Peter Van Petegem
 Van Petegem at the 2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peter van Petegem | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | De Peet; de zwarte van Brakel | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1970 Brakel, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1992 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Lotto | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Trident–Schick | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | TVM–Polis Direct | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Mercury–Viatel | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Collstrop–Palmans | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Lotto–Adecco | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Quick-Step–Innergetic | |||||||||||||||||
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Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970 in
Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour of Flanders[1] and Paris–Roubaix[2][3] in the same season. He also earned a medal at the World Championship on two occasions; taking the silver in 1998 and winning the bronze in 2003. His last race was the GP Briek Schotte
in Desselgem on 11 September 2007.
Personal life
His sons, Axandre Van Petegem and Maurits Van Petegem, are also competitive cyclists.[4][5]
Major results
- 1991
- 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 1994
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 1996
- 1st Trofeo Luis Puig
- 1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt
- 1997
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st Trofeo Alcudia
- 1st Trofeo Cala Millor
- 1998
- 1st
Omnium, National Track Championships - 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 2nd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1999
- 1st Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1st Gouden Pijl Emmen
- 2000
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
- 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2001
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
- 2002
- 1st Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Stage 3b
- 1st Omloop Het Volk
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de la Région Wallonne
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2003
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Tour of Flanders
- 3rd
Road race, UCI Road World Championships - 3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 10th Paris–Tours
- 2004
- 5th Amstel Gold Race
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 10t Milan–San Remo
- 2005
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 2006
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Tour of Flanders
References
- ^ "On this day... The last all-Belgian podium at the Tour of Flanders". The world's finest cycling magazine. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Video Peter van Petegem wins Paris - Roubaix 2003 - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". www.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Van Petegem wins Paris-Roubaix". VeloNews.com. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Tel père, tel fils: Alexander Van Petegem, fils de Peter, va rouler pour Jumbo-Visma Development". levif.be. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Fruyt, Hans (24 April 2022). "Maurits Van Petegem juicht twee maal in acht dagen: "E3 Saxo Bank Classic Harelbeke zaterdag een doel"". hln.be. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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