Harm Vanhoucke

Harm Vanhoucke
Vanhoucke in 2021
Personal information
Full nameHarm Vanhoucke
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamLotto–Dstny
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2016–2018Lotto–Soudal U23
Professional teams
2018–2022Lotto–Soudal[1][2][3]
2023Team DSM
2023–Lotto–Dstny

Harm Vanhoucke (born 17 June 1997 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.[4][5] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[6]

On 21 March 2020, Vanhoucke was assaulted by a car driver during a training ride. He claims to have been punched several times by an aggressive heavily built man.[7] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[8]

  1. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Lotto Dstny". UCI. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Harm Vanhoucke returns to Lotto Dstny". Lotto–Dstny. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Belgian rider Vanhoucke abused by a motorist during training". Nu.nl. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.