Team Flanders–Baloise

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Team Flanders–Baloise
Team information
UCI codeTFB
RegisteredBelgium
Founded1994 (1994)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI ProTeam
BicyclesEddy Merckx
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerChristophe Sercu
Team name history
1994–2000
2001–2004
2005
2006–2007
2008
2009–2012
2013–2016
2017–2022
2023–
Vlaanderen 2002
Vlaanderen–T-Interim
Chocolade Jacques–T-Interim
Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
Topsport Vlaanderen
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Team Flanders–Baloise
Team Flanders–Baloise jersey
Team Flanders–Baloise jersey
Jersey
Current season

Team Flanders–Baloise (UCI team code: SVB) is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI World Tour events. The team is managed by Christophe Sercu, with Roger Swerts, Walter Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Heynderickx assisting as a directeur sportif.

The team in 2022

Team roster[edit]

As of 22 January 2024.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 24)
 Arno Claeys (BEL) (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 23)
 Toon Clynhens (BEL) (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23)
 Alex Colman (BEL) (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25)
 Lars Craps (BEL) (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22)
 Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28)
 Gilles De Wilde (BEL) (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 24)
 Jasper Dejaegher (BEL) (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)
 Tuur Dens (BEL) (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)
 Siebe Deweirdt (BEL) (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 21)
Rider Date of birth
 Vince Gerits (BEL) (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 26)
 Jules Hesters (BEL) (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)
 Elias Maris (BEL) (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24)
 Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 25)
 Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23)
 Noah Vandenbranden (BEL) (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)
 Dylan Vandenstorme (BEL) (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 21)
 Yentl Vandevelde (BEL) (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 23)
 Ward Vanhoof (BEL) (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 24)
 Victor Vercouillie (BEL) (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 21)

Major wins[edit]

National champions[edit]

2006
Belgium Road Race Championships, Niko Eeckhout
2015
Belgium Road Race Championships, Preben Van Hecke

Bike sponsor[edit]

Since 1994, Topsport Vlaanderen and its predecessors are sponsored by Eddy Merckx Cycles. They currently ride with the company's flagship bike, the EMX-525.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Flanders – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links[edit]