Laurens De Plus Explained

Laurens De Plus
Nickname:Pluske
Birth Date:4 September 1995
Birth Place:Aalst, Flanders, Belgium
Height:[1]
Weight:670NaN0[2]
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Amateuryears1:2014–2015
Proyears1:2016–2018
Proyears2:2019–2020
Proteam2:[3] [4]
Proyears3:2021–
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Tour de France

1 TTT stage (2019)Stage races

BinckBank Tour (2019)

Laurens De Plus (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[5] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia,[6] and in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[7] He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus.[8]

Major results

2013
  • 5th Overall Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour
  • 7th La Philippe Gilbert juniors
  • 8th Overall Giro della Lunigiana
    2015
  • 1st Ghent–Staden
  • 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 4th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
  • 4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
  • 5th Flèche Ardennaise
  • 6th Overall Tour Alsace
  • 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
    2017
  • 3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer
  • 10th Brabantse Pijl
    2018
  • 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
  • 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Tour of California
    2019
  • 1st Overall BinckBank Tour
  • 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France
  • 9th Overall UAE Tour
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
    2021
  • 10th GP Miguel Induráin
    2023
  • 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
    2024
  • 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

    General classification results timeline

    Grand Tour general classification results
    Grand Tour201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'Italia24DNF10
    Tour de France2315
    Vuelta a EspañaDNFDNF
    Major stage race general classification results
    Race201620172018201920202021202220232024
    Paris–Nice4613
    Tirreno–Adriatico65DNF
    Volta a Catalunya5026NH16
    Tour of the Basque Country25DNF
    Tour de Romandie84
    Critérium du Dauphiné31DNF675
    Tour de SuisseNH
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Laurens De Plus – The INEOS Grenadiers. 21 January 2021.
    2. Web site: Laurens De Plus. ProCyclingStats. 21 January 2021.
    3. News: Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma. . Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. 4 January 2019.
    4. News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
    5. News: Tom Pidcock and Richie Porte sign for Ineos Grenadiers for 2021. BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2020. 25 September 2020. Laurens de Plus and Dani Martinez have also been recruited to join fellow new arrival Adam Yates, who was announced for 2021 last month..
    6. Web site: 2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List . 2 May 2017 . Pro Cycling Stats.
    7. Web site: 2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List . 1 July 2019. ProCyclingStats.
    8. Web site: Wanty Gobert sign neo-pros Jasper De Plus and Alexander Evans in 2020 . . 22 November 2019 . . 9 September 2021.