Personal information | |
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Full name | Kevin Hulsmans |
Born | Lommel, Belgium | 11 April 1978
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2000–2002 | Mapei–Quick-Step |
2003–2010 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
2011 | Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly |
2012–2013 | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia [1] |
2014–2015 | Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace [2] |
Kevin Hulsmans (born 11 April 1978 in Lommel) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2015.
Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 98 |
Tour de France | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | 104 | — | 95 | 116 | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Hulsmans played Italian cyclist Filippo Simeoni in the 2015 film The Program . [3]
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