Bart De Clercq (born 26 August 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Lotto–Soudal and Wanty–Gobert teams.[3] His first professional victory was the seventh stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.[4]

Bart De Clercq
De Clercq at the 2011 Paris–Nice.
Personal information
Full nameBart De Clercq
Born (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 (age 38)
Zottegem, Belgium
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2008Onder Ons Parike
2009–2010Davo–Lotto–Davitamon
Professional teams
2011–2017Omega Pharma–Lotto
2018–2019Wanty–Groupe Gobert[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2011)

Major results

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2009
4th Circuit de Wallonie
5th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
2010
5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
2011
1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
2013
5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
7th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
9th Overall Tour de San Luis
2015
2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
1st Stage 5
2016
2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st   Mountains classification

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
  Giro d'Italia 26 40 DNF
  Tour de France 38 DNF
  Vuelta a España 17 DNF 34 14 53 40
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "De Clercq signs with Wanty-Groupe Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ Almeida, Giampaolo (6 January 2019). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019" [Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bart De Clercq announces the end of his career". Wanty–Gobert. Want You Cycling ASBL. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Bart de Clercq wins stage seven". The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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