Kenneth Vanbilsen

Kenneth Vanbilsen
Vanbilsen in 2015
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Vanbilsen
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2009–2010Davo–Lotto–Davitamon
Professional teams
2011Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly
2012An Post–Sean Kelly
2013–2014Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015–2022Cofidis[1][2][3]

Kenneth Vanbilsen (born 1 June 1990 in Herk-de-Stad) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2022. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,[4] winning the combativity award on stage ten.

Major results

2008
1st Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2011
Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
1st Stages 2 & 5
3rd Flèche Ardennaise
9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2012
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
2nd Circuit de Wallonie
2nd Brustem Sint-Truiden
3rd ZLM Tour
3rd Jeuk–Gingelom
7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
7th Ronde van Limburg
7th Kattekoers
8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2013
1st Mountains classification Tour des Fjords
2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
7th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
8th Gooikse Pijl
9th Dutch Food Valley Classic
2014
1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
1st Combativity classification Eneco Tour
2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
6th Grand Prix de la Somme
10th Overall Tour de Picardie
10th Ronde van Limburg
2015
2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
2016
4th Classic Loire Atlantique
2017
1st Combativity classification Tour of Belgium
8th Polynormande
8th Dwars door het Hageland
2019
1st Dwars door het Hageland
2022
6th Scheldeprijs

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
A yellow jersey Tour de France 158 — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — DNF 146 137 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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