Lennert Van Eetvelt (born 17 July 2001) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for

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Career

Early years

Van Eetvelt started cycling when he was 8 or 9 years old. As a junior rider, he finished third in the Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot and eighth in the Course de la Paix Juniors, before being recruited by , the development program for

, in 2020. The following year, he was crowned the Belgian under-23 time trial champion. In 2022, he showed strength in stage races, winning the

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and finishing runner-up in the

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and the

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. In April, he also finished second to

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in the single-day Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs.

Professional career

Van Eetvelt stepped up to in 2023. In his first week racing as a professional, Van Eetvelt took two podium finishes in the Challenge Mallorca, finishing second in the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana and third in the Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer. In March, he took part in his first

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level event, finishing 15th overall in the

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. In April, he competed in the

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, finishing 22nd. He then won the

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in May while riding down a level with the development squad, taking solo victories on the last two stages. He took his first pro level win on stage two of the Sibiu Cycling Tour in July. He entered his first Grand Tour: the

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in August. On stage 14, he placed third, having been part of the breakaway, followed by a 4th place on the penultimate stage, again being part of the breakaway. On January 26, 2024, he won the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, part of the Challenge Mallorca, beating Aleksandr Vlasov and

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in a three-way sprint. On February 25, he won the final stage solo at the top of

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and took the general classification of the

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, his first victory in a UCI World Tour race.

Major results

;2019 : 3rd Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot ::1st Mountains classification : 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud : 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors ;2021 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st

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::3rd Road race : UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ::5th Road race ::9th Time trial : 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 8th Overall

;2022 : 1st Overall Grand Prix Jeseníky ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Overall

::1st Stage 6 : 2nd Overall

: 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 2nd

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: 3rd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 6th Overall

Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...

;2023 (1 pro win) : 1st Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : 2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana : 3rd Mercan'Tour Classic : 3rd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer ;2024 (5) : 1st Overall

Tour of Guangxi The Tour of Guangxi (officially known as the GREE-Tour of Guangxi for sponsorship purposes) is an annual professional Road bicycle racing, cycling race held in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The m ...

::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 5 : 1st Overall

::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 7 : 1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana : 3rd

Clásica de San Sebastián The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...

: 4th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour : 7th

Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia (), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Cycling monument, Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cycli ...

: 8th Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx ;2025 : 8th Overall

: 9th

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Eetvelt, Lennert 2001 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Sportspeople from Tienen 21st-century Belgian sportsmen