Gerry Druyts

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Gerry Druyts
Merksem (Antwerpen) - Antwerpse Havenpijl, zondag 9 augustus 2015 (B21).JPG
Druyts in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2007–2009DCM–GB Vorselaar
2010–2011Rock Werchter–Chocolade Jacques
2012–2013EFC–Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2018Acrog–Pauwels Sauzen–Balen
2019–2020Acrog–Pauwels Sauzen–Balen
Professional teams
2014 Team3M
2015–2017 Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2018 Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice

Gerry Druyts (born 30 January 1991 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian cyclist. [1]

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Druyts is from a sporting family: his father, Ronny, played youth football with Beerschot A.C. and at the senior level with Dynamo Niel, where he was a champion in the Belgian Provincial Leagues, his sister Steffy was a multiple national champion in gymnastics, and he is the brother of racing cyclists Jessy Druyts, Demmy Druyts, Lenny Druyts and Kelly Druyts. Gerry was a national champion in triathlon and duathlon at youth level before focussing on cycling. [2]

Major results

2012
7th Memorial Van Coningsloo
2013
4th Ronde Pévéloise
7th Grand Prix des Marbriers
10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
2014
2nd Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
7th Paris–Camembert
10th Kattekoers
2015
3rd Antwerpse Havenpijl
6th Kattekoers
2016
5th Ronde van Drenthe
7th Nokere Koerse
2018
2nd Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
10th Heistse Pijl

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References

  1. "Gerry Druyts". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. Lemmens, Karel (4 May 2015). "De koersmama deel 1: Hoe groei je uit tot een wielerfamilie?" [The race mama part 1: How do you grow a cycling family?]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2016.