Peter Van Petegem
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Van Petegem |
| Nickname | Peet |
| Date of birth | January 18, 1970 |
| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb/11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1992 1993 1994 1995–2000 2001 2001 2002 2003–2006 2007 |
PDM Lotto Trident TVM Mercury-Viatel Palmans-Collstrop Lotto-Adecco Davitamon-Lotto Quick Step-Innergetic |
| Major wins | |
| Ronde van Vlaanderen (1999, 2003) Paris-Roubaix (2003) Three Days of De Panne (1999, 2002) Omloop "Het Volk" (1997, 1998, 2002) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| February 2, 2008 | |
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Belgium |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1998 Valkenburg | Elite Men's Road Race | |
| Bronze | 2003 Hamilton | Elite Men's Road Race | |
Peter Van Petegem (born January 18, 1970 in Brakel, Belgium) is a former elite professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for the Quick Step-Innergetic squad in 2007 and resides in Horebeke. He is a specialist in the one-day Spring Classics becoming one of only nine riders to ever win both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same season.
He announced his retirement in August 2007, and his last professional race was the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem on September 11.
[edit] Results and Teams
- 1992 — PDM
- 1993 — Lotto
- 1994 — Trident
- Grote Scheldeprijs (or Grand Prix de l'Escaut)
- 1995 — T.V.M.-Polis Direct
- 1996 — T.V.M.
- Trofeo Luis Puig
- Danmark Rundt (Stage 2)
- 1997 — T.V.M.
- Omloop "Het Volk"
- Trofeo Alcudia
- Trofeo Cala Millor
- Geraardsbergen Criterium
- Zwevegem
- Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen - Koolskamp
- 1998 — T.V.M.-Farm Frites
- Omloop "Het Volk"
- Belgian National Championships - Track[clarify]
- Silver (2nd) — World Cycling Championship
- 3rd — Belgian National Championships - Road Race
- 1999 — T.V.M.-Farm Frites
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- Three Days of De Panne
- Gouden Pijl Emmen
- 2000 — Farm Frites
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2nd — Paris-Roubaix
- 2nd — Gent-Wevelgem
- 2nd — Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2001 — Mercury-Viatel and Palmans-Collstrop
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 6th — Amstel Gold Race
- Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
- Paris-Nice (Stage 2)
- 2002 — Lotto-Adecco
- 3rd — Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 6th — Amstel Gold Race
- 7th — Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Three Days of De Panne (Overall and Stage 3b)
- Omloop "Het Volk"
- Tour de la Région Wallonne stage 5
- 2003 — Lotto-Domo
- Paris-Roubaix
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Bronze (3rd) — World Cycling Championship
- 10th — Paris-Tours
- 3rd — Three Days of De Panne
- 2004 — Lotto-Domo
- 5th — Amstel Gold Race
- 6th — Paris-Roubaix
- 10th — Milan-Sanremo
- 40th — 2004 Athens Summer Olympics
- 2005 — Davitamon-Lotto
- 3rd — Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 3rd — E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2006 — Davitamon-Lotto
- 4th — Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2nd — Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
- 2007 — Quick Step-Innergetic
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Johan Museeuw |
Winner of Paris-Roubaix 2003 |
Succeeded by Magnus Bäckstedt |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Van Petegem, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Former road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970-01-18 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brakel, Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
