Erwin Vervecken

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Erwin Vervecken

Personal information
Full name	Erwin Vervecken
Date of birth	March 23, 1972 (age 35)
Country	Belgium
Height	1.94 m
Weight	78 kg
Team information
Current team	Fidea
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1995-2001 2002-2004 2004-200	Espace Card-Record Bank Spaarselect (to 08/31) Fidea Cycling Team (from 09/01)
Major wins
World Cyclo-cross Champion (2001, 2006, 2007) Diegem Super Prestige 2004/05) Hoogstraten Super Prestige (2003/04, 2004/05)
Infobox last updated on:
January 19, 2007

Erwin Vervecken (Herentals, 23 March 1972) is a Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. He grew up in Lille but now resides in his home town, Herentals, with his wife Liesbeth.

Contents 1 Career Highlights 1.1 2006-2007 1.2 2005-2006 1.3 2004-2005 1.4 2003-2004 1.5 2002-2003 1.6 2001-2002 1.7 2000-2001 1.8 1999-2000 1.9 1998-1999 1.10 1997-1998 1.11 1996-1997 1.12 1995-1996 2 External links

[edit] Career Highlights

He won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship in 2001, 2006, and 2007. In 1998, 1999 and 2005 he was second in the World Cup and in 1994 and 2002 he was third in the World Cup.

[edit] 2006-2007

• 3 victories: Aalter, Hofstade, Cyclocross World Championships in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium

[edit] 2005-2006

• 4 victories: Eernegem, Roubaix, Hoogerheide, Cyclocross World Championships in Zeddam
• 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
• 2nd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking
• 3rd place in the GvA Trofee

[edit] 2004-2005

• 3 victories: Koksijde, Diegem and Hoogstraten
• 2nd in the Cyclocross World Championships in Sankt Wendel
• 3rd overall in the Cyclo-cross World Cup
• 3rd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking

[edit] 2003-2004

• 3 victories: Tacoma, Portland and Hoogstraten
• 3rd overall in the Superprestige

[edit] 2002-2003

• 1 victories: Ardooie
• 3rd in the Cyclocross World Championships in Monopoli

[edit] 2001-2002

• 9 victories : Sint-Michielsgestel, Diegem, Hoogstraten, Nommay, Gloucester twice, Huijbergen, Loenhout, Hoogerheide
• 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
• 2nd overall in the Superprestige
• 3rd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking

[edit] 2000-2001

• 9 victories : Overijse, Harderwijk, Woerden,Prague, Niel, Koksijde, Rijkevorsel, Surhuisterveen and Cyclocross World Championships in Tabor
• 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
• 3rd overall in the Superprestige
• 2nd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking

[edit] 1999-2000

• No victories
• 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships

[edit] 1998-1999

• 1 victory : Overijse
• 2nd in the Cyclocross World Championships

[edit] 1997-1998

• 1 victory : Lille
• 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
• 2nd in the Cyclocross World Championships

[edit] 1996-1997

• 1 victory : Berlin

[edit] 1995-1996

• 5 victories : Gieten, Koksijde, Ruddervoorde, Lille and the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships in Overijse

Preceded by Richard Groenendaal	World cyclo-cross champion 2001	Succeeded by Mario De Clercq
Preceded by Sven Nys	World cyclo-cross champion 2006, 2007	Succeeded by incumbent

[edit] External links

• Offical Website
• Fidea Biography

Riders on Fidea Cyclo-cross Team
Petr Dlask | Jempy Drucker | Tom Meeusen | Kevin Pauwels | Zdenek Stybar | Peter Van Santvliet | Klaas Vantornout | Erwin Vervecken | Bart Wellens |  Geert Wellens
Manager
Hans Van Kasteren