 Van Melsen in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Van Melsen |
| Born | (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37) Verviers, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Wanty–ReUz–Technord |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Amateur team | |
| 2007–2008 | Pôle Continental Wallon–Bodysol–Euromillions |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2020 | Verandas Willems |
| 2021–2022 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux |
| Managerial team | |
| 2023– | Circus–ReUz–Technord |
Kévin Van Melsen (born 1 April 1987) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Wanty–ReUz–Technord. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 6th Overall GP Général Patton
- 7th Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
- 8th Circuit de la Région Wallonne
- 9th Chrono des Nations juniors
- 2009
- 5th Grand Prix Criquielion
- 2010
- 3rd Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 2014
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Wallonie - 1st
Mountains classification Tour du Poitou-Charentes - 2018
- 7th Polynormande
- 8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
138 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 126 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Almeida, Giampaolo (6 January 2019). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019" [Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Circus - Re Uz - Technord". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- Kévin Van Melsen at UCI
- Kévin Van Melsen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kévin Van Melsen at ProCyclingStats
- Kévin Van Melsen at Cycling Quotient
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