Geert Verheyen Explained
| Geert Verheyen |
| Full Name: | Geert Verheyen |
| Birth Date: | 1973 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Diest, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Weight: | 68 kg[1] |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1994–1997 |
| Proyears2: | 1998–2000 |
| Proyears3: | 2001–2002 |
| Proyears4: | 2003–2004 |
| Proyears6: | 2005 |
| Proyears7: | 2006–2007 |
| Proyears8: | 2008 |
| Proyears9: | 2009–2011 |
Geert Verheyen (pronounced as /nl/; born 10 March 1973) is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who competed as a professional between 1994 and 2011.[2] He was born in Diest, and is the cousin of cyclist David Verheyen.
He turned professional in 1994, racing for Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx. In 1998 he went on to race for the UCI Professional Continental team, Lotto, and later Rabobank, Marlux, Chocolade Jacques and Colnago. He competed in the 1998 Tour de France and the 2006 Volta a Catalunya.[3]
Major results
- 1993
3rd Circuit de Wallonie
- 1994
3rd Seraing-Aachen-Seraing
5th Nationale Sluitingprijs
7th Ronde van Limburg
- 1996
6th Overall Tour of Austria
7th Omloop van de Westhoek
10th Grand Prix Cerami
10th Omloop van het Waasland
- 1998
1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
5th Route Adélie
- 1999
2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
4th Overall Route du Sud
1st Stage 2
5th Clásica de Almería
7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
10th Overall Paris–Nice
10th GP Ouest–France
- 2000
6th Le Samyn
10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2001
1st Luk-Cup Bühl
7th Brabantse Pijl
- 2002
10th Coppa Sabatini
10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2003
2nd Schaal Sels
4th Paris–Bourges
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Nationale Sluitingprijs
10th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
1st Stage 4
10th GP Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2004
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2005
1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 2006
4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2010
2nd Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt
8th Grand Prix Pino CeramiGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Gert Verheyen . Mitsubishi – Jartazi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080622092827/http://www.mitsubishi-jartazi.eu/en/renner/geertverheyen.html . 22 June 2008.
- News: Verheyen ending career after 18 years. Cycling News. 25 December 2011. 7 January 2012.
- Web site: Gert Verheyen . Cycling Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011223313/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3109 . 11 October 2008.
