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 GuadeloupeNotes and References
- News: Gaëtan Bille rejoint Verandas Willems. French. Gaëtan Bille joins Verandas Willems. 13 October 2013. 15 December 2013. RTBF.be. Radio Télévision Belge Francophone.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Transfer news: Guardini set for another year with Astana. 25 September 2015 . . 29 September 2015.
- Web site: Grand Prix de Wallonie 2014. 17 September 2014 . cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2014.