Kenneth Vanbilsen

Belgian bicycle racer

Kenneth Vanbilsen
Personal information
Vanbilsen in 2015
Full name	Kenneth Vanbilsen
Born	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34) Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur team
2009–2010	Davo–Lotto–Davitamon

Professional teams
2011	Donckers Koffie–Jelly Belly
2012	An Post–Sean Kelly
2013–2014	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015–2022	Cofidis^[1]^[2]^[3]

Kenneth Vanbilsen (born 1 June 1990 in Herk-de-Stad) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2011 to 2022. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France,^[4] winning the combativity award on stage ten.

Major results

2008

1st Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen

7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors

2011

Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant

1st Stages 2 & 5

3rd Flèche Ardennaise

9th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

2012

1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften

2nd Circuit de Wallonie

2nd Brustem Sint-Truiden

3rd ZLM Tour

3rd Jeuk–Gingelom

7th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

7th Ronde van Limburg

7th Kattekoers

8th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs

2013

1st

Mountains classification Tour des Fjords

2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig

3rd Druivenkoers Overijse

7th Overall Tour de l'Eurométropole

8th Gooikse Pijl

9th Dutch Food Valley Classic

2014

1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

1st

Combativity classification Eneco Tour

2nd Classic Loire Atlantique

2nd Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen

5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

6th Grand Prix de la Somme

10th Overall Tour de Picardie

10th Ronde van Limburg

2015

2nd Grand Prix La Marseillaise

9th Overall Ster ZLM Toer

Combativity award Stage 10 Tour de France

2016

4th Classic Loire Atlantique

2017

1st

Combativity classification Tour of Belgium

8th Polynormande

8th Dwars door het Hageland

2019

1st Dwars door het Hageland

2022

6th Scheldeprijs

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Giro d'Italia	Has not contested during his career
Tour de France	158	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	DNF	146	137	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ Retsin, Frédéric (8 December 2017). "Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne" [The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain]. La Voix du Nord (in French). Groupe Rossel. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Cofidis". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.