Jurgen Van Den Broeck life and biography

Jurgen Van Den Broeck, born February 1, 1983 in Herentals is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma-Lotto. He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior (U23) World Champion in time trialing. The promise he has shown in minor stage races such as the Tour de Romandie and Eneco Tour have so far culminated in a seventh place overall in the 2008 Giro d'Italia.

In the 2009 Tour de France, he managed to climb the Alps with the best riders. Although he fell in the 4th stage, losing more than 6 minutes, his performance resulted in a 15th place in the ranking and 9th place for the polka dot jersey.

Major achievements:

2001
Arc en ciel.svg World Junior Time Trial Champion

2002 – Domo Sweet Paradise
1st overall – Tour of Limburg

2003 – Quick Step-Davitamon
2nd Belgian National Time Trial Championships

2004 – US Postal
6th overall Tour of Belgium
13h – GP Eddy Merckx

2005 – Discovery Channel
8th Overall, Eneco Tour
10th, Prologue
5th, Stage 4

2006 – Discovery Channel
20th, Tour de Romandie
9th, Stage 5

2007 – Predictor-Lotto
3rd Belgian National Time Trial Championships

2008 – Silence-Lotto
7th, overall Giro d'Italia

2009 – Silence-Lotto
15th, overall Tour de France
5th, Stage 16
1st, Natourcriterium Herentals

2010
4th Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné
10th Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
7th stage 8 ,[ Tour de France]

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