 Leukemans at the 2009 Tour of Flanders. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Björn Leukemans |
| Born | (1977-07-01) 1 July 1977 (age 47) Deurne, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2001 | Vlaanderen |
| 2002–2004 | Palmans |
| 2005–2007 | Davitamon–Lotto |
| 2009–2013 | Vacansoleil |
| 2014–2015 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Major wins | |
Stage Races
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Björn Leukemans (born 1 July 1977 in Deurne) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. During 2008 Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. In 2009 he joined the Vacansoleil team. Leukemans joined Wanty–Groupe Gobert for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season. Leukemans retired in 2015.
Major results
- 1999
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Circuit de Wallonie
- 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
- 5th Hasselt–Spa–Hasselt
- 6th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 7th Zellik–Galmaarden
- 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 9th Flèche Namuroise
- 2000
- 1st Stage 2 Dekra Open Stuttgart
- 2nd Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2001
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 3rd GP Stad Vilvoorde
- 5th Zellik–Galmaarden
- 7th Schaal Sels
- 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 9th Cras Avernas
- 2002
- 1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
- 4th Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne
- 5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 5th Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2003
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 5th Brussels–Ingooigem
- 10th Classic Haribo
- 2004
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 4th Rund um Köln
- 4th Polynormande
- 5th Clásica de Almería
- 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 9th Route Adélie
- 2005
- 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 2006
- 5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 6th Giro del Piemonte
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Austria
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 7th Brabantse Pijl
- 9th Halle–Ingooigem
- 10th Rund um die Hainleite
- 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2009
- 3rd Le Samyn
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Halle–Ingooigem
- 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stage 4
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 10th Overall Tour du Limousin
- 2010
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 4th Tour of Flanders
- 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 6th Paris–Roubaix
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 7th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 7th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 7th Brabantse Pijl
- 2011
- 1st Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 7th Tour of Flanders
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 2012
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 7th Paris–Bourges
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 8th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
- 2013
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Binche–Chimay–Binche
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 5th Heistse Pijl
- 6th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
- 7th Amstel Gold Race
- 9th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 10th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 5th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 9th Tour of Flanders
- 9th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 9th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2015
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
References
- ""B" samples positive for Iban Mayo and Björn Leukemans". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- Been, José (1 October 2013). "Leukemans among Vacansoleil-DCM riders moving to Accent Jobs-Wanty". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc.
External links
- Björn Leukemans at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Björn Leukemans at CQ Ranking
- Björn Leukemans at ProCyclingStats
- Björn Leukemans at trap-friis.dk
- Official website
- Palmares at CyclingBase Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine