Laurens Sweeck

Laurens Sweeck
Sweeck in 2015
Personal information
Full nameLaurens Sweeck
Born (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)
Leuven, Belgium
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2014–2018Kwadro–Stannah
2018–2019Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice
2019–2022Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal[1]
2022–Crelan–Fristads
2023–Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (2020)
World Cup (2022–23)
2 individual wins (2022–23)
Superprestige (2019–20)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hoogerheide Team relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rosmalen Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Silvelle Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Namur Elite

Laurens Sweeck (born 17 December 1993) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team for road racing and Crelan–Fristads for cyclo-cross.[2] He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[3][4]

Sweeck is the grandson of former cyclist Alfons Sweeck. His twin brother Diether Sweeck and his older brother Hendrick Sweeck are also professional cyclists.

  1. ^ "Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Laurens Sweeck". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.