Vérandas Willems–Crelan Explained

Verandas Willems Cycling Team
Registered:Belgium
Disbanded:2018
Generalmanager:Nick Nuyens
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Continental (2013–2016)
UCI Professional Continental (2017–2018)
Season:2013–2016
2017–2018
Oldname:Vérandas Willems
Vérandas Willems–Crelan

Vérandas Willems–Crelan was a UCI Professional Continental team founded in 2013 and based in Belgium.[1] [2] During the winter the team is active in cyclo-cross. Former team member Michael Goolaerts died following a cardiac arrest at the 2018 Paris–Roubaix in France.[3] In August 2018 it was announced that the team would merge with for the 2019 season under the name Roompot-Crelan.[4]

Major wins

2014
  • Overall Flèche du Sud, Gaëtan Bille
  • Stage 2, Gaëtan Bille
  • Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour, Olivier Pardini
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies, Gaëtan Bille
    2015
  • Overall Tour de Normandie, Dimitri Claeys
  • Stage 2, Dimitri Claeys
  • Stage 4 Tour of Croatia, Dimitri Claeys
  • Stage 1 Flèche du Sud, Gaëtan Bille
  • Overall Paris–Arras Tour, Joeri Calleeuw
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
  • Circuit de Wallonie, Stef Van Zummeren
  • Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig, Dimitri Claeys
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies, Dimitri Claeys
  • Prologue Volta a Portugal, Gaëtan Bille
  • Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gaëtan Bille
  • Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland, Olivier Pardini
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
    2016
  • Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Timothy Dupont
  • Dorpenomloop Rucphen, Aidis Kruopis
  • Nokere Koerse, Timothy Dupont
  • Stages 1, 3 & 6 Tour de Normandie, Timothy Dupont
  • Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen, Timothy Dupont
  • Ronde van Overijssel, Aidis Kruopis
  • Grand Prix Criquielion, Timothy Dupont
  • Overall Paris–Arras Tour, Aidis Kruopis
  • Stages 1 & 2, Aidis Kruopis
  • Memorial Van Coningsloo, Timothy Dupont
  • Stage 2 Ronde de l'Oise, Dries De Bondt
    2017
  • Ronde van Limburg, Wout van Aert
  • Bruges Cycling Classic, Wout van Aert
  • Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Wout van Aert
  • Rad am Ring, Huub Duyn
    2018
  • Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges, Sean De Bie
  • Overall Danmark Rundt, Wout van Aert
  • Stage 2, Wout van Aert
  • Stages 3 & 5, Tim Merlier

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Accent.jobs Wanty 2013 ProCyclingStats. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718101518/http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Verandas_Willems_2013. 2013-07-18.
    2. Web site: Verandas Willems Cycling Team 2015 ProCyclingStats. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150108205220/http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Verandas_Willems_Cycling_Team_2015. 2015-01-08.
    3. News: Paris-Roubaix: Michael Goolaerts dies after crash. BBC Sport. BBC. 8 April 2018. 8 April 2018.
    4. Web site: Veranda's Willems-Crelan and Roompot-NL Loterij to merge and ride as Roompot-Crelan for 2019 . Brown . Gregor . 30 August 2018 . . 1 September 2018.