Arnaud De Lie Explained
Arnaud De Lie (born 16 March 2002) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam, having been promoted from the team at the end of the 2021 season.[2] [3]
Career
De Lie opened his first professional season with the Vuelta a Mallorca races. He finished 71st and 117th in the first two races and won the fourth race Trofeo Playa de Palma in a bunch sprint against Juan Sebastián Molano,[4] his first professional victory.[5]
After his win in Mallorca, he won eight more races in the season, finishing in 13th position in the end of year rankings as the best rider for .[6] He scored many points in the battle to avoid relegation but his team was relegated to the second division.[7]
In 2023, De Lie again started the season in Spain, winning his season opener: the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969. He then competed at the Étoile de Bessèges, winning two stages, followed by winning the sprtint for second place at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in late February. In early May, he took his first UCI ProSeries win at the Grand Prix du Morbihan, before having to abandon the Four Days of Dunkirk on 16 May after falling heavily during the sprint of the first stage in Abbeville. He was found to have suffered a pneumothorax, fractures of the left clavicle, a rib and the upper part of the sternum.[8] He returned to competition on 25 June in the Belgian National Road Race Championships, and returned to winning form a month later, taking stage two of the Tour de Wallonie. He won two more races in August: La Polynormande on the 13th and the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens two days later. On September 8, he took his biggest win yet, as well as his first at the UCI WorldTour level, outsprinting Corbin Strong and Michael Matthews at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.[9]
On September 28, he won the Circuit Franco-Belge on an uphill finish on the Mont-de-l'Enclus ahead of Rasmus Tiller.[10] Three days later, he won the Famenne Ardenne Classic in his native province of Luxembourg. A few dozen meters before the finish, he broke the cleat of his right pedal but managed, by pedaling with one foot, to still hold off the chasers behind him and take the win.[11] In total, Die Lie won 10 races in 2023.
In February 2024, De Lie sustained some injuries in a crash at Le Samyn.[12] However, after recovering from this, he continued to see a lack of results, and after a blood test, was diagnosed with having Lyme disease.[13] After receiving treatment with antibiotics, he took his first win of the season in late April, defending his title at the Famenne Ardenne Classic.[14] A week later, he won the Tro-Bro Léon in an eight-man sprint.[15]
Major results
Source: [16]
- 2019
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1st Vlaams-Brabantse Pijl
5th Trofeo Comune di Vertova
7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
7th La Route des Géants
8th E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren
- 2020
1st Overall La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
- 2021
1st Overall Okolo Jižních Čech
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
Tour Alsace
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 5
1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes International
9th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2022 (9 pro wins)
1st Trofeo Playa de Palma
1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
1st Volta Limburg Classic
1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
1st Heistse Pijl
1st Ronde van Limburg
1st Schaal Sels
1st Egmont Cycling Race
1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
2nd Omloop van het Houtland
3rd Nokere Koerse
3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
4th Bretagne Classic
4th Tro-Bro Léon
5th Paris–Chauny
6th Dwars door het Hageland
6th Circuit Franco-Belge
6th Polynormande
6th Gooikse Pijl
7th Eschborn–Frankfurt
8th Classic Brugge–De Panne
8th Paris–Bourges
9th Bredene Koksijde Classic
10th Le Samyn
- 2023 (10)
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
1st Circuit Franco-Belge
1st Grand Prix du Morbihan
1st Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
1st Famenne Ardenne Classic
1st Polynormande
1st Tour of Leuven
1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie
Renewi Tour
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2nd Clásica de Almería
2nd Tro-Bro Léon
2nd Paris–Bourges
4th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Binche–Chimay–Binche
7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
7th Hamburg Cyclassics
7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
7th Brabantse Pijl
- 2024 (7)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Young rider classification
1st Tro-Bro Léon
1st Circuit de Wallonie
1st Famenne Ardenne Classic
1st Binche–Chimay–Binche
1st Stage 5 Renewi Tour
3rd Grand Prix du Morbihan
3rd Ronde van Limburg
4th Bretagne Classic
4th Clásica de Almería
4th Grand Prix de Denain
4th Antwerp Port Epic
6th Bredene Koksijde Classic
7th Paris–Tours
10th Omloop Het NieuwsbladClassics results timeline
Major championships timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Development Team . . lottosoudal.be . 25 December 2021.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie . ProCyclingStats . 25 December 2021.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie reinforces Lotto Soudal . . lottosoudal.be . 5 July 2021 . 25 December 2021.
- Web site: Mallorca Challenge: Arnaud de Lie wins Trofeo Palma bunch sprint . VeloNews.com . 31 January 2022 . 30 January 2022.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie takes maiden pro victory at Trofeo Palma! Lotto Soudal . www.lottosoudal.be . 31 January 2022 . en.
- Web site: Arnaud de Lie, el relevo de Gilbert en el nuevo Lotto-Dstny . high-cycling.com . 9 November 2022 . 9 November 2022.
- Web site: Cotton . Jim . Incoming Lotto-Soudal sponsor remains true but expects more from all-but relegated team . VeloNews.com . 9 November 2022 . en . 15 October 2022.
- Web site: Pneumothorax, fractures de la clavicule gauche, d'une côte et de la partie supérieure du sternum : terrible bilan pour Arnaud De Lie après sa chute. rtbf.be. 16 May 2023. Jâd El Nakadi.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie lives up to billing with exhibition in GP de Québec finale . . 8 September 2023 . 10 September 2023 . Ryan, Barry.
- Web site: Circuit Franco-Belge: Arnaud De Lie rushes up Mont-de-l'Enclus for victory. CyclingNews. 28 September 2023. 30 September 2023.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie wins Famenne Ardenne Classic with one leg . . 1 October 2023 . 5 May 2024 . Barry, Ryan.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie, très énervé après une chute, abandonne sur le Samyn. rtbf.be. 17 February 2024. Alice Devilez.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie touché par la maladie de Lyme : "Cela pourrait expliquer ses prestations". rtbf.be. 28 March 2024. Jérôme Jordens.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie wins the Famenne Ardenne Classic . . 28 April 2024 . 5 May 2024.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie sprints to victory at Tro-Bro Léon. CyclingNews. 5 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
- Web site: Arnaud De Lie career achievements. ProCyclingStats . 1 June 2023.
