Gaëtan Bille Explained

Gaëtan Bille
Fullname:Gaëtan Bille
Birth Date:6 April 1988
Birth Place:Soest, West Germany
Height:1.82 m
Weight:67 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2008
Amateurteam1:F.C. Wallonie Espoirs
Amateuryears2:2008
Amateurteam2:Groupe Gobert.com.ct (stagiaire)
Amateuryears3:2010
Amateurteam3:Pesant CL
Amateuryears4:2019
Amateurteam4:Uni Sport Lamentinois
Proyears1:2009
Proyears2:2011
Proyears3:2012–2013
Proyears4:2014–2015
Proteam4:[1]
Proyears5:2016
Proyears6:2017
Proyears7:2018
Majorwins:Grand Prix Pino Cerami (2012)

Gaëtan Bille (born 6 April 1988 in Soest) is a German-born Belgian former professional road bicycle racer,[2] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018.

Bille left at the end of the 2013 season,[3] and joined for the 2014 season.[1] In September 2015 it was announced that Bille would join for 2016, with a focus on competing in the one-day classics and one-week stage races.[4]

Major results

2006
  • 9th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
    2008
  • 3rd Kattekoers
    2010
  • 6th Overall Carpathia Couriers Paths
    2011
  • 1st Zellik–Galmaarden
  • 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise
  • 4th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 4th Flèche Ardennaise
  • 6th Kattekoers
    2012
  • 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
  • 9th Binche–Tournai–Binche
    2013
  • 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  • 5th Overall Tour of Norway
  • 8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
    2014
  • 1st Overall Flèche du Sud
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
  • 2nd Kattekoers
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Templeuve
  • 5th Tour du Jura
  • 6th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
  • 7th Flèche Ardennaise
  • 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie[5]
    2015
  • 1st Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Prologue Volta a Portugal
  • 2nd Overall Paris–Arras Tour
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
  • 2nd Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
  • 2nd Flèche Ardennaise
  • 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
  • 4th Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Circuit de Wallonie
  • 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
  • 6th Binche–Chimay–Binche
  • 7th Druivenkoers Overijse
  • 8th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
  • 9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
    2016
  • 5th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
  • 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
  • 9th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
  • 9th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    2018
  • 1st Overall Tour de la Pharmacie Centrale
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 3rd Overall Grand Prix International de la ville d'Alger
  • 1st Prologue
  • 8th Grand Prix de la Pharmacie Centrale
    2019
  • 1st Stage 8b (ITT) Tour de Guadeloupe

    Notes and References

    1. News: Gaëtan Bille rejoint Verandas Willems. French. Gaëtan Bille joins Verandas Willems. 13 October 2013. 15 December 2013. RTBF.be. Radio Télévision Belge Francophone.
    2. News: Cyclisme: les judicieux conseils du Fouchois Gaëtan Bille. French. Cycling: wise advice from Fouchois Gaëtan Bille. La Meuse. Groupe Rossel. 25 May 2020. 2 August 2020.
    3. Web site: Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL. 6 January 2013. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 12 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212121635/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MQ&RefDate=06.01.2013&MenuId=MTY2Njk&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY2Njk%26LangId%3D1. dead.
    4. Web site: Transfer news: Guardini set for another year with Astana. 25 September 2015 . . 29 September 2015.
    5. Web site: Grand Prix de Wallonie 2014. 17 September 2014 . cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2014.