Willem Jakobus Smit (born 29 December 1992 in Lydenburg) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team.[4] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[5]
 Smit in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Willem Jakobus Smit |
| Nickname |
|
| Born | 29 December 1992 Lydenburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012–2013 | Cyclelab–M Power Fm |
| 2015 | Team Europcar SA |
| 2016 | Team UC Nantes Atlantique |
| 2017 | Rías Baixas |
| 2017 | RoadCover |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Vini Fantini–Nippo |
| 2018–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin[1][2] |
| 2020–2021 | Burgos BH[3] |
| 2022– | China Glory Continental Cycling Team |
Major results
edit- 2013
- 1st
Time trial, African Under–23 Road Championships - 2nd Time trial, African Road Championships
- 2015
- 5th Time trial, African Road Championships
- 2017
- African Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Tour Meles Zenawi
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2018
- 8th Vuelta a Murcia
- 2020
Combativity award Stage 3 Vuelta a España- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 10th Trofeo Calvia
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 2023
- 1st Alanya Cup
- 5th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2024
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Sakarya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — |
 Tour de France
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— | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
118 | 73 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Willie Smit signs for Katusha-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Cubero y Gibson completan la plantilla de 20 ciclistas del Burgos BH" [Cubero and Gibson complete the roster of 20 cyclists from Burgos BH]. Burgos BH (in Spanish). Burgos Pro Team. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
External links
edit- Willie Smit at ProCyclingStats
- Willie Smit on Twitter