Jurgen Van Den Broeck

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Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Van Den Broeck in Discovery kit
Van Den Broeck in Discovery kit
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Nickname VDBke, JVDB
Date of birth February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01) (age 25)
Country Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 69 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Silence-Lotto
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2004–2006
2006–		 US Postal
Silence-Lotto
Infobox last updated on:
June 4, 2008

Jurgen Van Den Broeck (born February 1, 1983 in Herentals) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Predictor-Lotto. He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior (U23) World Champion in time trialing. The promise he has shown in minor stage races such as the Tour de Romandie and Eneco Tour have so far culminated in a seventh place overall in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.

[edit] Major achievements

2001
World Junior Time Trial Champion
2002 – Domo Sweet Paradise
1st overall – Tour of Limburg
2003 – Quick Step-Davitamon
2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships
2004 – U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor
6th overall Tour of Belgium
13h – GP Eddy Merckx
2005 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
8th Overall, Eneco Tour
10th, Prologue
5th, Stage 4
2006 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
20th, Tour de Romandie
9th, Stage 5
2007 – Predictor-Lotto
3rd Belgian National Time Trial Championships
2008 – Silence-Lotto
7th, overall Giro d'Italia

[edit] External links

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Riders on Silence-Lotto


Persondata
NAME Van Den Broeck, Jurgen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1983-02-01
PLACE OF BIRTH Herentals, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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