Koen de Kort explained
| Koen de Kort |
| Fullname: | Koen de Kort |
| Birth Date: | 1982 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gouda, Netherlands |
| Weight: | 700NaN0 |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Proyears1: | 2002–2004 |
| Proyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears3: | 2007–2008 |
| Proyears4: | 2009–2016 |
| Proyears5: | 2017–2021 |
| Proteam5: | [1] [2] |
| Manageyears1: | 2021– |
Koen de Kort (born 8 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who competed between 2002 and 2021 for the,,, and teams.[3] Since his retirement from racing, De Kort has acted as the team support manager for his last professional team .[4]
Career
He was born in Gouda and grew up in Liempde.
Rabobank GS3 (2002–2004)
From 2002 to 2004, he was in the development team of the cycling team. De Kort had a promising amateur career with wins in the Under 23 version of Paris–Roubaix.
Liberty Seguros–Würth (2005–2006)
In 2005 he became professional with the ProTour team of Manolo Saiz.[4] That year he won a stage in the 2005 Tour de l'Avenir.[5]
Astana (2007–2008)
In 2007 De Kort joined the team. Following the positive tests for heterologous blood doping by team members Alexander Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin, Astana did not have much chance to compete in 2007 and was limited in 2008. Speaking to Dutch media, De Kort expressed his frustrations at not having the chance to compete after being in a similar situation in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros team. In 2008, De Kort finished 5th at Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, 12th at the Eneco Tour and 4th at the Ster Elektrotoer.
Skil–Shimano (2009–2016)
He left Astana at the end of the 2008 season, and joined the team.[6] He stayed with the team in 2012, when it rebranded to and finished 3rd in Dwars door Vlaanderen as well as 16th in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships.[7] From 2013 to 2016, De Kort was a vital member of the squad, representing the team at 7 Grand Tours and 12 Classics.
Trek–Segafredo (2017–2021)
In 2017, De Kort joined, and was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[8]
In June 2021, three of the fingers on his right hand were amputated following an accident while driving a vehicle off-road.[9]
Personal life
Prior to becoming a professional cyclist,[10] De Kort studied Human Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, before studying for a Master's degree with the Johan Cruyff Institute.[11]
Major results
Source:[12]
- 2000
2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2002
10th Overall Olympia's Tour
10th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2003
3rd Overall Olympia's Tour
1st Young rider classification
8th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
10th Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
- 2004
1st Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
1st Stage 1
1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
1st Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Thomas Dekker)
2nd Under-23 race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd Overall Paris–Corrèze
8th Overall Circuit des Mines
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
8th Overall Olympia's Tour
8th Chrono des Nations U23
- 2005
1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2008
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 2009
1st Suzuka Road Race in Japan
- 2010
9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2011
9th Overall Tour de Wallonie
10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2012
3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
- 2018
9th Japan CupGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- News: Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women. Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. 5 January 2019.
- News: Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 November 2019. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: Trek - Segafredo. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279. 2 January 2021.
- Web site: Daniel. Benson. Koen de Kort retires and moves into Trek-Segafredo management. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 August 2021.
- Web site: De Kort triumphs. Le Tour.fr. 2007-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224922/http://www.letour.fr/stf/avenir/2005/us/etape_04.html. 2007-09-30. dead.
- News: Shane. Stokes. Koen De Kort agrees new contract with Skil Shimano. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 3 August 2011. 13 November 2023. He moved to Skil Shimano prior to the start of the 2009 season..
- News: Daniel. Benson. Gilbert wins world championship in Valkenburg. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 23 September 2012. 13 November 2023.
- Web site: 2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List . 28 June 2017 . Pro Cycling Stats.
- News: Dutch cyclist Koen de Kort has three fingers amputated after crash. Agence France-Presse. 24 June 2021. France 24.
- News: Rachel. Jary. Koen de Kort on retirement, injury and the next chapter with Trek-Segafredo. Rouleur. Gruppo Media Ltd. 13 August 2021. 13 November 2023.
- News: Koen de Kort: 'Graduating from the Master in Sport Management is like crossing the finish line in the Tour'. Johan Cruyff Institute. 5 May 2023. 13 November 2023.
- Web site: Koen De Kort. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 13 November 2023.
