Stijn Vandenbergh

Stijn Vandenbergh
Vandenbergh in 2014
Personal information
Full nameStijn Vandenbergh
NicknameVDB[1]
Born (1984-04-25) 25 April 1984 (age 40)
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2004Onder Ons Parike
2005Amuzza.com
2006Unibet.com Davo
2006Unibet.com (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2007Unibet.com
2008Ag2r–La Mondiale
2009–2011Team Katusha
2012–2016Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[2]
2017–2020AG2R La Mondiale[3]

Stijn Vandenbergh (born 25 April 1984) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020 for the Unibet.com, Team Katusha, Etixx–Quick-Step and AG2R La Mondiale teams.[4]

Born in Oudenaarde, Vandenbergh, as a first year professional, won the first stage[5] and held the yellow jersey to the win of the Tour of Ireland.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Stijn Vandenbergh". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020". AG2R La Mondiale. Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ Cotton, Jim (27 November 2020). "Ag2r-Citroën sponsor moves puts pinch on the unproven and unlucky". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2020. Veteran cobbles-crusher Stijn Vandenbergh is one of three riders retiring after their contracts with Ag2r-La Mondiale expired at the end of this season.
  5. ^ Liggett, Phil (23 August 2007). "Stijn Vandenbergh climbs to the top". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 29 August 2007.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Marcato triumphs in Dublin finale". Tour of Ireland.ie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.