Kenneth Vanbilsen

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Kenneth Vanbilsen
Dunkerque - Quatre jours de Dunkerque, etape 1, 6 mai 2015, depart (B094).JPG
Vanbilsen in 2015
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Vanbilsen
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2009–2010 Davo–Lotto–Davitamon
Professional teams
2011 Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly
2012 An Post–Sean Kelly
2013–2014 Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015–2022 Cofidis [1] [2] [3]

Kenneth Vanbilsen (born 1 June 1990 in Herk-de-Stad) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2022. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France, [4] winning the combativity award on stage ten.

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Major results

2008
1st Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2011
Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
1st Stages 2 & 5
3rd Flèche Ardennaise
9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2012
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
2nd Circuit de Wallonie
2nd Brustem Sint-Truiden
3rd ZLM Tour
3rd Jeuk–Gingelom
7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
7th Ronde van Limburg
7th Kattekoers
8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2013
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Tour des Fjords
2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
7th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
8th Gooikse Pijl
9th Dutch Food Valley Classic
2014
1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
1st Jersey black.svg Combativity classification Eneco Tour
2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
6th Grand Prix de la Somme
10th Overall Tour de Picardie
10th Ronde van Limburg
2015
2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise
9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France
2016
4th Classic Loire Atlantique
2017
1st Jersey green.svg Combativity classification Tour of Belgium
8th Polynormande
8th Dwars door het Hageland
2019
1st Dwars door het Hageland
2022
6th Scheldeprijs

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 20152016201720182019
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia Has not contested during his career
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 158
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España DNF 146 137
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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