Jasper Stuyven

Jasper Stuyven

Stuyven in 2014
Personal information
Born	17 April 1992 Leuven, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Team information
Current team	Trek–Segafredo
Discipline	Road, track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
2009–2010	Avia Cycling Team
2011	Ovyta-Eijssen-Acrog
Professional team(s)
2012–2013	Bontrager–Livestrong
2014–	Trek Factory Racing
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2015) One-day Races and Classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2016)
Infobox last updated on 28 February 2016

Jasper Stuyven (born 17 April 1992 in Leuven) is a Belgian cyclist riding for Trek–Segafredo.^[1]

Career

Juniors

Jasper Stuyven had a successful career as a junior rider. In 2009, at age 17, he won the UCI Junior World Road Race Championships. 2010 brought Stuyven more successes when he won one day races Paris-Roubaix Juniors and Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps.

Early years

He began his professional career at age 20 for Bontrager–Livestrong. While riding for this team, he booked four victories, including the Volta ao Alentejo.

Stuyven joined UCI WorldTeam Trek Factory Racing in 2014 at the age of 22. During this season, he rode in his first grand tour, the 2014 Vuelta a España. In this race, he earned fourth place in three stages.

2015

2015 brought Stuyven his biggest victory yet, when he won stage 8 of the 2015 Vuelta a España in a bunch sprint.

2016

In 2016, he won the Belgian one-day race Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne by breaking away solo for the last kilometers.^[2] Stuyven also earned a fifth place at the E3 Harelbeke. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.^[3]

Personal life

Stuyven studied at the Sint-Pieterscollege in Leuven.

Career achievements

Major results

2009

1st UCI Junior World Road Race Championships

2nd Overall Giro Della Toscana

3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel

4th Overall Keizer der Juniores

2010

1st Paris-Roubaix Juniors

1st Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps

1st Stage 3 Driedaagse van Axel

1st Stage 4 3 Giorni Orobica

2011

2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

2012

1st Stage 3 Cascade Classic

7th Grand Prix de Wallonie

2013

1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Points classification

1st Youth classification

1st Stage 2

1st Stage 1 Tour de Beauce

3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs

2014

6th National Road Race Championships

2015

1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España

2016

1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

5th E3 Harelbeke

9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Tour de France

Held after Stages 2–4

Combativity award Stage 2

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2014	2015	2016
Giro	—	—	—
Tour	—	—	99
Vuelta	88	WD	—

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

1. "Jasper Stuyven". Retrieved 15 May 2014.
2. "Stuyven wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
3. "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.