Wim Vansevenant

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Wim Vansevenant
Personal information
Full name Wim Vansevenant
Nickname Sevie
Born (1971-12-23) 23 December 1971
 Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1994
1995–1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003–2008		 Novell (trainee)
Vlaanderen 2002
Collstrop
Farm Frites
Mercury-Viatel
Palmans-Collstrop
Predictor-Lotto
Silence-Lotto
Infobox last updated on
28 July 2008

Wim Vansevenant (born 23 December 1971 in Diksmuide) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. In his early years he was active mainly in Bovekerke, where he lived with his parents, and its surroundings. Later he moved to Torhout where he has a small farm. Vansevenant turned professional in 1995.

Vansevenant has been lanterne rouge of the Tour de France three times, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He is the only man ever to have finished last three times. "“Lanterne rouge is not a position you go for,” Vansevenant told journalist Sam Abt in 2006. “It comes for you.”[1]

Vansevenant retired after the 2008 season with plans to take over his parents' farm.

In June, 2011, Vansevenant was accused of importing doping products into Belgium.[2] He has claimed that the products were for his own personal use.[3]

Palmares

  • Tour du Vaucluse - 1 stage (1996)
  • 3rd, World Military Championship (1993)
  • 3rd, National Amateur Time Trial Championship (1993)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.bicycling.com/news/2010-tour-de-france/new-goal-lance
  2. ↑ "Vansevenant alleged to have imported doping products". CyclingNews.com. 
  3. ↑ "Omega Pharma-Lotto cuts ties to Vansevenant". CyclingNews.com. 

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