Tiesj Benoot

Tiesj Benoot (born 11 March 1994) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM.[3]

Tiesj Benoot
Benoot in 2020
Personal information
Full nameTiesj Benoot
Born (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Team information
Current teamTeam DSM
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Classics specialist
  • All-rounder
Amateur teams
2012Avia–Fuji–Youth
2013–2014Lotto–Belisol U23
2014Lotto–Belisol (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2015–2019Lotto–Soudal[1]
2020–Team Sunweb[2]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Strade Bianche (2018)

Career

Lotto–Soudal (2015–19)

Benoot turned professional with the Belgian UCI World Tour team Lotto–Soudal in 2015, after riding for the team's under 23 outfit in 2013 and 2014, and riding some races as a stagiaire in autumn 2014.[4]

Benoot made an instant impact in the professional ranks by placing fifth in his first Tour of Flanders.[5] Later in the season he showed his abilities in stage races, finishing second overall behind Greg Van Avermaet at the 2015 Tour of Belgium.[5] He also claimed three top-10 finishes in stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Benoot at the 2017 Tour de France

Benoot showed climbing ability at the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, where he finished 12th overall.[6] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[7] Benoot finished 20th overall in his first Grand Tour.

Benoot won his first professional race in March 2018, soloing to victory in the UCI World Tour's Strade Bianche in torrential rain after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and Wout van Aert (Vérandas Willems–Crelan) before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads. Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet.[8]

In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Vuelta a España.[9]

Team Sunweb

In August 2019, Benoot signed a two-year deal with Team Sunweb starting from 2020.[2]

Personal life

Outside of cycling Benoot is a student of economics at Ghent University.[10]

Benoot's uncommon first name derives from American singer/songwriter Tish Hinojosa, due to his parent's affinity with both the music and the first name of the artist.[11]

Major results

2011
7th Overall Tour du Valromey
2012
2nd Overall Junior Oberösterreichrundfahrt
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
5th Bernaudeau Junior
6th Overall GP Général Patton
8th Overall Liège–La Gleize
8th Overall Keizer der Juniores
1st Stage 1
2013
1st Tour de Moselle
2nd Overall Vuelta a Palencia
1st Stage 4
4th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
8th Grand Prix des Marbriers
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
10th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Under-23
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
2014
2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Points classification
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Young rider classification
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
4th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
4th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
5th Flèche Ardennaise
6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
8th Binche–Chimay–Binche
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
2015
2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
3rd Handzame Classic
4th Le Samyn
4th Paris–Tours
5th Tour of Flanders
5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
6th Overall World Ports Classic
6th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Druivenkoers Overijse
8th Overall Eneco Tour
8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
2016
1st Young rider classification Volta ao Algarve
3rd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
4th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
7th E3 Harelbeke
7th Brussels Cycling Classic
8th Strade Bianche
9th Heistse Pijl
2017
3rd Brabantse Pijl
3rd Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
7th Overall Tour of Belgium
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Young rider classification
8th Strade Bianche
8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
8th Vuelta a Murcia
9th Clásica de San Sebastián
2018
1st Strade Bianche
3rd Brabantse Pijl
4th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Young rider classification
5th E3 Harelbeke
5th Tour de l'Eurométropole
6th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
6th Paris–Tours
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
8th Tour of Flanders
2019
1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
2nd Bretagne Classic
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
4th Milano–Torino
5th Strade Bianche
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Tre Valli Varesine
9th Overall Tour of Britain
9th Tour of Flanders
10th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
Combativity award Stage 9 Tour de France
2020
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Points classification
1st Stage 6
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
10th Tour of Flanders

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France 20 DNF 59 75
Vuelta a España 95

Classics results timeline

Monument 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Milan–San Remo 133 20
Tour of Flanders 5 DNF DNF 8 9 10
Paris–Roubaix 100 114 DNF NH
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 23 8
Giro di Lombardia DNF 57 25 24
Classic 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 36 3 DNF 59 DNF 14
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 4 35 64
Strade Bianche 8 8 1 5 DNF
E3 Harelbeke 18 7 14 5 16 NH
Gent–Wevelgem 15 13
Dwars door Vlaanderen 6 39 7 7 5 NH
Brabantse Pijl 3 3
Amstel Gold Race DNF 15 DNF NH
La Flèche Wallonne 52
Clásica de San Sebastián 19 DNF 9 DNF NH
Hamburg Cyclassics 46 19
Bretagne Classic 22 27 2
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec DNF 18 12 NH
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 5 13 15
Paris–Tours 4 6
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held
IP In progress

References

  1. "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. Ballinger, Alex (14 August 2019). "Tiesj Benoot moves to Sunweb for 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Riders to Watch in 2015 – Tiesj Benoot". November 2014.
  5. Clarke, Stuart (27 January 2016). "10 of the best young and exciting WorldTour riders". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. http://www.velon.cc/en/news/2017/06/tour-de-france-primoz-roglic-tiesj-benoot-riders-to-watch
  7. "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. Windsor, Richard (3 March 2018). "Tiesj Benoot puts in super show of strength to win 2018 Strade Bianche". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. Ryan, Barry (6 April 2015). "Benoot underlines promise with fifth place on Tour of Flanders debut". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. De Beck, Mike (10 April 2015). "Aan deze zangeres heeft Benoot zijn sappige naam te danken". hln.be. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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