Tiesj Benoot

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Tiesj Benoot
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Benoot in 2015
Personal information
Full name Tiesj Benoot
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30)
Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Team information
Current team Lotto Soudal
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Classics specialist
Amateur team(s)
2012 Avia-Fuji-Youth
2013–2014 Lotto-Belisol U23
2014 Lotto Belisol (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2015– Lotto–Soudal
Infobox last updated on
16 February 2015

Tiesj Benoot (born 11 March 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam Lotto Soudal.[1]

Career

Benoot turned professional with the Belgian UCI World Tour team Lotto–Soudal in 2015, after riding for the team's under 23 outfit from 2013-14, and riding some races as a stagiaire in autumn 2014.[2]

Benoot made an instant instant impact in the professional ranks by placing fifth in his first Tour of Flanders.[3] Later in the season he showed his abilities in stage races, finishing second overall behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2015 Tour of Belgium.[4] He also claimed three top-10 finishes in stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Personal life

Outside of cycling Benoot is a student of economics at Ghent University.[5]

Palmarès

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2011
7th Overall Tour du Valromey
2012
2nd Overall Tour de Austria juniors
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
5th Bernaudeau Junior
6th Overall GP Général Patton
8th Overall Liège - La Gleize
8th Overall Keizer der Juniores
1st Stage 1
2013
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Palencia
1st Tour de Moselle
2nd Vuelta a Palencia
4th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
8th Grand Prix des Marbriers
8th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège[6]
10th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st Stage 2
2014
2nd Overall Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
3rd Ronde Van Vlaanderen U23
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
4th U23 World Road Championships
4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
5th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège[7]
5th Flèche Ardennaise
6th U23 Road Race European Road Championships
8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
2015
2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
3rd Handzame Classic[8]
4th Le Samyn[9]
4th Paris–Tours
5th Tour of Flanders
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
6th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Druivenkoers Overijse
8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
8th Overall Eneco Tour
9th National Road Race Championships
2016
1st Jersey white.svg Youth Classification, Volta ao Algarve
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
4th Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx
7th E3 Harelbeke
8th Strade Bianche

References

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  2. http://www.ciclismointernacional.com/riders-to-watch-in-2015-tiesj-benoot/
  3. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/10-of-the-best-worldtour-riders-under-the-age-of-25-195272
  4. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/10-of-the-best-worldtour-riders-under-the-age-of-25-195272
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