Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise. He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal in the Madison at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, partnering Gijs Van Hoecke. Following his retirement, De Ketele became a directeur sportif with Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise.[5]
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Born | [1] Oudenaarde, Belgium | 5 June 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Team Flanders–Baloise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | Victaulic Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Jong Vlaanderen 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2021 | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022– | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Track Championships
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Medal record
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Major results
editTrack
edit- 2002
- 2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
- 2003
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Points race, UEC European Junior Championships
- 2004
- 1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
- National Championships
- UIV Cup U23
- 1st Ghent (with Steve Schets)
- 2nd Amsterdam (with Steve Schets)
- 2nd Munich (with Steve Schets)
- 2005
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with Steve Schets)
- 2nd Omnium
- 2nd Madison, 2004–05 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Wouter Van Mechelen)
- 2nd Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
- 2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Steve Schets)
- 1st Munich
- 2nd Bremen
- 2nd Berlin
- 3rd Copenhagen
- 3rd Madison, 2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow (with Steve Schets)
- 2006
- 1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
- National Championships
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Team pursuit (with Steve Schets, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Omnium
- 2007
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- National Championships
- 2nd Madison, 2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Steve Schets)
- 2008
- 1st Madison, 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Tim Mertens)
- National Championships
- 1st Derny
- 1st Team pursuit (with Ingmar De Poortere, Tim Mertens and Dominique Cornu)
- 1st Madison (with Iljo Keisse)
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Omnium
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Scratch
- 2nd Madison, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2nd Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2nd Six Days of Hasselt (with Iljo Keisse)
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Andreas Beikirch)
- 2009
- 1st Madison, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Tim Mertens)
- 1st Derny, UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Six Days of Hasselt (with Bruno Risi)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Roger Kluge)
- 2010
- 2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Tim Mertens)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Leif Lampater)
- 2011
- 1st Madison, UEC European Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
- 2012
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Madison (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- 3rd Points race
- 1st Six Days of Zürich (with Peter Schep)
- 2nd Madison, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Beijing (with Tim Mertens)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Iljo Keisse)
- 2013
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- International Belgian Open
- 1st Madison (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Luke Roberts)
- 2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- 3rd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- 2014
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Andreas Müller)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Jasper De Buyst)
- International Belgian Open
- 1st Madison (with Roy Pieters)
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 2nd Points race, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
- 2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Otto Vergaerde)
- 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 3rd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
- 2015
- 1st Derny, UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with David Muntaner)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
- 3rd Madison, International Belgian Open (with Jules Hesters)
- 2016
- 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st Madison, Apeldoorn (with Robbe Ghys)
- 2nd Team pursuit, Apeldoorn
- 3rd Madison, Glasgow (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Moreno De Pauw)[6]
- 1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 1st Six Days of Bremen (with Christian Grasmann)
- 1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
- UEC European Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Madison (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 3rd Points race, UCI World Championships
- 2017
- 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st Madison, Milton (with Lindsay De Vylder)
- 2nd Madison, Pruszków (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 3rd Points race, Milton
- 1st Six Days Final – Mallorca (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Madison with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 3rd Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2018
- UEC European Championships
- 1st Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
- 2nd Points race
- 1st Six Days of Bremen (with Theo Reinhardt)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Team pursuit, 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
- 2019
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
- 1st Hong Kong, 2018–19 Six Day Series (with Yoeri Havik)
- 3rd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Robbe Ghys)
- 2020
- 1st Six Days of Bremen (with Nils Politt)
- 2021
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
- 2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Lindsay De Vylder)
Road
edit- 2003
- 2nd Junior Tour of Flanders
- 2nd Junior Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
- 2005
- 2nd Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 3rd Kaarst-Büttgen
- 2006
- 9th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
- 2007
- 3rd GP Frans Melckenbeeck
- 7th Overall Giro del Capo
- 2011
- 1st Sprints classification Vuelta a Burgos
- 2015
- 7th Grand Prix Criquielion
- 2018
- 9th Overall Rás Tailteann
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kenny De Ketele". Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise. Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Kenny De Ketele kondigt afscheid aan: laatste wegrit al gereden, Rotterdam wordt allerlaatste zesdaagse" [Kenny De Ketele announces farewell: last road race already ridden, Rotterdam will be the very last six-day race]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ De Geest, Freddy (2 February 2022). "Sportdirecteur Kenny De Ketele: "Ik heb hier al grote ogen getrokken"" [Sports director Kenny De Ketele: "I've already got big eyes here"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Six Day Series » Six Day heavyweights de Ketele and de Pauw end 2016 on a high". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
External links
edit- Kenny De Ketele at UCI
- Kenny De Ketele at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kenny De Ketele at ProCyclingStats
- Kenny De Ketele at Cycling Quotient
- Kenny De Ketele at CycleBase