Dominique Cornu
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dominique Cornu |
| Born |
10 October 1985 Beveren, Belgium |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time triallist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen |
| 2007–2008 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2009 | Quick-Step |
| 2010 | Skil–Shimano |
| 2011–2013 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2014 | Sunweb–Napoleon Games[1] |
| 2015 | Verandas Willems |
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Infobox last updated on 29 August 2016 | |
Dominique Cornu (born 10 October 1985, in Beveren) is a Belgian retired road and track cyclist from Flanders, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2015. He specializes in the time trial discipline.
At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned Under-23 Time Trial World Champion.[2] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian Under-23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships.[3] In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the Under-23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006.
Cornu left Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Sunweb–Napoleon Games for the 2014 season.[1]
Major results
- 2003
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2004
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations U23
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 2005
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Tweedaagse van de Gaverstreek
- 1st overall in Berliner Rundfahrt (U23)
- 2nd U23 European Time Trial Championship
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 2006
- 1st World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- National Track Championships
- 1st Individual Pursuit
- 2nd Track time trial
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd U23 European Time Trial Championship
- 1st Omloop Het Volk (U23)
- 1st Prologue Ronde van Antwerpen
- 2008
- 1st Stage 4 Giro del Capo
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Overall Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
- 4st National Time Trial Championships
- 2011
- 7st Overall Eneco Tour
References
- 1 2 "Dominique Cornu tekent voor Sunweb-Napoleon Games" [Dominique Cornu signs for Sunweb-Napoleon Games]. SportWereld–Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Corelio. Belga. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ A dream comes true for Cornu, cyclingnews.com
- ↑ Dominique Cornu profile at Cycling Archives