Tiesj Benoot


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Tiesj Benoot (born 11 March 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[6]

Tiesj Benoot

Benoot in 2023

Personal information
Full nameTiesj Benoot
NicknameFantastiesj
Born11 March 1994 (age 30)
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Classics specialist
  • Puncheur
Amateur teams
2012Avia–Fuji–Youth
2013–2014Lotto–Belisol U23
2014Lotto–Belisol (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2015–2019Lotto–Soudal[3]
2020–2021Team Sunweb[4][5]
2022–Team Jumbo–Visma
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Strade Bianche (2018)
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2023)

Lotto–Soudal (2015–19)

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Benoot turned professional with the Belgian UCI World Tour team Lotto–Soudal in 2015, after riding for the Lotto–Belisol U23 outfit in 2013 and 2014, and riding some races as a stagiaire in autumn 2014.[7]

Benoot made an instant impact in the professional ranks by placing fifth in his first Tour of Flanders.[8] Later in the season he showed his abilities in stage races, finishing second overall behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2015 Tour of Belgium.[8] He also claimed three top-10 finishes in stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

 
Benoot at the 2017 Tour de France

Benoot showed climbing ability at the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, where he finished 12th overall.[9] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[10] Benoot finished 20th overall in his first Grand Tour.

Benoot won his first professional race in March 2018, soloing to victory in the UCI World Tour's Strade Bianche in torrential rain after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wout van Aert (Vérandas Willems–Crelan) before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet.[11]

In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[12]

Team Sunweb (2020–21)

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In August 2019, Benoot signed an initial two-year deal with Team Sunweb starting from 2020.[4] He finished second overall at the 2020 Paris–Nice, winning a stage and the points classification.[13][14] Following the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing, Benoot took top-ten finishes at Liège–Bastogne–Liège (eighth) and the Tour of Flanders (tenth).[15][16] He also extended his contract with the team until the end of the 2022 season in August 2020.[17] Benoot took no wins in 2021, with a best result of fifth overall at Paris–Nice.[18]

 
Benoot at the 2022 Tour de France

In December 2021, Benoot was released from his Team DSM contract a year early, and subsequently signed a two-year deal with Team Jumbo–Visma starting from 2022.[6] He made his first start with the team at February's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad,[19] and recorded his first top-ten finish with ninth at the E3 Saxo Bank Classic the following month.[20] He finished second at Dwars door Vlaanderen, having attacked the lead group in the final two kilometres, before being out-sprinted by Mathieu van der Poel at the finish in Waregem.[21] With team leader Wout van Aert sidelined due to COVID-19, Benoot shared team leadership of Team Jumbo–Visma for the following weekend's Tour of Flanders,[22] with Christophe Laporte; Laporte finished ninth while Benoot was thirteenth.[23] The following weekend, Benoot finished third in the Amstel Gold Race,[24] having attacked from the main group in the final kilometre of the race. Team Jumbo-Visma had a historic performance in the 2022 Tour de France. Benoot played a key role supporting the team leaders, especially as injuries and abandons took their toll throughout the race.[25] He survived the race and crossed the finish line in triumph with his surviving teammates.

Outside of cycling, Benoot studied economics at Ghent University.[26]

Benoot's uncommon first name derives from American singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa, due to his parents' affinity with both the music and the first name of the artist.[27]

General classification results timeline

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Classics results timeline

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Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held
IP In progress
  1. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma | Tiesj Benoot". Team Jumbo–Visma. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Tiesj Benoot". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ballinger, Alex (14 August 2019). "Tiesj Benoot moves to Sunweb for 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Benoot signs two year deal with Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje B.V. 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Riders to Watch in 2015 – Tiesj Benoot". November 2014.
  8. ^ a b Clarke, Stuart (27 January 2016). "10 of the best young and exciting WorldTour riders". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Jakob Fuglsang wins Criterium du Dauphine". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. ^ Windsor, Richard (3 March 2018). "Tiesj Benoot puts in super show of strength to win 2018 Strade Bianche". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  12. ^ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. ^ Ballinger, Alex (13 March 2020). "Tiesj Benoot sails away to glorious victory on stage six of Paris-Nice 2020". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (14 March 2020). "Benoot: It's a shame that I can't go to the Classics with these legs". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (4 October 2020). "Primoz Roglic wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. ^ Cossins, Peter (18 October 2020). "Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Benoot signs two-year contract extension with Sunweb". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  18. ^ Cash, Dane (7 December 2021). "Benoot leaves DSM and signs with Jumbo-Visma". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  19. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 February 2022). "Van Aert hails 'serious luxury' Benoot as Jumbo-Visma's perfect teamwork secures Omloop victory". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022. [...] which for the first time included new additions Tiesj Benoot and Tosh van der Sande.
  20. ^ Farrand, Stephen; Ostanek, Daniel (25 March 2022). "Van Aert, Laporte go 1-2 for Jumbo-Visma at E3 Saxo Bank Classic". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  21. ^ Marshall-Bell, Chris (30 March 2022). "Mathieu van der Poel wins Dwars door Vlaanderen after thrilling finale". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  22. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (1 April 2022). "Benoot and Laporte take reins for Tour of Flanders with absence of Van Aert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma shows resilience but lacks luck in Tour of Flanders". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje B.V. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  24. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (10 April 2022). "Benoot: It's good to be back in the finals of the biggest races". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  25. ^ Mustapha, Ibrahim (18 July 2022). "JUMBO-VISMA DOUBLE BLOW AS STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK OUT OF TOUR DE FRANCE WITH HORROR INJURY AS JONAS VINGEGAARD ALSO CRASHES". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  26. ^ Ryan, Barry (6 April 2015). "Benoot underlines promise with fifth place on Tour of Flanders debut". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  27. ^ De Beck, Mike (10 April 2015). "Aan deze zangeres heeft Benoot zijn sappige naam te danken". hln.be. Retrieved 4 January 2018.