Johan Vansummeren

Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981 in Lommel) is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .

During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to nominate Johan Vansummeren as the number one teammate of this year's Tour."

At 1.97 metres (6 ft 5.5 in), Vansummeren is among the tallest riders in the peloton.

In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career by winning Paris–Roubaix. Vansummeren made his winning move after breaking away from three other riders with remaining, holding on to win by 19 seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.

Palmares

2003

1st U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2nd U23 Road Race World Championships

3rd Overall, Beverbeek Classic

2004

10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

2005

4th Overall, Tour Down Under

2006

1st Sprints Classification, Tour of Britain

2007

1st Overall Tour de Pologne

:1st Stage 7

1st Stage 1 part b TTT Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali

2008

8th Paris–Roubaix

17th Amstel Gold Race

2009

5th Paris–Roubaix

12th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

2011

1st Paris–Roubaix

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