Niels Albert
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| Albert during the 2007 UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships | |
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| Full name | Niels Albert |
| Date of birth | February 5, 1986 |
| Country | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Weight | 66 kg |
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| Current team | Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
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| 2005– | Palmans-Sapim-Collstrop |
| Major wins | |
| Grote Prijs Pro Cycling Neerpelt (2006/07)
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| December 19, 2007 | |
Niels Albert (February 5, 1986, in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo.
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[edit] Career
Similarly to Sven Nys, Albert began bmx racing, in which he was two times Belgian National Champion, before switching to cyclo-cross. On October 8th 2006 Albert took his first major senior victory at Grote Prijs Pro Cycling Neerpelt, Belgium. Albert won the first International cyclo-cross of the 2007/08 season with a victory in Erpe-Mere, Belgium.[1] Albert scored another big victory with the Superprestige in Gieten, the Netherlands where riding for the first time in the Elite category of the annual Gieten race, he beat Sven Nys and Lars Boom.[2]
He finished third at the 2007/08 Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships (behind Sven Nys and Bart Wellens).
[edit] Palmares (cyclo-cross)
- 2001-2002
- Belgium U17 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 2003-2004
World U19 Cyclo-Cross Champion- Belgium U19 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 2004-2005
- 1st, Beuvry, Leudelange
- 2nd, European U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2005-2006
European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion- Belgium U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Rijkevorsel
- 3rd, World U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2006-2007
- European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- Belgium U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Antwerpen, Loenhout, Neerpelt & Oostmalle
- 2nd, World U23 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 2007-2008
- World U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- European U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 1st, Ardooie, Dudzele, Erpe-Mere, Lille, Gieten, Maldegem, Hoogstraten, Vorselaar & Oostmalle
[edit] References
- ^ Albert clinches win in season's first cross. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Albert makes thirteen an unlucky number for Nys. Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
[edit] External links
- Official web site (in Dutch)
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