Roy Sentjens (born 15 December 1980) is a retired Belgian road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2013.[1][2] Sentjens has also previously competed for UCI ProTour team Team Milram. The highlight of his career was victory in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne in 2003. Sentjens started his career with Rabobank in 2002, and transferred to Predictor-Lotto for the 2007 season. Sentjens held dual citizenship, from both Belgium and the Netherlands, and from 2002 until 2004 raced under a Dutch licence. However, in 2005, he changed to a Belgian license as he felt more Belgian than Dutch.[3]
 Sentjens at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Sentjens |
| Born | 15 December 1980 Neerpelt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2006 | Rabobank |
| 2007–2009 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2010 | Team Milram |
| 2012–2013 | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| Major wins | |
One day races and Classics
| |
Career
editThe largest win of Sentjens' career, was also his first. At the 2003 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, he attacked with 2 km to leaving his four companions behind. He held them off to win by 19 seconds.[4]
After being selected to ride the 2010 Vuelta a España did not start stage 12 after a positive doping test came to light.[5]
Doping
editOn 8 September 2010, while he was riding the 2010 Vuelta a España, it was announced that Sentjens had failed an out of competition doping control and would be suspended from cycling.[6] On 10 September, Sentjens admitted to having doped with EPO that he had obtained in Barcelona, Spain, and declined to request the testing of his B-sample. He also announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling.[7] He later reversed his decision to retire, and returned to cycling when the ban had expired.
Speaking about his decision to dope, Sentjens explained on his personal website: "My season was already a disaster. I did everything I could but I didn’t meet up to my own expectations. I couldn’t sleep anymore, thinking all the time how in the hell I could still improve, I did everything. But even that did not help and I fell into a depression."
Major results
edit- 1999
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2000
- 6th Omloop der Kempen
- 2001
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2002
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2003
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Le Samyn
- 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 10th OZ Tour Beneden-Maas
- 2004
- 1st Profronde van Fryslan
- 5th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
- 7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 2005
- 5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 6th Noord Nederland Tour
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 9th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2006
- 1st Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann
- 4th Noord Nederland Tour
- 4th Tour de Rijke
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 10th Delta Profronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2008
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2009
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Le Samyn
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2010
- 8th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2012
- 9th Münsterland Giro
- 2013
- 5th Beverbeek Classic
- 8th Ronde van Drenthe
References
edit- ^ "Roy SENTJENS". UCI. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens stopt opnieuw met wielrennen" [Roy Sentjens stops again with cycling]. De Morgen (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sentjens explains Belgian decision". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Sentjens takes K-B-K; Carrigan takes World Cup opener". Velo. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Terpstra to lead Milram in Vuelta". cyclingnews.com. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping news:Milram's Roy Sentjens suspended while NZ track cyclist gets two year ban". road.cc. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping: Roy Sentjens admits EPO use and retires". www.velonation.com. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Honorary list | Kuurne Brussel Kuurne". kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
edit- Personal Website
- Roy Sentjens at trap-friis.dk
- Roy Sentjens at UCI
- Roy Sentjens at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Roy Sentjens at ProCyclingStats
- Roy Sentjens at Cycling Quotient
