Niko Eeckhout

Niko Eeckhout
Personal information
Full nameNiko Eeckhout
NicknameRambo
Born (1970-12-16) 16 December 1970
Izegem, Belgium
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Rider typeClassics specialist, sprinter
Professional teams
1992–1996Collstrop–Garden Wood
1997–1998Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
1999–2000Palmans–Ideal
2001–2004Lotto–Adecco
2005–2008Chocolade Jacques–T Interim
2009–2013An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly
Managerial team
2014–2017An Post–Chain Reaction
Major wins
UCI Europe Tour Champion (2005–2006)
Belgian National Road Race Championships (2006)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (2001, 2005)
Championship of Flanders (1996, 1998, 2000, 2006)

Niko Eeckhout (born 16 December 1970) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist who rode professionally between 1992 and 2013. He was the 2005–2006 UCI Europe Tour Series Champion and won the 2006 Belgian National Cycling Championship Road Race. After retiring from racing he became a coach, initially with his final professional team An Post–Chain Reaction.