Jurgen Van Goolen (born 28 November 1980 in
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
,
Flanders
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), is a
Belgian former professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
.
He rode the
Vuelta a España
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eight times, and the
Giro d'Italia
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two times during his career, serving mostly as a
domestique
In road bicycle racing, a domestique is a rider who works for the benefit of their cycling team, team and leader, rather than trying to win the race. In French, ''domestique'' translates as "servant".However, in French, the term used is ''équip ...
. On five occasions, he was part of the Belgian squad for the
World Road Race Championships. Although Van Goolen was considered a big talent as a youngster, winning the award for
Best Young Belgian Rider in 2000, his professional career never really lived up to these promises. In January 2014, he announced his retirement.
Major results
;2000
: 1st
National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
: 1st GP Wielerrevue
: 1st
U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
: 1st overall GP Tell
::1st Stage 2
;2001
: 1st
National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
: 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
: 5th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt
;2003
: 2nd National Road Race Championships
: 2nd overall
Danmark Rundt
: 5th overall
Tour de Wallonie
The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
: 10th overall
Three Days of De Panne
;2004
: 3rd overall
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France.
G.P. de l'Amitié
The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over f ...
: 10th overall
Four Days of Dunkirk
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: 10th overall
Tour of Belgium
;2006
: 9th overall
Tour of Austria
The Tour of Austria () is a stage race, stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour ...
;2007
: 9th overall
Tour of Austria
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;2008
: 4th
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
: 9th overall
Tour de Wallonie
The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...
;2011
: 1st Stage 3
Route du Sud
: 3rd
Druivenkoers Overijse
: 7th overall
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a UCI race classifications, 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the UCI World Tour, World Tour, by the ...
;2013
: 2nd
Druivenkoers Overijse
: 6th
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
References
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Living people
1980 births
Belgian male cyclists
Cyclists from Leuven
21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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