Roy Sentjens
 Sentjens at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Sentjens |
| Born |
15 December 1980 Neerpelt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2006 2007–2009 2010 2012–2013 |
Rabobank Predictor-Lotto Team Milram Cycling Team De Rijke |
| Major wins | |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2003) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 10 August 2013 | |
Roy Sentjens (born 15 December 1980 in Neerpelt) is a retired Belgian road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2013.[1] Sentjens has also previously competed for UCI ProTour team Team Milram. The highlight of his career was victory in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne in 2003. Sentjens started his career with Rabobank in 2002, and transferred to Predictor-Lotto for the 2007 season. Sentjens held dual citizenship, from both Belgium and the Netherlands, and from 2002 until 2004 raced under a Dutch licence. However, in 2005, he changed to a Belgian licence as he felt more Belgian than Dutch.[2]
Doping
On 8 September 2010, while he was riding the 2010 Vuelta a España, it was announced that Sentjens had failed an out of competition doping control and would be suspended from cycling.[3] On September 10, Sentjens admitted to having doped with EPO that he had obtained in Barcelona, Spain, and declined to request the testing of his B-sample. He also announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling.[4] He later reversed his decision to retire, and returned to cycling when the ban had expired.
Speaking about his decision to dope, Sentjens explained on his personal website: "My season was already a disaster. I did everything I could but I didn’t meet up to my own expectations. I couldn’t sleep anymore, thinking all the time how in the hell I could still improve, I did everything. But even that did not help and I fell into a depression.”[5]
Palmares
- 1999
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2000
- 6th Omloop der Kempen
- 2001
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2002
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2003
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Le Samyn
- 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 10th OZ Tour Beneden-Maas
- 2004
- 1st Profronde van Fryslan
- 5th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
- 7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 2005
- 5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 6th Noord Nederland Tour
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 9th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2006
- 1st GP Gerrie Knetemann
- 4th Noord Nederland Tour
- 4th Tour de Rijke
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 10th Delta Profronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2008
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem[6]
- 2009
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Le Samyn
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2010
- 8th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2012
- 9th Münsterland Giro
- 2013
- 5th Beverbeek Classic
- 8th Ronde van Drenthe
Other
Sentjens' one admitted hobby is spending time with his son, Sente.
References
- ↑ "Roy Sentjens stopt opnieuw met wielrennen" [Roy Sentjens stops again with cycling]. De Morgen (in Dutch) (De Persgroep Nederland). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Sportwereld: Roy Sentjens
- ↑ Sentjens positive for EPO
- ↑ Roy Sentjens admits EPO use and retires
- ↑ De volledige waarheid...
- ↑ Roy Sentjens wint GP Stad Zottegem
External links
- Personal Website
- Roy Sentjens at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)