Maarten Wynants Explained
| Maarten Wynants |
| Fullname: | Maarten Wynants |
| Birth Date: | 1982 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.90NaN0[1] |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Amateuryears1: | 2004 |
| Amateurteam1: | Jong Vlaanderen 2016 |
| Proyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears2: | 2007–2010 |
| Proyears3: | 2011–2021 |
| Proteam3: | [2] [3] |
| Manageyears1: | 2021– |
Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the, and teams.[4] He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam .[4]
Career
Born in Hasselt, Wynants was awarded the Combativity award, given to a rider judged to have showed exceptional attacking spirit during the race, following Stage 1 of the 2010 Tour de France on 4 July. Attacking in the first kilometre, he continued to lead from the front until both he and Alexandr Pliushin of were caught by the peloton just 10km (10miles) from the end of the 225.5km (140.1miles) stage.[5]
In June 2020, Wynants announced that he would retire from cycling in April 2021, after that year's Paris–Roubaix.[6] [7] Following the postponement of Paris–Roubaix to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, Wynants' final race occurred at the Tour of Flanders.[4]
Major results
- 2004
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
10th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 2005
3rd Hel van het Mergelland
- 2006
1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
7th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2007
3rd Halle–Ingooigem
5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
9th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
10th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2008
3rd Trofeo Sóller
5th Le Samyn
6th Paris–Brussels
6th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2010
Combativity award Stage 1 Tour de France
- 2011
7th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2012
3rd Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
7th Binche–Tournai–Binche
8th Dwars door Vlaanderen
10th Overall Tour of Belgium
10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2013
2nd Trofeo Platja de Muro
9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 2014
6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2016
9th Le Samyn
9th Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 2017
2nd Omloop van het Houtland
3rd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 2018
1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour of BritainGrand 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: Wynants, Maarten. Quick Step. 2010. 2010-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20100225094451/http://www.quickstepcycling.eu/nl/renner/32. 25 February 2010. dead.
- News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
- Web site: Jumbo-Visma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102145838/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15243/1000538/279. 2 January 2021.
- News: Maarten Wynants says goodbye after seventeen years as a professional cyclist. . Team Oranje Road BV. 4 April 2021. 5 April 2021.
- Web site: Profile: Maarten Wynants. Quick Step Cycling. 2010. 2010-07-04.
- News: Wynants set for retirement after 2021 Paris-Roubaix. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 June 2020. 2 January 2021.
- News: Jumbo-Visma extend contracts with Eenkhoorn, Hofstede, Roosen and Pfingsten. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 September 2020. 2 January 2021. As announced in June, Maarten Wynants is also on a short 2021 contract, and will retire following next season's Paris-Roubaix to become a sports director on the team [...].
