| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edwig Van Hooydonck |
| Born | (1966-08-04)4 August 1966 (age 58) Ekeren, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional team | |
| 1986–1996 | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (born 4 August 1966) is a former professionalroad racing cyclist fromBelgium. He won the prestigiousTour of Flanders twice andBrabantse Pijl four times. Van Hooydonck retired from professional cycling because he felt he could no longer compete with other cyclists, who were at the time starting to dope themselves, without himself cheating too. At this timeErythropoietin (EPO) was becoming a widely used doping agent in the sport.[1][2] He is the uncle of former professional cyclistNathan Van Hooydonck.
One minor innovation in cycling credited to Van Hooydonk are three quarter length bibshorts. After he had aggravated a knee problem during the 1989 Tour of Flanders, he had cycling shorts made that stretched below the knee, as an alternative to bandaging the knee.[3][4]
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
OverallVuelta a Andalucía
