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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Niels Scheuneman |
| Born | 21 December 1983 Veendam, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2003 | Rabobank GS3 |
| 2004 | Relax–Bodysol |
| 2005–2006 | Rabobank |
| 2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008–2009 | KrolStonE Continental Team |
Niels Scheuneman (born 21 December 1983 in Veendam) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.
Biography
When Scheuneman was still a junior, won a silver and a bronze medal in the junior races of the 2001 UCI Road World Championships.[1] In the 2003 UCI Road World Championships, he competed in the U23 category, and finished second in the time trial.
Scheuneman transferred in 2004 to the Bodysol team, to become a full professional. The Bodysol team then merged with the Relax team, and the combination competed one lever higher, which did not suit Scheuneman, and he had a bad year.[2] At the end of the year, Scheuneman returned to the Rabobank team, where he rode as a junior.[3]
In 2005, Scheuneman rode the 2005 Vuelta a España, his only grand tour so far. During a fall which also hurt Roberto Heras, Scheuneman broke his finger and had to abandon the race.[4]
At the end of the 2006 season, Scheuneman's contract with Rabobank ended, and he switched to the Unibet.com team. This team was banned from most races in 2007, so Scheuneman did not race a lot. At the end of the season, he decided to retire from professional racing.
In 2008, he decided to return to racing, and joined the continental KrolStone team.[5]
Major results
Source:[6]
- 2000
- 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors
- 2001
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores
- UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2nd
Road race - 3rd
Time trial
- 2nd
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
- 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors
- 2002
- 1st Stage 2 Triptyque Ardennais
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 8th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2003
- 1st Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
- 2nd Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 3rd Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 3rd Overall Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 4th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Young rider classification
- 4th Overall Triptyque Ardennais
- 2004
- 1st Noord-Nederland Tour (with 21 others)
- 9th GP Rudy Dhaenens
- 2005
- 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2006
- 3rd LuK Challenge (with Marc Wauters)
- 2008
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 10th Overall Olympia's Tour
References
External links
- Niels Scheuneman at UCI
- Niels Scheuneman at Cycling Archives
- Niels Scheuneman at ProCyclingStats
- Niels Scheuneman at Cycling Quotient
This page was last edited on 10 February 2024, at 10:34