Nathan Van Hooydonck
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Nathan Van Hooydonck (born 12 October 1995) is a Belgian former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2017 to 2023 for BMC Racing Team and Team Jumbo–Visma.[3][4]
.jpg) Van Hooydonck in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Van Hooydonck |
| Born | October 12, 1995 (age 28) Gooreind, Wuustwezel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur Classics specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015–2017 | BMC Development Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Bissell Development Team |
| 2017–2020 | BMC Racing Team[1] |
| 2021–2023 | Team Jumbo–Visma[2] |
In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[5] In 2021 he entered his second edition of the Vuelta, his first riding for Team Jumbo-Visma. He rode in support of Primož Roglič, who won the race. He was named to the team for the 2022 Tour de France and ended up playing an important role. Between Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert fighting for stage wins, jerseys and the Tour de France itself, Van Hooydonck was one of the key domestiques for the team. He had to leave the race just two stages before the end, due to personal matters.[6]
He is the son of former professional cyclist Gino and the nephew of two-time Tour of Flanders winner Edwig Van Hooydonck.
On 12 September 2023, he suffered an initially undescribed medical issue causing him to be involved in a traffic incident. Jonas Vingegaard won the stage of the Vuelta a España that was held that day and dedicated his win to Van Hooydonck. On 20 September, it was announced that an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) had to be placed due to an irregularity of the cardiac wall, placing him at risk for future arrhythmia, and that this would end his professional cycling career.[7]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
- ^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Van Hooydonck signs for Jumbo-Visma". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (20 September 2023). "Nathan Van Hooydonck forced to end cycling career due to heart problem". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ McGrath, Andy (23 July 2022). "Nathan Van Hooydonck abandons Tour de France before stage 20 due to 'family circumstances': Jumbo-Visma domestique's departure leaves team of race leader Jonas Vingegaard down to five riders". Velo News by Outside Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Nathan Van Hooydonck: Jumbo-Visma rider retires because of heart problem". BBC.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Nathan Van Hooydonck at UCI
- Nathan Van Hooydonck at Cycling Archives
- Nathan Van Hooydonck at ProCyclingStats
- Nathan Van Hooydonck at Cycling Quotient
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