Ben Adriaenssen, born on 27 January 1989, is a Belgian sidecarcross rider who became World Champion in 2013 and 2014 together with his Dutch passenger Ben van den Bogaart. He began in 2004 in the Netherlands with passenger Kenny van Gaalen, with whom he took Dutch amateur championships in 2007 and 2008 before turning professional in 2009. After sixth places overall in 2010 and 2011 and third place in 2012 with Sven Verbrugge, he won seven of fourteen Grands Prix in 2013, finishing 97 points clear of Etienne Bax, and also won the Belgian national championship that year. He retained the world title in 2014, 18 points ahead of Bax, then missed the rest of the 2015 season after a foot injury in the fourth Grand Prix.
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is a Belgian sidecarcross rider
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Ben Adriaenssen (born 27 January 1989)
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is a Belgian sidecarcross rider
Competed In: Sidecarcross World Championship, Biography, 2013 season
went on to win seven of the fourteen season Grand Prix as well as the World Championship
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