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Peter Van Petegem
Belgian cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970 in Brakel, Belgium) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour of Flanders[1] and Paris–Roubaix[2][3] in the same season. He also earned a medal at the World Championship on two occasions; taking the silver in 1998 and winning the bronze in 2003. His last race was the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem on 11 September 2007.
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![]() Van Petegem at the 2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Peter van Petegem | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | De Peet; de zwarte van Brakel | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1970-01-18) 18 January 1970 (age 54) Brakel, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||
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1992 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | Lotto | |||||||||||||||||
1994 | Trident–Schick | |||||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | TVM–Polis Direct | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | Mercury–Viatel | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | Collstrop–Palmans | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Lotto–Adecco | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Quick-Step–Innergetic | |||||||||||||||||
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