Dries Van Gestel

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Dries Van Gestel
Dries Van Gestel (2022).jpg
Dries Van Gestel, 2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Personal information
Full nameDries Van Gestel
Born (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
Arendonk, Belgium
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team Team TotalEnergies
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2009WSC Hand in Hand Baal
2012Balen BC
2013–2015 Lotto–Belisol U23
Professional teams
2015 Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire)
2016–2019 Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise [1]
2020– Total Direct Énergie [2]

Dries Van Gestel (born 30 September 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies. [3]

Contents

Major results

2012
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps
4th Overall Tour du Valromey
5th Overall Keizer der Juniores
8th Overall Peace Race Juniors
2014
5th Overall Course de la Paix U23
9th Overall Okolo Jižních Čech
2015
2nd Gooikse Pijl
3rd Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
1st Jersey red.svg Points classification
1st Stage 2
4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Paris–Tours Espoirs
4th Flèche Ardennaise
7th Memorial Van Coningsloo
2017 (1 pro win)
2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
8th Tour de l'Eurométropole
9th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
2020
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
10th Le Samyn
2021
8th Dwars door het Hageland
10th Scheldeprijs
2022 (1)
1st Ronde van Drenthe
1st Jersey violet.svg Sprints classification, Tour de Wallonie
2nd Circuit Franco-Belge
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
4th Egmont Cycling Race
5th Omloop van het Houtland
6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
6th Paris–Tours
7th Le Samyn
7th Schaal Sels
7th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2023
5th Brussels Cycling Classic
5th Binche–Chimay–Binche
7th Famenne Ardenne Classic
9th Circuit de Wallonie
10th Antwerp Port Epic
2024
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
10th Bredene Koksijde Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2023
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 107
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise 2019 met 22 renners" [Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2019 with 22 riders]. Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise (in Dutch). Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Total Direct Énergie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.