Personal information | |
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Full name | Michael Van Staeyen |
Born | Ekeren, Belgium | 13 August 1988
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur team | |
2007 | Davo |
Professional teams | |
2008–2009 | Rabobank Continental Team |
2010–2014 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator [1] |
2015–2018 | Cofidis [2] [3] |
2019 | Roompot–Charles [4] |
2020 | Tarteletto–Isorex [5] |
2021–2022 | EvoPro Racing [6] |
Michael Van Staeyen (born 13 August 1988 in Ekeren) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2008 until 2022.
In March 2022, Van Staeyen announced that he would retire from professional cycling after the following month's Scheldeprijs. [7]
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