Jens debussers – Wikipedia

Jens Debusschere is a Belgian cyclist born the August 28, 1989 in rolls. He began his professional career in 2011. He notably became Belgian champion in 2014.

Youth and amateur career [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Jens Debusschere is born the August 28, 1989 in Roulers in Belgium ^{[ first ]} . He is the younger brother of the Maxim Debusschere cyclists (nl) it kevin debuses ^{[ first ]} .

During his childhood, he first practiced football, at VK Dadizele. Seeing his older brothers Kevin and Maxim practice cycling, he was quick to train by bike with them, then to practice this sport. After combining football and cycling, he eventually opted for the latter ^{[ 2 ]} . He enrolled in CT Menin and disputes his first races ^{[ 3 ]} . He was illustrated in 2005 in the beginner category, by winning in particular the title of Belgian champion in this category ^{[ 4 ]} .

The following year, he went to the junior category and joined the Balen BC ^{[ 4 ]} . In 2007, he was champion of Belgium Juniors, won the Tour of Flanders Junior, and notably took second place in the Pavé de Roubaix. In 2007, he won the Junior Road Belgian Championship, the Junior Flanders Tour and ranked second in the Roubaix Pavé.

In 2008, Jens Debusschere joined the new PWS Eijssen team, created to bring the best young people in Balen BC to professionalism ^{[ 5 ] , [ 6 ]} . In March, he made his team debut of Belgium Hopes during the Tour of Flanders Hopes ^{[ 7 ]} . In 2009, he won the provincial championship of Flanders-Western and two stages of the Tour of Flemish Brabant. From the first ^is August, he is an intern in the Topsport team Vlaanderen-Baloise ^{[ 8 ]} . In 2010, he was a stage winner at the Ardennes triptych and the triptych of Monts et Châteaux, second in Paris-Roubaix Espoirs. In June, he was hired by the Omega Pharmo-Lotto team in order to become professional in 2011. He first joined this team as an intern in August 2010 ^{[ 9 ]} .

Professional career [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Jens Debusschere becomes a professional runner in this of the Omega Pharmo-Lotto team in 2011.

In 2013, at 23, he obtained his first point on the UCI World Tour by housing in fourth place in the first stage of Paris-Nice, a stage won by Nacer Bouhanni. Three weeks later, during Ghent-Wevelgem, he participated in the breakaway which is competing for the victory, but is dismissed by a puncture ^{[ ten ]} . In June, he fliced ​​the Cubitus by falling during the Tour of Switzerland ^{[ 11 ]} . His contract is extended by two years ^{[ twelfth ]} . He is one of the revelations of the end of the year thanks to a series of victories ^{[ 13 ]} . He thus won his first professional victory at the end of September, at the Flanders championship, after a sprint ^{[ 14 ]} . He won again during the first stage of the Eurometropolis Tour, whose general classification he also won, and during his last race of the year, the national closing price.

In June 2014, he won the Belgian on the road championship by ahead of Sprint Roy Jans and Tom Boonen. During the Tour de Wallonie, his first race with the national champion jersey, he won the first step, becoming leader in the general classification ^{[ 15 ]} , but finish 78 ^{It is} in the final general classification ^{[ 16 ]} . At the end of the 2014 season, the contract which links it to its employer is extended for the following year ^{[ 17 ]} .

In 2015, he won the second step ^{[ 18 ]} From Tirreno-Adriatico, in front of the Slovak Peter Sagan. This is his first victory over a World Tour race ^{[ 19 ]} . During the summer, he disputed his first round in France, as a teammate of André Greipel ^{[ 20 ]} . Debusschere is a replacement for the online race for the Richmond World Championships. Belgian leaders are Tom Boonen, Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet ^{[ 21 ]} . In September, he won the Citadel of Namur at the Wallonia Grand Prix, attacking alone shortly before the last kilometer ^{[ 22 ]} . Two days later, he continued on his momentum by raising his arms on the Championship of Flanders, but was finally downgraded for “irregular sprint”, victory returns to Michał Goła ^{[ 23 ]} . A few days later, he won the Houtland circuit. In October, he was a stage winner at the turn of the Eurometropolis, and ended his season with third place at the national closing price.

Winner in 2016 through the Flanders the day following the Brussels attacks ^{[ 24 ]} , Debusschere does not finish Gand-Wevelgem due to a fall which causes him a concussion and a fracture with two vertebrae ^{[ 25 ] , [ 26 ]} .

In 2017 he was selected to participate in the European Road Cycling Championships ^{[ 27 ]} .

In August 2018, he signed a contract with the Katusha-Alpecin training for the 2019 season ^{[ 28 ]} .

Debusschere participates in the Tour de France 2020. During the 17 ^{It is} A step at the Col de la Loze, he fulfills his role as a teammate for his leader Bryan Coquard, reduced by knee pain and quickly distant by the peloton. Debusschere then awaits its leader and makes most of the efforts with naughty in its wheel, especially in the valley used as transitions between the two main collars of the day. Coquard succeeds thanks to this « sacrifice » To be finished on time on arrival, which is not the case of Debusschere which is therefore eliminated ^{[ 29 ]} .

In October 2021, his contract with B&B Hotels P/B KTM was extended until the end of 2023 ^{[ 30 ]} .

Palmarior amateur [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Professional prize list [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Results on the big laps [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Tour de France [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

4 participations

Italian Tour [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

1 participation

Tour of Spain [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

3 participations

World rankings [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Legend : NC = not classified

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