Jonas van Genechten

Jonas van Genechten
Van Genechten in 2014
Personal information
Full nameJonas van Genechten
Born (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Lobbes, Belgium
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2006Team Wallonie
2007–2008Storez–Ledecq Materiaux
Professional teams
2009–2010Verandas Willems
2011Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole
2012–2014Lotto–Belisol
2015–2016IAM Cycling[1]
2017Cofidis
2018–2021Vital Concept[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)

Single-day races and Classics

GP de Fourmies (2014)

Jonas van Genechten (born 16 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer,[4] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for the Verandas Willems (2009–2010), Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole (2011), Lotto–Belisol (2012–2014), IAM Cycling (2015–2016), Cofidis (2017) and B&B Hotels p/b KTM (2018–2021) teams. During his professional career, he took eight victories, including the seventh stage at the 2016 Vuelta a España.[5]

  1. ^ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ Malvestio, Carlo (22 January 2019). "Presentazione Squadre 2019, Vital Concept – B&B Hotels" [Presentation of Teams 2019, Vital Concept - B & B Hotels]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "B&B Hotels - Vital Concept". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Jonas Van Genechten va arrêter" [Jonas Van Genechten will stop]. L'Avenir (in French). Groupe IPM. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 7 » Maceda › Puebla de Sanabria". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 August 2016.