February 2024.[4] His results between January and February 2023 were also expunged.[5]
- ^ "Telenet Lions". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Toon Aerts verrast topfavorieten en pakt Europese titel veldrijden". De Standaard (in Flemish). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Brecht Decaluwé (2019-01-13). "Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships 2019: Elite Men Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Adam Becket (2023-08-18). "Belgian cyclo-cross star Toon Aerts banned for two years for anti-doping violation". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ Peter Stuart (2023-08-18). "Toon Aerts banned for two years for anti-doping rule violation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.