Nathan Van Hooydonck (born 12 October 1995) is a Belgian former

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, who competed as a professional from 2017 to 2023 for and .

Career

In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the

2019 Vuelta a España The 2019 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain, Andorra and France between 24 August and 15 September 2019. The race was the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España and is the final Grand Tour of t ...

. In 2021 he entered his second edition of the Vuelta, his first riding for Team Jumbo-Visma. He rode in support of

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, who won the race. He was named to the team for the

2022 Tour de France The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard () won the general clas ...

and ended up playing an important role. Between Roglič,

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and

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fighting for stage wins, jerseys and the Tour de France itself, Van Hooydonck was one of the key

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for the team. He had to leave the race just two stages before the end, due to personal matters. He is the son of former professional cyclist Gino and the nephew of two-time

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winner Edwig Van Hooydonck. On 12 September 2023, he suffered an initially undescribed medical issue causing him to be involved in a traffic incident. Jonas Vingegaard won the stage of the

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that was held that day and dedicated his win to Van Hooydonck. On 20 September, it was announced that an

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(ICD) had to be placed due to an irregularity of the cardiac wall, placing him at risk for future

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, and that this would end his professional cycling career.

Major results

;2012 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores : 4th

Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972. The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes o ...

: 6th

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, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;2013 : 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores : 2nd

, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd

Paris–Roubaix Juniors Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...

: 3rd La Philippe Gilbert : 3rd

: 4th Overall GP Général Patton : 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores : 7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors ;2015 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st MaillotBélgica

Road race ::2nd

: 3rd Overall

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::1st

Young rider classification : 8th

Paris–Tours Espoirs Paris–Tours Espoirs ( en, Paris–Tours Prospects) is a French single-day road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race is held as a 1 ...

;2016 : 2nd

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: 3rd Overall

Ronde de l'Oise The Ronde de l'Oise is a cycling stage race held annually in the department of Oise in France. It was founded in 1954 and in 2007 became part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...

::1st

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 4 : 3rd

Chrono Champenois The Chrono Champenois is a European individual time trial bicycle race held around Bétheny in France, in the Champagne region. The race has been organised as a 1.2 event since 1989 for women's and since 1998 there is also a men's race which is ...

: 4th Overall

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::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) : 4th

Circuit de Wallonie Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium since 1966. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...

: 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships : 5th

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23 is a cycling race held annually in Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cy ...

: 6th

Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig The Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig was a professional cycling race held annually in Belgium between 1985 and 2019. It was first held in 1985 under the name Grand Prix Jerry Blondel. In 1987 it was renamed Trophée Cycliste Internati ...

: 9th Overall

Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is a Belgian cycling road race. It was first held in 1996. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...

;2017 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th

Paris–Roubaix Espoirs Paris–Roubaix Espoirs is a one-day road cycling race held annually in France. In 2005 the race was integrated into the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2U race. Held since 1967, it is the under-23 version of the Monument classic Paris–Roubaix ...

;2018 : 4th Overall

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;2021 : 7th

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

;2023 : 1st Stage 3 ( TTT)

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

: 2nd

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season. ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Hooydonck, Nathan 1995 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Wuustwezel Cyclists from Antwerp Province