Jonas van Genechten (born 16 September 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer,[4] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2021 for the Verandas Willems (2009–2010), Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole (2011), Lotto–Belisol (2012–2014), IAM Cycling (2015–2016), Cofidis (2017) and B&B Hotels p/b KTM (2018–2021) teams. During his professional career, he took eight victories, including the seventh stage at the 2016 Vuelta a España.[5]

Jonas van Genechten
Van Genechten in 2014
Personal information
Full nameJonas van Genechten
Born (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Lobbes, Belgium
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2006Team Wallonie
2007–2008Storez–Ledecq Materiaux
Professional teams
2009–2010Verandas Willems
2011Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole
2012–2014Lotto–Belisol
2015–2016IAM Cycling[1]
2017Cofidis
2018–2021Vital Concept[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2016)

Single-day races and Classics

GP de Fourmies (2014)

Major results

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Source: [6]

2007
1st Stage 1 Tour du Haut-Anjou
2008
2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
5th Grand Prix Criquielion
6th Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
2009
6th Ronde van Noord-Holland
8th Kattekoers
8th Memorial Van Coningsloo
2010
3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
4th Dwars door het Hageland
7th Boucles de l'Aulne
8th Grote Prijs Stad Geel
2011
1st Kattekoers
2nd Grote Prijs Stad Geel
5th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
6th Schaal Sels
7th De Vlaamse Pijl
10th Flèche Ardennaise
10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
2012
3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
2013 (1 pro win)
1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
4th Druivenkoers Overijse
10th Overall World Ports Classic
2014 (3)
1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
1st Druivenkoers Overijse
1st Stage 4 Tour de Pologne
2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
3rd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
4th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole
7th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2015 (2)
1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie
1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Eurométropole
4th Binche–Chimay–Binche
6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
8th Halle–Ingooigem
2016 (1)
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
3rd Paris–Tours
6th Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres
6th Trofeo Playa de Palma
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
9th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2017
2nd Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres
6th Route Adélie
10th Scheldeprijs
10th Clásica de Almería
2018 (1)
1st Omloop van het Houtland
2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
7th Binche–Chimay–Binche
2019
6th Nokere Koerse
7th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2016 2017
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España 144 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  2. ^ Malvestio, Carlo (22 January 2019). "Presentazione Squadre 2019, Vital Concept – B&B Hotels" [Presentation of Teams 2019, Vital Concept - B & B Hotels]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "B&B Hotels - Vital Concept". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Jonas Van Genechten va arrêter" [Jonas Van Genechten will stop]. L'Avenir (in French). Groupe IPM. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 7 » Maceda › Puebla de Sanabria". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Jonas Van Genechten". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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