Maarten Wynants

Maarten Wynants
Personal information
Full name Maarten Wynants
Born 13 May 1982 (1982-05-13) (age 29)
 Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st)[1]
Team information
Current team Rabobank
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2004 Jong Vlaanderen 2016
Professional team(s)
2005–2006
2007–2010
2011–		 Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
Quick Step-Innergetic
Rabobank
Infobox last updated on
7 August 2008

Maarten Wynants (born 13 May 1982 in Hasselt) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Rabobank.[2]

Palmares

2004
U23 Road Race Champion
2006
Ninove Criterium
2010
Tour de France
Combativity award on Stage 1

Tour de France 2010

Wynants was awarded the Combativity award, given to a rider judged to have showed exceptional attacking spirit during the race, following Stage 1 of the 2010 Tour on 4 July. Attacking in the first kilometre, he continued to lead from the front until both he and Alexandr Pliushin of Team Katusha were caught by the peloton just 10 km from the end of the 225.5 km stage.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wynants, Maarten". Quick Step. 2010. http://www.quickstepcycling.eu/nl/renner/32. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  2. ^ "Profile: Maarten Wynants". Eurosport. 2010. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cy/profiles/4500000000009457.html. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  3. ^ "Profile: Maarten Wynants". Quick Step Cycling. 2010. http://www.quickstepcycling.eu/en/Tour-de-France_1. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
Riders on Rabobank