Personal information | |
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Nickname | Pluske |
Born | Aalst, Flanders, Belgium | 4 September 1995
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [1] |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) [2] |
Team information | |
Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2014–2015 | Lotto–Belisol U23 |
Professional teams | |
2016–2018 | Etixx–Quick-Step |
2019–2020 | Team Jumbo–Visma [3] [4] |
2021– | Ineos Grenadiers |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Laurens De Plus (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. [5] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia, [6] and in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. [7] He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus. [8]
Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||
Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 24 | — | DNF | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Vuelta a España | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
Major stage race general classification results | |||||||||
Race | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Paris–Nice | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 13 |
Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
Volta a Catalunya | 50 | 26 | — | — | NH | — | — | — | 16 |
Tour of the Basque Country | 25 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | |
Critérium du Dauphiné | 31 | — | DNF | — | — | — | 67 | — | 5 |
Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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