 Vansummeren at the2011 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Vansummeren |
| Nickname | Summie |
| Born | (1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (age 44) Lommel,Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002 | →Domo–Farm Frites |
| 2003 | Quick-Step–Davitamon–Latexco |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004 | Relax–Bodysol |
| 2005–2009 | Davitamon–Lotto |
| 2010–2014 | Garmin–Transitions[1][2] |
| 2015–2016 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981) is a Belgian former professionalroad racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for theRelax–Bodysol,Silence–Lotto,Garmin–Sharp andAG2R La Mondiale teams.
Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides inLommel,Flanders, Belgium.[1] After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional withRelax–Bodysol in 2004.[1]
Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of adomestique, he competed as a team leader during theclassic season.[3][4] In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career,Paris–Roubaix.[5][6] Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome inRoubaix.[7][8] He was victorious, despite riding the final 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) with a flat tire.[7][9] Vansummeren also won the2007 Tour de Pologne and rode theTour de France nine times.[10]
Vansummeren signed with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[11] In June 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had been detected in February at theTour of Oman and resulted in him missing the classics season.[10]
OverallJunior Tour of Wales
Road race,UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
Points classification,Tour of Britain OverallTour de Pologne| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | Did not contest during career | |||||||||||
 Tour de France | — | 136 | 109 | 62 | 86 | 90 | 29 | — | 147 | — | 74 | DNF |
 Vuelta a España | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 79 | 88 | 118 | 121 |
| Monument | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | 85 | 101 | 87 | 133 | 60 | 98 | 123 | 81 | 74 | 98 | 156 | |
| Tour of Flanders | 120 | DNF | — | 51 | DNF | DNF | 54 | — | 49 | 20 | DNF | 105 | |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | 92 | 8 | 5 | DNF | 1 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 75 | |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | 29 | 61 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Giro di Lombardia | Did not contest during his career | ||||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Tour de Pologne 2007 | Succeeded by |
