Rik Verbrugghe
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rik Verbrugghe |
| Born | 23 July 1974 Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| 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) | |
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-Adeco
- 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 of Benelux, 5 days in leader's red jersey
- Grand Prix de Lugano
- 2006 – Cofidis
- Stage 7 — Giro d'Italia
External links
- Rik Verbrugghe at Cycling Archives (archived)