Axandre Van Petegem (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for

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. He is the son of

Peter Van Petegem Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour of ...

, a former professional cyclist who won the

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Early life

Van Petegem came to cycling relatively late in his youth, having concentrated on

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for nine years.

Career

In his second year riding for Onder Ons Parike, Van Petegem won the Criterium Europeen des Jeunes in

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in September 2018, which he was quoted as saying was the best of his five victories in 2018. It was his first victory outside of his native

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. He made his debut in the junior

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race in 2019. In 2021, stepping up to U23 racing, he signed to race for . In August 2021, he signed a contract to ride for the . He finished ninth in the under-23 version of

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in 2022, before suffering an injury to his hip that required two surgeries. The recovery from surgery left him in a wheelchair for four months and unable to cycle for eight months. In August 2023, he was announced to be part of the inaugural roster for the 2024 Lidl-Trek development team.

Personal life

From

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, he is the son of

. His younger brother Maurits played football as a youth for

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before also taking up cycle racing.

Major results

Sources: ;2022 : 9th

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;2023 : 9th Grote Prijs Antoon Decock : 9th Bambrugge Erpe-Mere : 9th Rumbeke

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Petegem, Axandre 2002 births Living people Belgian male cyclists 21st-century Belgian sportsmen People from Flemish Brabant Cyclists from Flanders