Personal information | |
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Born | Roeselare, Belgium | 31 October 1976
Team information | |
Current team | Retires |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2006 | New Heebra |
2008 | Lispanne De Haan |
2009–2011 | Wieler Decock–Capino Moorsele |
2012 | Douchy–Thalassa |
Professional team | |
2000–2004 | Vlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx |
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