Wesley Kreder (born 4 November 1990) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2023.

Career

Born in

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, Kreder has competed as a professional since the middle of the 2012 season, joining the team as a stagiaire, having been a member of the from 2010 onwards. Kreder achieved his first professional victory in October

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, making a late-race attack at the

Tour de Vendée Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...

, and held off the field by two seconds. Kreder remained with the team full-time into the 2013 season. Kreder joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. In September 2014 it was announced that Wesley, Michel and Raymond Kreder would sign with the new squad for 2015.

Personal life

Wesley's brother Dennis, and cousins

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and

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are all professional cyclists; Dennis was a team-mate of Wesley's at in 2009, while Michel and Raymond were team-mates at in 2015 and 2016.

Major results

;2007 : 3rd Points race, National Track Championships ;2008 : 1st Overall Acht van Bladel : 1st stage 3 Le Trophee Centre Morbihan : 3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées ::1st Stage 1b : 7th Ledegem-Kemmel-Ledegem ;2009 : 10th

Arno Wallaard Memorial Arno Wallaard Memorial is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in the Dutch region of Alblasserwaard: prior to 2007, the race was called "Omloop Alblasserwaard". Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI ...

;2010 : 1st

Ronde van Midden-Nederland The Ronde van Midden-Nederland is a road bicycle race held annually in Netherlands. It was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 200 ...

: 2nd Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23 : 3rd

Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren The Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren was a one-day cycling race that was held annually in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2017. It was rated a category 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

: 4th ZLM Tour : 5th Izegem Koers : 9th Memorial Fred De Bruyne : 10th

;2011 : 1st Stage 2b ( TTT)

Vuelta Ciclista a León Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a former road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. From 2005 until 2013 it was organised as a 2.2 event on the professional UCI Europe Tour. The other editions w ...

: 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 3rd Overall

Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...

: 3rd

Omloop der Kempen Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Since 1995, the men's event is UCI 1.2 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a s ...

: 4th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23 : 5th

Grand Prix des Marbriers The Grand Prix des Marbriers is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

: 6th

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 ...

: 7th Overall

Kreiz Breizh Elites Kreiz Breizh Elites is a French stage cycling race held annually in Bretagne. It is 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 In ...

: 9th Ster van Zwolle : 10th

Ronde van Noord-Holland Ronde van Noord-Holland is a road bicycle race held annually in the province of North Holland (Noord-Holland) in the Netherlands. In 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of r ...

;2012 : 1st

: 2nd

Zellik–Galmaarden Zellik–Galmaarden is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. As of 2011, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions ...

: 3rd Ster van Zwolle : 4th

Dorpenomloop Rucphen Dorpenomloop Rucphen is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in the Netherlands and was rated by the UCI as 1.2 and forms part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which we ...

: 7th

: 8th Overall

Ronde van Overijssel Ronde van Overijssel ( en, Tour of Overijssel) is an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in Overijssel, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. The event is UCI 1.2 rated, and is part of the UCI Europe Tou ...

;2013 : 4th

Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...

: 5th

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a ...

: 10th

Nationale Sluitingsprijs Nationale Sluitingprijs is a semi classic European bicycle race held annually in Putte (Kapellen), Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

;2014 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd

Classic Loire Atlantique Classic Loire Atlantique is a road bicycle race held annually in the French department of Loire-Atlantique. Since 2011, it is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...

: 8th Overall World Ports Classic ;2015 : 9th

Dwars door Drenthe Dwars door Drenthe ( en, Across Drenthe) was an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands, and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. It took place between 2010 and 2015. From 2010, the men's event was ...

;2016 : 1st Stage 2

Ster ZLM Toer The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020. The serie ...

;2017 : 5th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde ;2018 : 4th

Antwerp Port Epic Antwerp Port Epic is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was created in 2018 and is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycli ...

: 5th

: 8th

Dwars door het Hageland Dwars door het Hageland is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. Up until 2019, it was a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.1 event, though between 2010 and 2012, it was a category 1.2 event. In 2020, the race was promoted to the newl ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kreder, Wesley Dutch male cyclists 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Leiden Cyclists from South Holland 21st-century Dutch people