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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nico Sijmens |
| Born | (1978-04-01) 1 April 1978 (age 46) Diest, Belgium |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | ASLK |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Vlaanderen–T Interim |
| 2004–2008 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago |
| 2009–2013 | Cofidis |
| 2014 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
Nico Sijmens (born 1 April 1978 in Diest, Belgium) is a retired Belgian road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2014. Sijmens rodes for the Vlaanderen–T Interim, Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner, Cofidis and Wanty–Groupe Gobert teams over his career.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2002
- 4th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 5th Le Samyn
- 2003
- Tour of Austria
- 1st Stages 4 & 6
- 9th Clásica de Almería
- 10th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 2004
- 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 8th Rund um Köln
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2005
- 1st Overall Regio-Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Hel van het Mergelland
- 2nd Brussel–Ingooigem
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 9th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Tour du Doubs
- 8th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 10th Hel van het Mergelland
- 10th Le Samyn
- 2007
- 1st Beverbeek Classic
- 1st Hel van het Mergelland
- 7th Tour de la Somme
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2008
- 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
- 4th Le Samyn
- 8th Tour du Haut Var
- 9th Hel van het Mergelland
- 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2009
- 7th Paris–Brussels
- 2010
- 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
- 2011
- 9th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2014
- 7th Boucles de l'Aulne
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
68 | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 73 | 87 | 78 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne (COF) – FRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Nico Sijmens en Michel Kreder tekenen voor Wanty-Groupe Gobert" [Nico Sijmens and Michel Kreder sign for Wanty-Groupe Gobert]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. Belga. 15 October 2013.
- "nicosijmens.be". Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "The Cyclingnews guide to rider transfers". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 September 2014.
- "Nico Sijmens naar Cofidis" [Nico Sijmens to Cofidis]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Belga. 3 September 2008.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Nico Sijmens at trap-friis.dk
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