Michael Vanthourenhout

Michael Vanthourenhout
Vanthourenhout in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMichael Vanthourenhout
Born (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 30)
Bruges, Belgium
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current teamPauwels Sauzen–Bingoal
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2012–2013BKCP–Powerplus
2014–Sunweb–Napoleon Games
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
European Championships (2022, 2023)
National Championships (2023)
World Cup
4 individual wins (2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tábor Under-23
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hoogerheide Under-23
Silver medal – second place 2018 Valkenburg Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tábor Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tábor Team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pontchâteau Elite
Gold medal – first place 2022 Namur Elite
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rosmalen Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Wijster Elite

Michael Vanthourenhout (born 10 December 1993) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal.[1] He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[2][3]

He is the brother of racing cyclist Dieter Vanthourenhout.[4] In August 2021 Michael Vanthourenhout married Kelly Van den Steen[5]

  1. ^ "Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Michael Vanthourenhout". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Dieter Vanthourenhout blijft broer Michael voor in Bredene" [Dieter Vanthourenhout leads brother Michael in Bredene]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ Wielerkoppel Michaël Vanthourenhout en Kelly Van den Steen getrouwd