Thomas De Gendt
De Gendt in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas De Gendt |
| Born | 6 November 1986 Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2006–2008 | Unibet–Davo |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2011–2013 | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015–2024 | Lotto–Soudal |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Thomas De Gendt (born 6 November 1986) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.
Having competed for Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Vacansoleil–DCM, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Lotto–Dstny during his career, De Gendt has taken seventeen professional victories including five Grand Tour stage victories – with at least one at each of the three Grand Tours – and five stage wins at the Volta a Catalunya between 2013 and 2021. The winner of the mountains classification at the 2018 Vuelta a España, De Gendt has also finished on the podium at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, where he was third overall.