Dries Van Gestel Explained

Dries Van Gestel
Fullname:Dries Van Gestel
Birth Place:Arendonk, Belgium
Height:1.87 m
Weight:71 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2009
Amateurteam1:WSC Hand in Hand Baal
Amateuryears2:2012
Amateurteam2:Balen BC
Amateuryears3:2013–2015
Proyears1:2015
Proteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears2:2016–2019
Proteam2:[1]
Proyears3:2020–
Proteam3:[2]

Dries Van Gestel (born 30 September 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[3]

Major results

2012
  • National Junior Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 1st Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps
  • 4th Overall Tour du Valromey
  • 5th Overall Keizer der Juniores
  • 8th Overall Peace Race Juniors
    2014
  • 5th Overall Course de la Paix U23
  • 9th Overall Okolo Jižních Čech
    2015
  • 2nd Gooikse Pijl
  • 3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 4th Paris–Tours Espoirs
  • 4th Flèche Ardennaise
  • 7th Memorial Van Coningsloo
    2017 (1 pro win)
  • 2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 8th Tour de l'Eurométropole
  • 9th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
    2020
  • 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 10th Le Samyn
    2021
  • 8th Dwars door het Hageland
  • 10th Scheldeprijs
    2022 (1)
  • 1st Ronde van Drenthe
  • 1st Sprints classification, Tour de Wallonie
  • 2nd Circuit Franco-Belge
  • 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
  • 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
  • 4th Egmont Cycling Race
  • 5th Omloop van het Houtland
  • 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
  • 6th Paris–Tours
  • 6th Tour of Leuven
  • 7th Le Samyn
  • 7th Schaal Sels
  • 7th Binche–Chimay–Binche
    2023
  • 5th Brussels Cycling Classic
  • 5th Binche–Chimay–Binche
  • 7th Famenne Ardenne Classic
  • 9th Circuit de Wallonie
  • 10th Antwerp Port Epic
    2024
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
  • 10th Bredene Koksijde Classic

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2023
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España107
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 2019 met 22 renners. Dutch. Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2019 with 22 riders. . Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. 24 November 2018. 24 January 2019. 11 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211134849/https://www.sportvlaanderen-baloise.be/nieuws/leesnieuws/nieuws-2018-sport-vlaanderen-baloise-2019-met-22-renners. dead.
    2. Web site: Total Direct Énergie. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 12 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112014526/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14019/1000640/266. 12 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Total Direct Energie. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210107141554/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280. 7 January 2021.