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Thomas De Gendt

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Thomas De Gendt is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, born on 6 November 1986 in Sint-Niklaas, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024 for Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Vacansoleil-DCM, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step and Lotto-Dstny. A specialist in long breakaways, he took seventeen professional victories including five Grand Tour stages, with at least one at each of the three Grand Tours, and five stages of the Volta a Catalunya. He was third overall at the 2012 Giro d'Italia after winning the stage over the Stelvio Pass, won the mountains classification at the 2018 Vuelta a España, and won stage 8 of the 2022 Giro d'Italia in Naples.

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Birth Year
1986 1
Gender
Male 2
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Competed In

Giro d'Italia, Competitions
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Tour de France, Competitions
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Vuelta a España, Competitions
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Cycling, Sports
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Nationality

Belgium

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Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.
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1. Cycling Archives (Wayback Machine copy): Thomas De Gendt (Cycling Archives)
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Date of birth: 06-11-1986
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2. The Guardian: Giro d'Italia: Breakaway artist Thomas De Gendt wins stage eight (The Guardian)
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to get his reward for splitting up the break
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Thomas De Gendt (Wikipedia)
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    Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.
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    Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Career, Lotto-Soudal
    At the Tour de France, De Gendt held a jersey for the first time at a Grand Tour
  • Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Career, Vacansoleil-DCM
    In the Giro d'Italia, he won the penultimate stage at the Stelvio Pass with a solo breakaway
  • Competed In: Vuelta a España, Career, Lotto-Soudal
    At the Vuelta a España, De Gendt won stage 19 from a breakaway
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