Johan Vansummeren


Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the,, and teams.

Biography

Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgium. After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional with in 2004.
Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of a domestique, he competed as a team leader during the classic season. In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career, Paris–Roubaix. Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix. He was victorious, despite riding the final with a flat tire. 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. 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.

Major results

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;2001
;2002
;2003
;2004
;2005
;2006
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2011
;2012
;2014

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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