Johan Vansummeren
{{short description|Belgian road bicycle racer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Johan Vansummeren
| image = Johan Vansummeren CD 2011.jpg
| caption = Vansummeren at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné
| fullname = Johan Vansummeren
| nickname = Summie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|02|04}}
| birth_place = Lommel, Flanders, Belgium
| height = {{height|m=1.97}}
| weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 = 2002
| amateurteam1 = → {{UCI team code|DFF|2002}}
| amateuryears2 = 2003
| amateurteam2 = Quick-Step–Davitamon–Latexco
| proyears1 = 2004
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|REG|2004}}
| proyears2 = 2005–2009
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SIL|2005}}
| proyears3 = 2010–2014
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2010}}{{cite news|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(w5xmkdwzp1ikhgqxfrrp2qvv))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102043422/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(w5xmkdwzp1ikhgqxfrrp2qvv))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3011|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2014|title=Garmin–Sharp (GRS) – USA|access-date=2 January 2014|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|location=Aigle, Vaud}}
| proyears4 = 2015–2016
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2015}}
| majorwins = Stage races
: Tour de Pologne (2007)
: Paris–Roubaix (2011)
}}
Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the {{UCI team code|REG|2004}}, {{UCI team code|SIL|2009}}, {{UCI team code|GRM|2014}} and {{UCI team code|ALM|2016}} teams.
Biography
Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgium.{{cite news|url=http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/johan-vansummeren|title=Profile of Johan Vansummeren|date=28 December 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional with {{UCI team code|REG|2004}} in 2004.
Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of a domestique, he competed as a team leader during the classic season.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/double-celebration-for-van-summeren-at-paris-roubaix|date=10 April 2011|access-date=11 April 2011|work=Cyclingnews.com|location=Bath, England|title=Double celebration for Van Summeren at Paris–Roubaix|author=Brecht Decaluwé}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/summer-loving-johan-van-summerens-love-for-the-classics|date=2 February 2010|access-date=19 September 2014|work=Cyclingnews.com|location=Bath, England|title=Summer loving: Johan Van Summeren's love for the Classics|author=Daniel Benson}} In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career, Paris–Roubaix.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/johan-van-summeren-wins-2011-paris-roubaix_168335|title=Johan Van Summeren wins 2011 Paris-Roubaix|work=VeloNews|location=San Diego, California|date=10 April 2011|access-date=18 January 2014|author=Andrew Hood}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/13030175|title=Johan van Summeren wins Paris–Roubaix Classic|publisher=BBC Sport|location=London, England|date=10 April 2011|access-date=18 January 2014}} Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with {{convert|15|km|1|abbr=off}} remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10042011/58/vansummeren-wins-paris-roubaix.html|title=Vansummeren wins Paris–Roubaix|work=Yahoo!|location=Boulogne-Billancourt|date=10 April 2011|access-date=11 April 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8441279/Paris-Roubaix-2011-Johan-Van-Summeren-upsets-odds-to-win-the-hell-of-the-north-ahead-of-Fabian-Cancellara.html|title=Johan Van Summeren upsets odds to win 'the hell of the north' ahead of Fabian Cancellara|author=John MacLeary|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London, England|date=10 April 2011|access-date=11 April 2011}} He was victorious, despite riding the final {{convert|5|km|1|abbr=off}} with a flat tire.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/van-summeren-takes-surprise-paris-roubaix-victory-52780|title=Van Summeren takes surprise Paris–Roubaix victory|work=Cycling Weekly|location=London, England|date=10 April 2011|access-date=19 September 2011}} Vansummeren also won the 2007 Tour de Pologne and rode the Tour de France nine times.
Vansummeren signed with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-vansummeren-to-ag2r-la-mondiale|title=Report: Vansummeren to Ag2r–La Mondiale|location=Bath, England|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=26 September 2014|access-date=26 September 2014}} In June 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had been detected in February at the Tour of Oman and resulted in him missing the classics season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/johan-vansummeren-announces-retirement-pro-cycling-heart-problem-235577 |title=Johan Vansummeren announces retirement from pro cycling after heart problem |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=29 June 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=2 July 2016}}
Major results
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;1999
: 1st 20px Overall Junior Tour of Wales
;2001
: 4th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
: 4th Circuit de Wallonie
: 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
::1st Stage 5
: 8th Grand Prix de Waregem
;2002
: 1st Circuit de Wallonie
: 1st Zellik–Galmaarden
: 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
: 5th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
;2003
: 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
: 2nd 15px Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 3rd Beverbeek Classic
: 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
: 7th Overall Tour of Slovenia
: 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
: 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
: 10th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
;2004
: 8th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
: 10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Bert Roesems)
;2005
: 4th Overall Tour Down Under
;2006
: 1st 20px Points classification, Tour of Britain
: 5th Road race, National Road Championships
: 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
;2007 (2 pro wins)
: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Pologne
::1st Stage 7
: 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
;2008
: 8th Paris–Roubaix
;2009
: 5th Paris–Roubaix
: 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
;2011 (1)
: 1st Paris–Roubaix
: 1st Duo Normand (with Thomas Dekker)
;2012
: 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
: 9th Paris–Roubaix
: 10th Strade Bianche
;2014
: 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
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=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=12|Did not contest during career |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France | — | 136 | 109 | 62 | 86 | 90 | 29 | — | 147 | — | 74 | DNF |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 79 | 88 | 118 | 121 |
=Monuments results timeline=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Monument ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Milan–San Remo | — | 85 | 101 | 87 | 133 | 60 | 98 | 123 | 81 | 74 | 98 | 156 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Tour of Flanders | 120 | DNF | — | 51 | DNF | DNF | 54 | — | 49 | 20 | DNF | 105 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | 92 | style="background:#ddf;" |8 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | DNF | style="background:gold;" |1 | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | 50 | 38 | 75 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 29 | 61 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Giro di Lombardia | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=13|Did not contest during his career |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
|---|
| scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
References
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External links
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- {{cycling Archives|7847}}
- [http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1480&idtitle=1 Cycling Base: Johan Vansummeren] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215111836/http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=1480&idtitle=1 |date=15 February 2012 }}
- [http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=389 Cycling Quotient: Johan Vansummeren]
- [http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/johan-vansummeren Garmin-Sharp: Johan Vansummeren]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{succession box
| before = Stefan Schumacher
| title = Tour de Pologne
| after = Jens Voigt
| years = 2007}}
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{{Crystal Bicycle}}
{{Paris–Roubaix winners}}
{{Tour of Pologne winners}}
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