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{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Kristof Allegaert
| name = Kristof Allegaert
| image =
| image = Kristof_Allegaert,_Transcontinental_Race_2013,_Wetminster_Bridge,_London.jpg
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| caption = Kristof Allegaert at the start of the 2013 Transcontinental Race on Wetminster Bridge, London
| alt = Kristof Allegaert
| alt = Kristof Allegaert
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| caption = Kristof Allegaert at the start of the 2013 Transcontinental Race on Westminster Bridge, London
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| nationality = Belgian
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}<ref name=hln>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert op koers voor winst Transcontinental|url=http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-kortrijk/kristof-allegaert-op-koers-voor-winst-transcontinental-a2820779/|website=hln.be|publisher=De Persgroep Digital|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}<ref name=hln>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert op koers voor winst Transcontinental|url=http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-kortrijk/kristof-allegaert-op-koers-voor-winst-transcontinental-a2820779/|website=hln.be|publisher=De Persgroep Digital|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
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| nationality = Belgian
| occupation = Secondary school teacher<ref name=Apidura>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable|url=https://www.apidura.com/adventures/kristof-allegaert-the-unstoppable/|website=Apidura|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
| occupation = Secondary school teacher<ref name=Apidura>{{cite web|title=Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable|url=https://www.apidura.com/adventures/kristof-allegaert-the-unstoppable/|website=Apidura|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
| known_for = Winner of ultra-distance bicycle races
| known_for = Winner of ultra-distance bicycle races
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'''Kristof Allegaert''' is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in [[ultra-distance cycling]] races and lives in [[Kortrijk]], Belgium.<ref name=hln/>
'''Kristof Allegaert''' is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in [[ultra-distance cycling]] races and lives in [[Kortrijk]], Belgium.<ref name=hln/>

== Randonneur events ==
== Randonneur events ==
In 2011 Allegaert attempted to break the record for the [http://club.quomodo.com/usmetro-cyclotourisme/nos-randonnees/tour-de-france.html Tour de France Randonneur], an unsupported amateur version of the Tour de France. The previous record had been set by [[Patrick Pleine]] (13 days, 9 hours and 20 minutes) in 1978. After running into some delays, Allegaert believed that he would fail, but a motivational speech by his wife got him back on the bike. He eventually finished the 4800 km route in a record time of 13 days, 2 hours and 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=News report|url=http://www.cyclos59.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=2554|website=cyclos59.com|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
In 2011 Allegaert attempted to break the record for the [[Tour de France Randonneur]], an unsupported amateur version of the Tour de France. The previous record had been set by [[Patrick Plaine]] (13 days, 9 hours and 20 minutes) in 1978. After running into some delays, Allegaert believed that he would fail, but a motivational speech by his wife got him back on the bike. He eventually finished the 4800&nbsp;km route in a record time of 13 days, 2 hours and 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=News report|url=http://www.cyclos59.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=2554|website=cyclos59.com|accessdate=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063804/http://www.cyclos59.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=2554|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Race results==
==Race results==
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! Year !! Event !! Position !! Time !! Approximate Distance
! Year !! Event !! Position !! Time !! Approximate Distance
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| 2013<ref name=tcr13>{{cite web|title=Results 2013|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=1129|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 7 days 13 hours 45 mins || 3200 km
| 2013<ref name=tcr13>{{cite web|title=Results 2013|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=1129|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 7 days 13 hours 45 mins || 3200&nbsp;km
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| 2014<ref name=tcr14>{{cite web|title=Results 2014|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=115|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 7 days 23 hours 0 mins || 3600 km
| 2014<ref name=tcr14>{{cite web|title=Results 2014|url=http://reportage.transcontinental.cc/?page_id=115|website=Transcontinental Race|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Barth|first1=Sarah|title=Kristof Allegaert wins TransContinental Race|url=http://road.cc/content/news/126781-kristof-allegaert-wins-transcontinental-race|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 7 days 23 hours 0 mins || 3600&nbsp;km
|-
|-
|2015<ref name=redbull15>{{cite web|title=9195km across Russia finishes in Vladivostok|url=http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/stories/1331739782399/9195km-across-russia-finished-in-vladivostok|website=Red Bull|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme || 1st || 318 hours 57 mins || 9200 km
|2015<ref name=redbull15>{{cite web|title=9195km across Russia finishes in Vladivostok|url=http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/stories/1331739782399/9195km-across-russia-finished-in-vladivostok|website=Red Bull|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme || 1st || 13 days 6 hours 57 mins || 9200&nbsp;km
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|2016<ref name=tcr16>{{cite web|title=Results 2016|url=http://trackleaders.com/transconrace16|website=Trackleader|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 8 days 18 hours 2 mins || 3800 km
|2016<ref name=tcr16>{{cite web|last1=Laker|first1=Laura|title=Kristof Allegaert wins TransContinental race in 8d 15h 2m|url=http://road.cc/content/news/200051-kristof-allegaert-wins-transcontinental-race-8d-15h-2m|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref> || Transcontinental Race || 1st || 8 days 18 hours 2 mins || 3800&nbsp;km
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|-
|2017<ref name=ipwr17>{{cite web|last1=MacMichael|first1=Simon|title=Tributes paid to British ultracyclist Mike Hall following his death today during Indian Pacific Wheel Race|url=http://road.cc/content/news/220122-tributes-paid-british-ultracyclist-mike-hall-following-his-death-today-during|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Indian Pacific Wheel Race || Cancelled || n/a || 5500 km
|2017<ref name=ipwr17>{{cite web|last1=MacMichael|first1=Simon|title=Tributes paid to British ultracyclist Mike Hall following his death today during Indian Pacific Wheel Race|url=http://road.cc/content/news/220122-tributes-paid-british-ultracyclist-mike-hall-following-his-death-today-during|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> || Indian Pacific Wheel Race || 1st || n/a || 5500&nbsp;km
|}
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In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported [[Transcontinental Race]] (TCR) across Europe.<ref name=tcr13/><ref name=tcr14/><ref name=tcr16/> The races were about 3,200 to 3,800 km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the [[Bay of Kotor]] in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on [[Lovćen|Mount Lovćen]]. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.<ref name=Apidura/>
In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported [[Transcontinental Race]] across Europe.<ref name=tcr13/><ref name=tcr14/><ref name=tcr16/> The races were about 3,200 to 3,800&nbsp;km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the [[Bay of Kotor]] in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on [[Lovćen|Mount Lovćen]]. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.<ref name=Apidura/>

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In 2015, Allegaert won the supported [http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/events/1331730949594/red-bull-trans-siberian-extreme/ Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme] race, which is almost 9,200&nbsp;km and divided into stages of between 300 and 1,400&nbsp;km. The total time does not include stops between stages.<ref name=redbull15/>

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In 2017, Allegaert led for most of the 5,500&nbsp;km-long [[Indian Pacific Wheel Race]]. The race was cancelled on the morning of the 14th day due to the second-placed rider, [[Mike Hall (cyclist)|Mike Hall]], being fatally struck by a car.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cyclist in Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney killed in pre-dawn crash outside Canberra|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-31/cyclist-killed-on-road-south-of-canberra/8403812|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> After being informed of the incident with less than 300&nbsp;km remaining, Allegaert chose to honor the memory of his comrade by riding almost to the finish line at [[Sydney Opera House]], stopping within sight of it but never actually reaching it.<ref name=ipwr17/>


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Reports often state that Allegaert only stops 1–2 hours per day total during unsupported races.<ref name=Apidura/> However, he often turns his tracker off before overnight stops and turns it back on afterwards and these pauses are not recorded by the automated systems. In reality, he typically stops for an average total of 4–6 hours per 24 hours during these events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/~jbrinkhoff/ipwr/IPWR.html|title=Per day stats|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
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In 2015, Allegaert won the supported [http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/events/1331730949594/red-bull-trans-siberian-extreme/ Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme] race, which is almost 9,200 km and divided into stages of between 300 and 1,400 km. The total time does not include stops between stages.<ref name=redbull15/>


==Equipment==
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In 2017, Allegaert led for most of the 5,500 km-long [[Indian Pacific Wheel Race]]. The race was cancelled on the morning of the 14th day due to the second-placed rider, [[Mike Hall (cyclist)|Mike Hall]], being fatally struck by a car.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cyclist in Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney killed in pre-dawn crash outside Canberra|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-31/cyclist-killed-on-road-south-of-canberra/8403812|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> After being informed of the incident with less than 300 km remaining, Allegaert chose to honor the memory of his comrade by riding almost to the finish line at [[Sydney Opera House]], stopping within sight of it but never actually reaching it.<ref name=ipwr17/>
2018, Allegaert is currently riding a [[Curve Cycling]] Belgie Disc Titanium road bike with [[Campagnolo]] gearing and uses [[Apidura]] bags.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Mahone |first1=Jayson|title=Belgian ultra endurance cycling legend Kristof Allegaert joins Curve Cycling|url=https://bikerumor.com/2018/06/20/belgian-ultra-endurance-cycling-legend-kristof-allegaert-joins-curve-cycling|website=bikerumour.com|accessdate=20 June 2018}}</ref>


2014-2017 Allegaert has been riding a [[Jaegher]] Interceptor steel road bike with [[Campagnolo]] gearing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brett|first1=Matt|title=Transcontinental 2016: Kristof Allegaert's Jaegher Interceptor|url=http://road.cc/content/tech-news/199727-transcontinental-2016-kristof-allegaerts-jaegher-interceptor|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Limited|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref>
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Reports often state that Allegaert only stops 1-2 hours per day total during unsupported races.<ref name=Apidura/> However, he often turns his tracker off before overnight stops and turns it back on afterwards and these pauses are not recorded by the automated systems. In reality, he typically stops for an average total of 4-6 hours per 24 hours during these events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/~jbrinkhoff/ipwr/IPWR.html|title=Per day stats|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 9 July 2021

Kristof Allegaert
Born1976 (age 48–49)[1]
NationalityBelgian
OccupationSecondary school teacher[2]
Known forWinner of ultra-distance bicycle races
Websiteallegaertk.wordpress.com

Kristof Allegaert is a Belgian cyclist who specializes in ultra-distance cycling races and lives in Kortrijk, Belgium.[1]

Randonneur events

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In 2011 Allegaert attempted to break the record for the Tour de France Randonneur, an unsupported amateur version of the Tour de France. The previous record had been set by Patrick Plaine (13 days, 9 hours and 20 minutes) in 1978. After running into some delays, Allegaert believed that he would fail, but a motivational speech by his wife got him back on the bike. He eventually finished the 4800 km route in a record time of 13 days, 2 hours and 15 minutes.[3]

Race results

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Year Event Position Time Approximate Distance
2013[4] Transcontinental Race 1st 7 days 13 hours 45 mins 3200 km
2014[5][6] Transcontinental Race 1st 7 days 23 hours 0 mins 3600 km
2015[7] Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme 1st 13 days 6 hours 57 mins 9200 km
2016[8] Transcontinental Race 1st 8 days 18 hours 2 mins 3800 km
2017[9] Indian Pacific Wheel Race 1st n/a 5500 km

In 2013, 2014 and 2016, Allegaert won the self-supported Transcontinental Race across Europe.[4][5][8] The races were about 3,200 to 3,800 km long and the clock never stops from the start to the finish. Allegaert finished each race more than 24 hours ahead of the second-placed rider. During the 2014 race, Allegaert took a ferry across the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro that was not allowed in the race rules, before climbing up to the checkpoint on Mount Lovćen. He therefore had to return to the point of the infringement and ride an allowable route, which cost him over 5 hours, but he still maintained a comfortable lead.[2]

In 2015, Allegaert won the supported Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme race, which is almost 9,200 km and divided into stages of between 300 and 1,400 km. The total time does not include stops between stages.[7]

In 2017, Allegaert led for most of the 5,500 km-long Indian Pacific Wheel Race. The race was cancelled on the morning of the 14th day due to the second-placed rider, Mike Hall, being fatally struck by a car.[10] After being informed of the incident with less than 300 km remaining, Allegaert chose to honor the memory of his comrade by riding almost to the finish line at Sydney Opera House, stopping within sight of it but never actually reaching it.[9]

Reports often state that Allegaert only stops 1–2 hours per day total during unsupported races.[2] However, he often turns his tracker off before overnight stops and turns it back on afterwards and these pauses are not recorded by the automated systems. In reality, he typically stops for an average total of 4–6 hours per 24 hours during these events.[11]

Equipment

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2018, Allegaert is currently riding a Curve Cycling Belgie Disc Titanium road bike with Campagnolo gearing and uses Apidura bags.[12]

2014-2017 Allegaert has been riding a Jaegher Interceptor steel road bike with Campagnolo gearing.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kristof Allegaert op koers voor winst Transcontinental". hln.be. De Persgroep Digital. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Kristof Allegaert; the Unstoppable". Apidura. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "News report". cyclos59.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Results 2013". Transcontinental Race. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Results 2014". Transcontinental Race. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ Barth, Sarah. "Kristof Allegaert wins TransContinental Race". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b "9195km across Russia finishes in Vladivostok". Red Bull. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ^ a b Laker, Laura. "Kristof Allegaert wins TransContinental race in 8d 15h 2m". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b MacMichael, Simon. "Tributes paid to British ultracyclist Mike Hall following his death today during Indian Pacific Wheel Race". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Limited. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Cyclist in Indian Pacific Wheel Race from Fremantle to Sydney killed in pre-dawn crash outside Canberra". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Per day stats". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  12. ^ O'Mahone, Jayson. "Belgian ultra endurance cycling legend Kristof Allegaert joins Curve Cycling". bikerumour.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. ^ Brett, Matt. "Transcontinental 2016: Kristof Allegaert's Jaegher Interceptor". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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