Toon Aerts

Toon Aerts
Aerts in 2018
Personal information
Full nameToon Aerts
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31)
Malle, Belgium
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2013–2022Telenet–Fidea[1]
2024–Team Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
European Championships (2016)
National Championships (2019)
World Cup (2018–19, 2019–20)
3 individual wins (2018–19, 2021–22)
Superprestige (2020–21)
X²O Badkamers Trophy (2021–22)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bogense Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Dübendorf Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oostende Elite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Pontchâteau Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tabor Elite

Toon Aerts (born 19 October 1993 in Malle) is a Belgian professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Cyclo-cross team Team Deschacht–Group Hens–Containers Maes. Aerts is a two-time winner of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup standings (2018–19, 2019–20), and also won the men's elite race at the 2016 European Championships[2] and the 2019 Belgian National Championships.[3] His brother Thijs is also a professional cyclist.

On 18 August 2023, the UCI announced that Aerts had been found guilty of a doping violation, and was banned for two years from February 2022 to February 2024.[4] His results between January and February 2023 were also expunged.[5]

  1. ^ "Telenet Lions". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Toon Aerts verrast topfavorieten en pakt Europese titel veldrijden". De Standaard (in Flemish). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ Brecht Decaluwé (2019-01-13). "Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships 2019: Elite Men Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. ^ Adam Becket (2023-08-18). "Belgian cyclo-cross star Toon Aerts banned for two years for anti-doping violation". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  5. ^ Peter Stuart (2023-08-18). "Toon Aerts banned for two years for anti-doping rule violation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.