Ronan van Zandbeek (born 27 September 1988) is a Dutch cyclist, who most recently rode for Dutch amateur team Invicta.

Ronan van Zandbeek
Van Zandbeek at the 2011 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.
Personal information
Full nameRonan van Zandbeek
Born (1988-09-27) 27 September 1988 (age 36)
's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2007–2010Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten
2010Skil–Shimano (stagiaire)
2016–2018WV Westland Wil Vooruit
2019–2020Team Invicta
Professional teams
2011–2012Skil–Shimano
2013–2015Cycling Team De Rijke–Shanks[1]
Major wins
National Under-23 Road Race Championships (2008)
Tour de Normandie (2010)
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (2012)

Born in 's-Hertogenbosch, van Zandbeek competed as a professional between 2011 and 2015, joining the Skil–Shimano team full-time after a stagiaire contract with the team in the second half of 2010. Having previously won the Tour de Normandie as an amateur in 2010,[2] van Zandbeek won his first professional race in September 2012 as he won the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen event.[3] Van Zandbeek had accelerated away from five other riders in the closing stages of the race.[4]

Major results

edit
2006
1st Stage 5 Tour de Lorraine
3rd   Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 2 (ITT)
2007
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Dorpenomloop door Drenthe
2008
1st   Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Beek Ubbergen
5th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
2009
1st Ronde van Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
2nd Ronde van Zuid-Holland
5th Duo Normand
8th Overall Tour du Haut-Anjou
9th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
2010
1st   Overall Tour de Normandie
4th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
10th Profronde van Fryslan
2011
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
2012
1st   Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2013
1st Prologue (TTT) Volta a Portugal
7th Arno Wallaard Memorial
7th Memorial Van Coningsloo
2014
8th Arno Wallaard Memorial
10th Overall Flèche du Sud
1st   Mountains classification
2015
4th Overall Olympia's Tour
6th Ster van Zwolle

References

edit
  1. ^ "Van Zandbeek tekent bij De Rijke-Shanks" [Van Zandbeek Signs With De Rijke-Shanks]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Telegraaf Media Groep. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Jodts fastest from the breakaway". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Van Zandbeek wins Flanders championship". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Van Zandbeek wins in Flanders". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
edit