Iljo Keisse
.jpg) Keisse at the 2011 Six Days of Grenoble | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Iljo Keisse | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jolly Jumper | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 December 1982 Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track and road | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | Jong Vlaanderen 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2008 2009 2010– |
Chocolade Jacques-T Interim John Saey-Deschacht-Huyandai Quick Step[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Infobox last updated on 7 January 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iljo Keisse (born 21 December 1982 in Ghent) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who competes for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team.[2] Keisse races on the track and on the road, specializing himself in winning Six-day races. He notably won the Six Days of Ghent five times.[3]
Biography
Together with his teammate Matthew Gilmore, he won three Six-day races in 2005–2006: Grenoble, Ghent and Hasselt. After his victory in the 2008 Six Days of Ghent, both his A and B samples tested positive for cathine and a diuretic which has been used to mask the presence of doping agents. He was fired by his team Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator on 11 January 2009.[4] He joined the John Saey-Deschacht-Hyundai team in May 2009.[5]
On 2 November 2009, Keisse was cleared of any wrongdoing, with investigators finding that the positives were not the result of intentional doping and likely resulted from a contaminated dietary supplement.[6] On 7 July 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency and reinstated Keisse's ban. He is credited for the 11 months he already sat out, meaning he was eligible to return to competition in August 2011.[7] In November, the CAS' decision was overturned by the Belgian Court of Appeals, allowing Keisse to ride the 2010 Six Days of Ghent.[8] Keisse remained banned in Belgium until 27 January 2012, but re-signed with Omega Pharma-Quick Step for the 2012 season.[9]
On 28 April 2012, Keisse won Stage 7 of the Tour of Turkey in dramatic fashion: after crashing on the final turn he had to put his chain back on before sprinting for the line just ahead of the chasing peloton. The first chasers were given the same time as his.[10]
Major results
Track
- 2004
- 11th, Summer Olympics – Men's Madison
- 2005
- 1st Six-Days of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (with Matthew Gilmore)
- 1st Six-Days of Grenoble (with Matthew Gilmore)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Matthew Gilmore)
- 1st UEC European Track Championships – Men's Madison (with Matthew Gilmore)
- 2006
- 1st Six-Days of Hasselt (with Matthew Gilmore)
- 1st UEC European Track Championships – Men's Derny
- 2007
- 2nd UEC European Track Championships – Men's Derny
- 2nd 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Points Race
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Robert Bartko)
- 2nd Six Days of Maastricht (with Marco Villa)
- 2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Robert Bartko)
- 2nd Six Days of Munich (with Franco Marvulli)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Robert Bartko)
- 2008
- 1st Six Days of Stuttgart (with Robert Bartko & Leif Lampater)
- 1st Six Days of Bremen (with Robert Bartko)
- 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Robert Bartko)
- 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Robert Bartko)
- Summer Olympics
- 4th Madison (with Kenny De Ketele)
- 8th Points race
- 2012
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Glenn O'Shea)
- 2013
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
- 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Silvan Dillier)
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Jasper De Buyst) - 1st Scratch
- 1st
- 2014
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
Road racing
- 2006
- 6th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2011
- 10th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2012
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
- 2013
- 3rd Münsterland Giro
References
- ↑ Susan Westemeyer (6 December 2009). "Keisse signs with Quick Step". Cycling News. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ↑ "Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) - BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Keisse wins Gent Six for fifth time". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ Track Cyclist Iljo Keisse Fired for Doping Scandal SI.com, 11 January 2009
- ↑ http://www.keisse-gilmore.be/news.html
- ↑ Ben Atkins (2 November 2008). "Keisse acquitted and cleared for Gent Six". VeloNation. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ↑ http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4796/Quick-Steps-Iljo-Keisse-has-two-year-ban-reinstated-by-CAS-following-WADA-appeal.aspx
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/keisse-free-to-race-gent-six-day-after-doping-suspension-suspended
- ↑ "Keisse to Omega Pharma-Quick Step in 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Keisse wins dramatic stage 7 at Tour of Turkey". cyclingnews.com. 28 April 2012.
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