Laurens Sweeck

	Sweeck in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Laurens Sweeck
Born	17 December 1993 (age 31); Leuven, Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team (road); Crelan–Fristads (Cyclo-cross);
Discipline	Cyclo-cross; Road;
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2014–2018	Kwadro–Stannah
2018–2019	Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice
2019–2022	Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal
2022–	Crelan–Fristads
2023–	Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team
Major wins
	Cyclo-cross National Championships (2020) World Cup (2022–23) 2 individual wins (2022–23) Superprestige (2019–20)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing Belgium
World Championships
European Championships
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing Belgium
World Championships
European Championships
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Laurens Sweeck (born 17 December 1993) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team for road racing and Crelan–Fristads for cyclo-cross.^[2] He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.^[3]^[4]

Sweeck is the grandson of former cyclist Alfons Sweeck. His twin brother Diether Sweeck and his older brother Hendrick Sweeck are also professional cyclists.

Major results

Road

2015

1st Stage 5 Tour de Namur

2016

Triptyque Ardennais

1st Prologue & Stage 3

1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour de Namur

2017

1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré

2nd Overall Tour de Namur

1st Stages 3, 4 (ITT) & 5

2nd Overall Triptyque Ardennais

1st Stage 3

2nd Overall Tour de Liège

10th Halle–Ingooigem

2022

5th Heistse Pijl

2023

3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Montbéliard

1st Stage 2

2024: 1st SD WORX BW Classic

Cyclo-cross

2014–2015

1st

National Under-23 Championships

2nd Overall Under-23 Superprestige

1st Ruddervoorde

1st Hoogstraten

1st Middelkerke

2nd Gieten

3rd Zonhoven

3rd Gavere

2nd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup

1st Heusden-Zolder

1st Hoogerheide

3rd Namur

2nd

UCI World Under-23 Championships

2nd

UEC European Under-23 Championships

2nd Antwerpen

2nd Maldegem

2nd Mol

2nd Under-23 Hasselt

3rd Oostmalle

2015–2016

BPost Bank Trophy

1st Sint-Niklaas

EKZ CrossTour

1st Baden

2nd National Championships

3rd Mol

3rd Neerpelt

2016–2017

Soudal Classics

1st Hasselt

1st Neerpelt

3rd Leuven

UCI World Cup

2nd Heusden-Zolder

3rd Las Vegas

3rd Iowa City

Brico Cross

2nd Bredene

3rd Overall Superprestige

3rd Gieten

3rd Zonhoven

3rd Ruddervoorde

3rd Middelkerke

DVV Trophy

3rd Hamme

3rd National Championships

3rd Otegem

2017–2018

Brico Cross

1st Maldegem

2nd Hulst

Soudal Classics

1st Neerpelt

2nd Niel

1st Iowa City

1st Las Vegas

UCI World Cup

2nd Heusden-Zolder

3rd Iowa City

DVV Trophy

2nd Essen

3rd Lille

3rd Antwerpen

3rd Overall Superprestige

2nd Boom

2nd Hoogstraten

3rd Gieten

3rd Diegem

2nd National Championships

2nd Oostmalle

2018–2019

Brico Cross

1st Essen

2nd Lokeren

1st Neerpelt

3rd

UEC European Championships

UCI World Cup

3rd Waterloo

DVV Trophy

3rd Niel

3rd Hamme

3rd Baal

2019–2020

1st

National Championships

1st Overall Superprestige

1st Middelkerke

2nd Ruddervoorde

2nd Zonhoven

3rd Gavere

Ethias Cross

1st Eeklo

2nd Essen

Rectavit Series

1st Neerpelt

2nd Niel

1st Waterloo

1st Oostmalle

UCI World Cup

2nd Koksijde

2nd Heusden-Zolder

3rd Nommay

DVV Trophy

2nd Hamme

3rd

UEC European Championships

2020–2021

Superprestige

1st Niel

1st Middelkerke

3rd Gieten

3rd Merksplas

Ethias Cross

1st Leuven

2nd Kruibeke

3rd Lokeren

X²O Badkamers Trophy

1st Lille

3rd Hamme

1st Oostmalle

2nd Mol

2021–2022

X²O Badkamers Trophy

1st Hamme

Ethias Cross

1st Leuven

1st Maldegem

2nd Bredene

2nd Meulebeke

1st Oostmalle

1st Ardooie

UCI World Cup

2nd Koksijde

2nd National Championships

Superprestige

3rd Merksplas

2022–2023

1st

Overall UCI World Cup

1st Maasmechelen

1st Beekse Bergen

2nd Waterloo

2nd Fayetteville

2nd Hulst

2nd Dublin

2nd Besançon

3rd Zonhoven

Superprestige

1st Niel

1st Merksplas

2nd Ruddervoorde

3rd Middelkerke

X²O Badkamers Trophy

1st Lille

3rd Koksijde

Exact Cross

1st Sint Niklaas

3rd Kruibeke

1st Otegem

1st Oostmalle

2nd National Championships

2nd Maldegem

3rd

Team relay, UCI World Championships

3rd

UEC European Championships

3rd Ardooie

2023–2024

UCI World Cup

2nd Dublin

3rd Maasmechelen

3rd Dendermonde

3rd Zonhoven

4th Antwerpen

2nd Woerden

2024–2025

Superprestige

1st Niel

1st Merksplas

1st Diegem

2nd Mol

X²O Badkamers Trophy

1st Koksijde

1st Lille

3rd Herentals

Exact Cross

1st Essen

1st Maldegem

3rd Loenhout

2nd National Championships

2nd Otegem

2nd Oostmalle

References

^ "Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Laurens Sweeck". cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

External links

Laurens Sweeck at ProCyclingStats
Laurens Sweeck at Cycling Archives (archive)

[1] "Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[2] "Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[3] "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Laurens Sweeck". cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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v t e Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champions (men)
1900–1919	Philippe Thys (1910) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1912) Henri Moerenhout (1913) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1914)
1920–1939	René Vermandel (1921) Maurice De Waele (1922) Théodore Van Eetvelde (1923) Joseph Van Dam (1924) Pé Verhaegen (1925) Henri Moerenhout (1926) Jean Meeuwis (1927) Jules Goedhuys (1928) Georges Ronsse (1929–1930) Jules Goedhuys (1931) Jef Demuysere (1932) Maurice Seynaeve (1933–1937) Omer Thys (1938–1939)
1940–1959	Richard Blendeman (1941) Eugeen Jacobs (1942–1943) Frans Van Hellemont (1944) Georges Vandermeirsch (1945–1947) Frans De Coster (1948) Georges Vandermeirsch (1949) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1950) Georges Vandermeirsch (1951) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1952) Georges Furnière (1953) Frans Feremans (1954) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1955–1956) René De Rey (1957) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1958) René De Rey (1959)
1960–1979	Roger De Clercq (1960) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1961) Roger De Clercq (1962) Albert Van Damme (1963) Roger De Clercq (1964) Albert Van Damme (1965–1966) Erik De Vlaeminck (1967) Albert Van Damme (1968) Erik De Vlaeminck (1969) Albert Van Damme (1970) Erik De Vlaeminck (1971–1972) Albert Van Damme (1973) Roger De Vlaeminck (1974–1975) Marc De Block (1976–1977) Roger De Vlaeminck (1978) Jan Teugels (1979)
1980–1999	Roland Liboton (1980–1989) Danny De Bie (1990–1992) Paul Herygers (1993) Peter Van Den Abeele (1994) Marc Janssens (1995) Erwin Vervecken (1996) Paul Herygers (1997) Marc Janssens (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Sven Nys (2000) Mario De Clercq (2001–2002) Sven Nys (2003) Bart Wellens (2004) Sven Nys (2005–2006) Bart Wellens (2007) Sven Nys (2008–2010) Niels Albert (2011) Sven Nys (2012) Klaas Vantornout (2013) Sven Nys (2014) Klaas Vantornout (2015) Wout van Aert (2016–2018) Toon Aerts (2019)
2020–2039	Laurens Sweeck (2020) Wout van Aert (2021–2022) Michael Vanthourenhout (2023) Eli Iserbyt (2024) Thibau Nys (2025)

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