Peter Van Petegem

Peter van Petegem

Personal information

Full name

Peter van Petegem

Nickname

De Peet; de zwarte van Brakel

Born

18 January 1970 (age 42)
Belgium

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 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)

Medal record

Infobox last updated on
2 February 2008

Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970 in Brakel, Belgium) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season. His last race was the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem on 11 September 2007.

Results

1994: Grote Scheldeprijs (or Grand Prix de l'Escaut)
1996: Trofeo Luis Puig; Danmark Rundt (Stage 2)
1997: Omloop Het Volk; Trofeo Alcudia; Trofeo Cala Millor; Geraardsbergen criterium; Zwevegem; Flemish championship
1998: Omloop Het Volk; National championship - track, omnium; Silver (2nd) — World Cycling Championship; 3rd — National road championship
1999: Ronde van Vlaanderen; E3 Prijs Vlaanderen; Three Days of De Panne; Gouden Pijl Emmen
2000: GP d'Isbergues; 2nd — Paris–Roubaix; 2nd — Gent–Wevelgem; 2nd — Dwars door Vlaanderen
2001: GP d'Isbergues; 6th — Amstel Gold Race; Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne; Paris–Nice (Stage 2)
2002: 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: Paris–Roubaix; Ronde van Vlaanderen; Bronze (3rd) — world championship; 10th — Paris–Tours; 3rd — Three Days of De Panne
2004 — Lotto-Domo: 5th — Amstel Gold Race; 6th — Paris–Roubaix; 10th — Milan – San Remo; 40th — Summer Olympics
2005: 3rd — Ronde van Vlaanderen; 3rd — E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2006: 4th — Ronde van Vlaanderen; 2nd — Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

Sporting positions
Preceded by Johan Museeuw	Winner of Paris–Roubaix 2003	Succeeded by Magnus Bäckstedt