Olivier Kaisen

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Olivier Kaisen
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Kaisen at the 2007 Eneco Tour.
Personal information
Full nameOlivier Kaisen
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 41) [1]
Belgium
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current team
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeDomestique
Amateur team
VC de l'Orne Blanmont [2]
Professional teams
2005R.A.G.T. Semences
2006–2014 Davitamon–Lotto
Managerial teams
2016– Wallonie-Bruxelles–Group Protect
2019– Wallonie–Bruxelles Development Team
Major wins
GP Gerrie Kneteman (2007)

Olivier Kaisen (born 30 April 1983) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2014. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Bingoal WB and its junior team, UCI Continental team Bingoal WB Devo Team. [3] [4]

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Career

After riding for R.A.G.T Semences in 2005, Kaisen joined Davitamon–Lotto in 2006 and rode for the team for the remainder of his career. On 10 February 2014, it was announced that Kaisen was medically compelled to retire from the sport because of cardiac rhythm problems. [5]

Major results

2001
1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
2002
3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
2003
1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
2004
1st Chrono des Herbiers  – U23 version
3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
2005
2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
5th Chrono des Herbiers
10th Chrono Champenois
2006
3rd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
2007
1st Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann
8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
10th Chrono des Nations
2009
1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
2011
5th Overall Tour of Beijing

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References

  1. "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. Dossier du Presse RAGT Semences. Saint-Malo: Agence Windward. 2005. p. 9.
  3. "Bingoal WB". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Bingoal WB Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Kaisen has to quit cycling". Lotto–Belisol . Belgian Cycling Project. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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