Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Team information
UCI code	TSV
Registered	Belgium
Founded	1994 (1994)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles	Eddy Merckx
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Christophe Sercu
Team name history
1994–2000 2001–2004 2005 2006–2007 2008 2009–2012 2013–	Vlaanderen 2002 Vlaanderen–T-Interim Chocolade Jacques–T-Interim Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise (UCI team code: TSV) is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Christophe Sercu, with Roger Swerts, Walter Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Heynderickx assisting as directeurs sportifs.

Team roster

As of 22 February 2015.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991  Amaury Capiot (BEL) (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993  Kenny De Ketele (BEL) (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985  Moreno De Pauw (BEL) (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991  Floris De Tier (BEL) (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992  Tim Declercq (BEL) (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989  Sander Helven (BEL) (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990  Pieter Jacobs (BEL) (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990  Oliver Naesen (BEL) (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990  Jonas Rickaert (BEL) (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994  Jarl Salomein (BEL) (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989

Rider Date of birth  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990  Stijn Steels (BEL) (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989  Edward Theuns (BEL) (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991  Preben Van Hecke (BEL) (1982-07-09) 9 July 1982  Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992  Jef Van Meirhaeghe (BEL) (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992  Arthur Vanoverberghe (BEL) (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990  Pieter Vanspeybrouck (BEL) (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987  Otto Vergaerde (BEL) (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994  Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989  Jens Wallays (BEL) (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992

Major results

National Champions

2006

Belgium Road Race Championships, Niko Eeckhout

2015

Belgium Road Race Championships, Preben Van Hecke

Bike Sponsor

Since 1994, Topsport Vlaanderen and its predecessors are sponsored by Eddy Merckx Cycles. They currently ride with the company's flagship bike, the EMX-525.

References

External links

• Official website