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Frederik Willems
Frederik Willems (born 8 September 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally from 2003 tp 2014.[1] His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.
Willems at the 2007 Eneco Tour. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frederik Willems |
| Born | 8 September 1979 Eeklo, Belgium |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire) |
| 2002 | Mapei-Quick Step-Latexco |
| 2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2003–2006 | Vlaanderen–T Interim |
| 2007–2010 | Liquigas |
| 2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2014 | Lotto–Belisol |
| Major wins | |
| Étoile de Bessèges (2006) Three Days of De Panne (2009) | |
Career achievements edit
Major results edit
- 2000
- 1st Stage 1 GP Tell
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 2001
- 1st Seraing-Aachen-Seraing
- 4th Vlaamse Pijl
- 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 1st Stage 4
- 6th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 2002
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba
- 2004
- 1st Mountains classification, Three Days of De Panne
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 10th Overall Circuit des Mines
- 2005
- 10th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2006
- 1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Nokere Koerse
- 2008
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 2009
- 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 6th Brabantse Pijl
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
| Tour de France | 73 | 110 | 86 | — | DNF | — | 163 |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 88 | — | 142 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ . UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
External links edit
Media related to Frederik Willems at Wikimedia Commons
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27)
- Palmares at Cycling Base 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Frederik Willems at Cycling Archives