Tuur Dens (born 26 June 2000) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Flanders–Baloise.[1][2] He won a silver resp. bronze medal in the scratch event at the 2021[3] and 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4]

Tuur Dens
Personal information
Born (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)
Rotselaar, Belgium
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Flanders–Baloise
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017–2018Davo CT–Tongeren Junior
2019Hubo–Titan Cargo
2020VDM Van Durme–Michiels–Trawobo
2021Hubo–Titan Cargo
Professional team
2022–Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Roubaix Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Scratch

Major results edit

2017
National Junior Championships
1st   Kilo
1st   Scratch
2018
1st   Kilo, National Championships
2019
1st   Keirin, National Championships
2020
3rd   Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2021
1st Madison, UCI Nations Cup, Cali (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd   Scratch, UCI World Championships
2nd   Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2023
3rd   Scratch, UCI World Championships

References edit

  1. ^ "Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tuur Dens". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ Final results
  4. ^ [1]

External links edit