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Personal information | |
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Full name | Dieter Vanthourenhout |
Born | Bruges, Belgium | 20 June 1985
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2007–2008 | Style & Concept–Easypay |
2008–2013 | Palmans–Cras |
2014–2020 | Sunweb–Napoleon Games [1] [2] |
Dieter Vanthourenhout (born 20 June 1985 in Bruges) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He is the brother of racing cyclist Michael Vanthourenhout. [3]
Vanthourenhout retired from cycling at the end of 2020, after 14 years as a professional. [4]
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