Personal information | |
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Full name | Dominique Cornu |
Born | Beveren, Belgium | 10 October 1985
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Rider type | Time triallist |
Professional teams | |
2005–2006 | Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen |
2007–2008 | Predictor–Lotto |
2009 | Quick-Step |
2010 | Skil–Shimano |
2011–2013 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
2014 | Sunweb–Napoleon Games [1] |
2015 | Verandas Willems |
Dominique Cornu (born 10 October 1985) is a Belgian retired road and track cyclist from Flanders, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2015. He specialised in the time trial discipline.
Cornu was born in Beveren.
At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned Under-23 Time Trial World Champion. [2] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian Under-23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships. [3] In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the Under-23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006.
Cornu left Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Sunweb–Napoleon Games for the 2014 season. [1]
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