.jpg) Mertens in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pieter Mertens |
| Born | (1980-08-28) 28 August 1980 (age 44) Lommel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Vlaanderen–T Interim |
| 2006–2007 | Davitamon–Lotto |
Pieter Mertens (born 28 August 1980) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He competed as a professional for four years, riding for Vlaanderen–T Interim between 2004 and 2005 and for UCI ProTeam Davitamon–Lotto between 2006 and 2007. He announced his retirement in October 2007 in order to focus on his medical studies. His most notable victories include a stage of the 2005 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt and the overall title of the 2002 Tour de Namur. He competed in one Grand Tour: the 2006 Vuelta a España, finishing 75th overall.
Major results
Source:
- 2002
- 1st
Overall Tour de Namur - 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th Circuit du Hainaut
- 8th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Flèche du Sud
- 1st Stage 3b
- 3rd Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke [fr]
- 3rd Zellik–Galmaarden
- 2004
- 6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 8th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 9th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4a Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2007
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 10th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
References
- Haake, Bjorn (10 October 2007). "Mertens may end career at 27". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Pieter Mertens stopt met wielrennen". internetgazet.be. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt (GER), 2005, Kategorie: 2.1". radsport-news.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Pieter Mertens". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Pieter Mertens". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
External links
- Pieter Mertens at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Pieter Mertens at ProCyclingStats
- Pieter Mertens at trap-friis.dk
- Personal website
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