Frederik Willems

Frederik Willems
Willems at the 2007 Eneco Tour.
Personal information
Full nameFrederik Willems
Born (1979-09-08) 8 September 1979 (age 45)
Eeklo, Belgium
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2001Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2002Mapei-Quick Step-Latexco
2002Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2003–2006Vlaanderen–T Interim
2007–2010Liquigas
2011Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012–2014Lotto–Belisol
Major wins
Étoile de Bessèges (2006)
Three Days of De Panne (2009)

Frederik Willems (born 8 September 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally from 2003 tp 2014.[1] His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.

Career achievements

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Major results

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2000
1st Stage 1 GP Tell
2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
2001
1st Seraing-Aachen-Seraing
4th Vlaamse Pijl
6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Stage 4
6th Grand Prix de Waregem
2002
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba
2004
1st Mountains classification, Three Days of De Panne
10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
10th Overall Circuit des Mines
2005
10th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2006
1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
5th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
1st Stage 3
7th Nokere Koerse
2008
5th Brabantse Pijl
2009
1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
6th Brabantse Pijl

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 117
A yellow jersey Tour de France 73 110 86 DNF 163
A red jersey Vuelta a España 88 142
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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