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Niels Scheuneman (born 21 December 1983 in
Road race
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Veendam
Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck.
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) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
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.
Biography
When Scheuneman was still a junior, won a silver and a bronze medal in the junior races of the2001 UCI Road World Championships
The 2001 UCI Road World Championships took place in Lisbon, Portugal
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. In the 2003 UCI Road World Championships
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, he competed in the U23 category, and finished second in the time trial.
Scheuneman transferred in 2004 to the Bodysol team, to become a full professional. The Bodysol team then merged with the Relax team, and the combination competed one lever higher, which did not suit Scheuneman, and he had a bad year. At the end of the year, Scheuneman returned to the team, where he rode as a junior.
In 2005, Scheuneman rode the 2005 Vuelta a España
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, his only grand tour
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so far. During a fall which also hurt Roberto Heras
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, Scheuneman broke his finger and had to abandon the race.
At the end of the 2006 season, Scheuneman's contract with ended, and he switched to the team. This team was banned from most races in 2007, so Scheuneman did not race a lot. At the end of the season, he decided to retire from professional racing.
In 2008, he decided to return to racing, and joined the continental KrolStone team.
Major results
Source: ;2000 : 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors ;2001 : 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland : 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores : UCI Junior Road World Championships ::2nd Road race
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: 2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
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: 2nd Overall Grand Prix Général Patton
: 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors
;2002
: 1st Stage 2 Triptyque Ardennais
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No cyclist has won the race more than once.
Winners
References
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: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 8th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
;2003
: 1st Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
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, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
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: 3rd Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
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* Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
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: 4th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt
::1st Young rider classification
: 4th Overall Triptyque Ardennais
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No cyclist has won the race more than once.
Winners
References
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;2004
: 1st Noord-Nederland Tour (with 21 others)
: 9th GP Rudy Dhaenens
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;2005
: 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
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;2006
: 3rd LuK Challenge Luk or LUK may refer to:
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(with Marc Wauters
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)
;2008
: 1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
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: 10th Overall Olympia's Tour
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History
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References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheuneman, Niels 1983 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Veendam UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from Groningen (province)