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Full name
  
Thomas De Gendt

2011–2013
  
Vacansoleil-DCM

Weight
  
68 kg

2006–2008
  
Unibet-Davo

Height
  
1.79 m


Rider type
  
All-rounder

Role
  
Bicycler

Discipline
  
Road

Name
  
Thomas Gendt

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Born
  
6 November 1986 (age 37) Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium (
1986-11-06
)

2009–2010
  
Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator

Current team
  
Team Omega Pharma-Lotto

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Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who rides for Lotto–Soudal. He previously rode for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Vacansoleil–DCM, and Omega Pharma–Quick-Step.

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Career

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In 2011, De Gendt won the opening stage of Paris-Nice and also won stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse. At the Tour de France, despite suffering a minor collarbone fracture, De Gendt had a strong final week, finishing sixth on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez and fourth in the time trial the following day.

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In 2012, De Gendt won stage 7 of Paris-Nice after a breakaway with Rein Taaramäe. In the Giro D'Italia he won the penultimate stage at the Stelvio Pass with a solo breakaway which brought him to fourth in the general classification. The following day he advanced to finish third in the final classification to take his first grand tour podium after passing Michele Scarponi in the final Time Trial.

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In October 2013, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step announced that they were signing De Gendt for the 2014 season after the Vacansoleil–DCM outfit folded. After an uneventful season with them, De Gendt moved to Lotto-Soudal in 2015 for a two-year contract. At the 2016 Tour de France, he won stage 12 which finished at Mont Ventoux. At the 2017 Vuelta a España, De Gendt won stage 19 from a breakaway, completing his set of stage wins in all three Grand Tours.


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References

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