Klaas Vantornout (born 19 May 1982 in

Torhout Torhout (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henri ...

) is a Belgian former professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018 for the and teams. Vantornout was the winner of the

Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships The Belgium, Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB). Races are run for elite men, el ...

in 2013 and 2015.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;1999–2000 : 3rd National Junior Championships ;2000–2001 : 1st Lichtaart ;2002–2003 : 1st Zelzate ;2003–2004 : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st Pijnacker : Under-23 Superprestige ::1st Ruddervoorde : Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Koppenbergcross : 1st Steinmaur : 1st Beuvry ;2005–2006 : 1st Contern ;2006–2007 : 2nd National Championships : UCI World Cup ::3rd Igorre ;2007–2008 : 1st

Eeklo Eeklo () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the cont ...

: 1st Ichtegem : 1st

Overijse Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...

: 1st Bredene : 1st Heerlen : 1st Knokke-Heist ;2008–2009 : Superprestige ::1st Gieten : 1st Bredene : 1st Woerden ;2009–2010 : 1st Otegem : 2nd Silver medal blank

UCI World Championships : 2nd National Championships ;2010–2011 : Superprestige ::1st Middelkerke : 1st

;2012–2013 : 1st National Championships : 1st Otegem : 1st Ardooie : 2nd Silver medal blank

UCI World Championships : 3rd Overall Superprestige ::1st Gieten ::1st Middelkerke ::2nd Gavere ::2nd Hoogstraten : 3rd

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

;2013–2014 : Superprestige ::1st Ruddervoorde ::2nd Hoogstraten ::3rd Gavere ::3rd Zonhoven : 1st Ardooie ;2014–2015 : 1st National Championships : Superprestige ::1st Gavere : 1st Erpe-Mere ;2016–2017 : EKZ CrossTour ::1st Baden : 3rd Ardooie ;2017–2018 : EKZ CrossTour ::1st Baden

Road

;2012 : 3rd Ronde van Limburg

References

External links

* * 1982 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Belgian cyclo-cross cyclists Sportspeople from Torhout Cyclists from West Flanders Belgian cyclo-cross champions 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1980s-stub