Nico Sijmens Explained
| Nico Sijmens |
| Fullname: | Nico Sijmens |
| Birth Date: | 1978 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Diest, Belgium |
| Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1999 |
| Amateurteam1: | ASLK |
| Proyears1: | 2001–2003 |
| Proyears2: | 2004–2008 |
| Proyears3: | 2009–2013 |
| Proteam3: | [1] |
| Proyears4: | 2014 |
| Proteam4: | [2] |
Nico Sijmens (born 1 April 1978 in Diest, Belgium[3]) is a retired Belgian road racing cyclist,[4] who competed professionally between 2001 and 2014. Sijmens rodes for the,, and teams over his career.[2] [5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2002
4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
5th Le Samyn
- 2003
Tour of Austria
1st Stages 4 & 6
9th Clásica de Almería
10th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2004
1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
3rd Brabantse Pijl
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
8th Rund um Köln
9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2005
1st Overall Regio-Tour
1st Stage 2
1st Hel van het Mergelland
2nd Brussel–Ingooigem
6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
9th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2006
2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Stage 3
6th Tour du Doubs
8th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
10th Hel van het Mergelland
10th Le Samyn
- 2007
1st Beverbeek Classic
1st Hel van het Mergelland
7th Tour de la Somme
9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2008
2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
4th Le Samyn
8th Tour du Haut Var
9th Hel van het Mergelland
9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2009
7th Paris–Brussels
- 2010
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2011
9th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2012
2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Stage 2
8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2013
1st Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2014
7th Boucles de l'AulneGrand 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: Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA. 10 January 2012. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203120841/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2012&teamnameid=3348&npage=&search=&l=ENG. 3 February 2014. dead.
- News: Nico Sijmens en Michel Kreder tekenen voor Wanty-Groupe Gobert. Dutch. Nico Sijmens and Michel Kreder sign for Wanty-Groupe Gobert. 15 October 2013. Het Nieuwsblad. Corelio. Belga.
- Web site: nicosijmens.be . 11 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100905120946/http://www.nicosijmens.be/index.php?p=8 . 5 September 2010 . dead .
- News: The Cyclingnews guide to rider transfers. 29 September 2014. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company.
- News: Nico Sijmens naar Cofidis. Dutch. 3 September 2008. De Standaard. Mediahuis. Nico Sijmens to Cofidis. Belga.
