Rik Verbrugghe

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Rik Verbrugghe
Personal information

Full name	Rik Verbrugghe
Born	(1974-07-23) 23 July 1974 Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1996-2004 2005 2006-2008	Lotto QuickStep-Innergetic Cofidis
Major wins
Flèche Wallonne (2001) Giro d'Italia, 3 stages (2001-2002-2006) Tour de France, 1 stage (2001) Tour de Romandie, 1 stage (2002) Eneco Tour, 1 stage (2005)
Infobox last updated on 30 September 2007

Rik Verbrugghe (born 23 July 1974 in Tienen, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes classics—La Flèche Wallonne, and the overall and two stages of the Critérium International. In 2008 he announced his retirement, and subsequent role as team director at Quick Step during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In 2011 he became team director at BMC Racing Team.

Major victories and notable results

1996 – Lotto-Isoglass

1997 – Lotto-Mobistar

1998 – Lotto-Mobistar

1999 – Lotto-Mobistar

2nd, Clásica de San Sebastián

2000 – Lotto-Adecco

1st

Belgian National Time Trial Championships

2nd, La Flèche Wallonne

2001 – Lotto-Adecco

La Flèche Wallonne

Overall, Critérium International

Stage 1

Stage 3

Stage 15 — Tour de France

Prologue — Giro d'Italia

Criterium Peer

Criterium Maastricht

2002 – Lotto-Adecco

Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia

9th, Overall — Giro d'Italia

Prologue — Tour de Romandie

2003 – Lotto-Domo

3rd, Overall — Paris-Corrèze

2004 – Lotto-Domo

5th, Overall — Tour of Belgium

2005 – Quick Step-Davitamon

Prologue —Eneco Tour, 5 days in leader's red jersey

Grand Prix de Lugano

2006 – Cofidis

Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia

External links

Rik Verbrugghe profile at Cycling Archives

v t e Belgian National Time Trial Champion – Men's Elite

1997 Streel 1998 Not held 1999 Streel 2000 Verbrugghe 2001 Hoste 2002 Wauters 2003 Wauters 2004 Roesems 2005 Wauters 2006 Hoste 2007 Hoste 2008 Devolder 2009 Monfort 2010 Devolder 2011 Gilbert 2012 Vandewalle 2013 Vandewalle

v t e Belgian Professional Cyclist of the Year

Crystal Bicycle	1992 De Wolf 1993 Museeuw 1994 Herygers 1995–1997 Museeuw 1998 Steels 1999 Vandenbroucke 2000 Tchmil 2001 Verbrugghe 2002 Museeuw 2003 Van Petegem 2004–2006 Boonen 2007 Nys 2008–2011 Gilbert 2012 Boonen 2013 Nys

Best Young Rider	1994 Trouvé 1995 Hoste 1996 D'Hollander 1997–1998 Nys 1999 Hulsmans 2000 Van Goolen 2001 Boonen 2002 De Weert 2003 Vansummeren 2004–2005 Albert 2006 Cornu 2007 Albert 2008 Bakelants 2009 Boeckmans 2010 Eijssen 2011 Van der Sande 2012 Van Hoecke 2013 Decraene

Best Manager	2000 Lefevere & Bruyneel 2001 Braeckevelt 2002–2003 Bruyneel 2004 Lefevere 2005 De Cauwer 2006 Lefevere 2007–2009 Bruyneel 2010 Sergeant 2011 Lelangue 2012 Bomans 2013 Lefevere

Crystal Drop of Sweat	2005 Hulsmans 2006 Steegmans 2007 Vansummeren 2008 Aerts 2009 Vandenbergh 2010 Aerts 2011 Vanendert 2012 De Weert 2013 Vandenbergh

Persondata
Name	Verbrugghe, Rik
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1974-07-23
Place of birth	Tienen, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death

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