Arnaud De Lie (born 16 March 2002) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for

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, having been promoted from the team at the end of the 2021 season.

Career

De Lie opened his first professional season in 2022 with the

Vuelta a Mallorca The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca (, ) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or early February. The event is used as an early season preparato ...

races. He finished 71st and 117th in the first two races and won the fourth race Trofeo Playa de Palma in a bunch sprint against

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, his first professional victory. After his win in Mallorca, he won eight more races in the season, finishing in 13th position in the end of year rankings as the best rider for . He scored many points in the battle to avoid relegation but his team was relegated to the second division. In 2023, De Lie again started the season in Spain, winning his season opener: the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969. He then competed at the

Étoile de Bessèges The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a ...

, winning two stages, followed by winning the sprtint for second place at the

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant pre ...

in late February. In early May, he took his first

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win at the Grand Prix du Morbihan, before having to abandon the

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on 16 May after falling heavily during the sprint of the first stage in

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. He was found to have suffered a

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, fractures of the left clavicle, a rib and the upper part of the sternum. He returned to competition on 25 June in the

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, and returned to winning form a month later, taking stage two of the

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. He won two more races in August: La Polynormande on the 13th and the

Grote Prijs Jef Scherens Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens (until 2021 ''Grote Prijs Jef Scherens'') is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is ...

two days later. On September 8, he took his biggest win yet, as well as his first at the

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level, outsprinting

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and Michael Matthews at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. On September 28, he won the Circuit Franco-Belge on an uphill finish on the

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ahead of

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. Three days later, he won the Famenne Ardenne Classic in his native province of

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. A few dozen meters before the finish, he broke the cleat of his right pedal but managed, by pedaling with one foot, to still hold off the chasers behind him and take the win. In total, Die Lie won 10 races in 2023. In February 2024, De Lie sustained some injuries in a crash at

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. However, after recovering from this, he continued to see a lack of results, and after a blood test, was diagnosed with having

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. After receiving treatment with antibiotics, he took his first win of the season in late April, defending his title at the Famenne Ardenne Classic. A week later, he won the

Tro-Bro Léon Tro-Bro Léon ( or ''The'' ''Hipsters’ Paris—Roubaix''; ) is a professional cycle road race held in Finistère, Brittany. The event was first run in 1984 as an amateur race before becoming a professional race since 2000. The race was establi ...

in an eight-man sprint.

Major results

''Source:'' ;2019 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Vlaams- Brabantse Pijl : 5th Trofeo Comune di Vertova : 7th

Paris–Roubaix Juniors Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...

: 7th La Route des Géants : 8th E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren ;2020 : 1st Overall La Philippe Gilbert Juniors ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Bronze medal europe

Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 7th

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Be ...

Juniors ;2021 : 1st Overall

Okolo Jižních Čech The Okolo Jižních Čech (meaning "Around South Bohemia") is a multi-day road cycling race that has been held annually in the Czech Republic since 2012. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycl ...

::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften :

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes International : 9th

Paris–Tours Espoirs Paris–Tours Espoirs () is a French single-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race is held as a 1.2U rac ...

;2022 (9 pro wins) : 1st Trofeo Playa de Palma : 1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré : 1st Volta Limburg Classic : 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint : 1st

Heistse Pijl The Heistse Pijl is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June around the municipality of Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Since 2016, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Victor Van Schil, ...

: 1st Ronde van Limburg : 1st

Schaal Sels Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners Men ...

: 1st

Egmont Cycling Race Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 ...

: 1st Stage 3

: 2nd Omloop van het Houtland : 3rd

Nokere Koerse Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the ''Grand Prix Jules Lowie'' in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who ...

: 3rd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic : 4th

Bretagne Classic The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, is an elite classic cycle races, cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Brittany, Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand-P ...

: 4th

: 5th

Paris–Chauny Paris–Chauny is a one-day cycling race held in France. It was first held in 1922 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ...

: 6th Dwars door het Hageland : 6th Circuit Franco-Belge : 6th

Polynormande The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2003, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of t ...

: 6th Gooikse Pijl : 7th

Eschborn–Frankfurt Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual Classic cycle races, semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand ...

: 8th Classic Brugge–De Panne : 8th

Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities a ...

: 9th Bredene Koksijde Classic : 10th

;2023 (10) : 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec : 1st Circuit Franco-Belge : 1st Grand Prix du Morbihan : 1st Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 : 1st Famenne Ardenne Classic : 1st

: 1st Tour of Leuven : 1st Stage 2

: Renewi Tour ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification : 2nd

: 2nd

Clásica de Almería The Clásica de Almería () is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years. In 1 ...

: 2nd

: 4th Road race,

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: 6th

Dwars door Vlaanderen ''Dwars door Vlaanderen'' ('Across Flanders') is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI Wor ...

: 6th Binche–Chimay–Binche : 7th Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 7th

Hamburg Cyclassics The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is always around 250 ...

: 7th

: 7th Brabantse Pijl ;2024 (7) : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tou ...

::1st Young rider classification : 1st

: 1st

Circuit de Wallonie Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherla ...

: 1st Famenne Ardenne Classic : 1st Binche–Chimay–Binche : 1st Stage 5 Renewi Tour : 3rd Grand Prix du Morbihan : 3rd Ronde van Limburg : 4th

: 4th

Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional road bicycle racing, cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before becoming a 1.HC event for th ...

: 4th

Antwerp Port Epic Antwerp Port Epic is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was created in 2018 and is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste ...

: 6th Bredene Koksijde Classic : 7th

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...

: 10th

;2025 (1) : 1st Stage 3

: 4th

: 9th

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Classics results timeline

Major championships timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lie, Arnaud 2002 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Luxembourg (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian sportsmen People from Libramont-Chevigny