Personal information | |
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Full name | Jens Keukeleire |
Born | Bruges, Flanders, Belgium | 23 November 1988
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist |
Amateur team | |
2007–2009 | WC Soenens |
Professional teams | |
2010–2011 | Cofidis |
2012–2017 | GreenEDGE [1] |
2018–2019 | Lotto–Soudal [2] [3] |
2020–2023 | EF Pro Cycling [4] [5] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Jens Keukeleire (born 23 November 1988) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2023.
Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Giro d'Italia | 127 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |
Tour de France | — | — | 67 | — | — | 59 | DNF | 98 | 89 | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 93 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 50 |
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