Stuyven in 2014
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Leuven, Belgium |
17 April 1992
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
Discipline | Road, track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist Sprinter |
Amateur team(s) | |
2009–2010 | Avia Cycling Team |
2011 | Ovyta-Eijssen-Acrog |
Professional team(s) | |
2012–2013 | Bontrager–Livestrong |
2014– | Trek Factory Racing |
Major wins | |
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Jasper Stuyven (born 17 April 1992 in Leuven) is a Belgian cyclist riding for Trek–Segafredo.
Jasper Stuyven had a successful career as a junior rider. In 2009, at age 17, he won the UCI Junior World Road Race Championships. 2010 brought Stuyven more successes when he won one day races Paris-Roubaix Juniors and Remouchamps–Ferrières–Remouchamps.
He began his professional career at age 20 for Bontrager–Livestrong. While riding for this team, he booked four victories, including the Volta ao Alentejo.
Stuyven joined UCI WorldTeam Trek Factory Racing in 2014 at the age of 22. During this season, he rode in his first grand tour, the 2014 Vuelta a España. In this race, he earned fourth place in three stages.
2015 brought Stuyven his biggest victory yet, when he won stage 8 of the 2015 Vuelta a España in a bunch sprint.
In 2016, he won the Belgian one-day race Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne by breaking away solo for the last kilometers. Stuyven also earned a fifth place at the E3 Harelbeke. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.
Stuyven studied at the Sint-Pieterscollege in Leuven.