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| Full name | Erwin Vervecken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1972 Herentals, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Fidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–2001 | Espace Card-Record Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Spaarselect (to 08/31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Fidea Cycling Team (from 09/01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cyclo-cross Champion (2001, 2006, 2007) 6 World Cup victories 9 victories in Superprestige 7 victories in the GVA Trophy 2 overall victories in GVA Trophy 1 overall lead in UCI ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erwin Vervecken (born 23 March 1972) is a former Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. Vervecken was professional cyclists for 16 seasons (1995–2010) and works since his retirement as an external sportive consultant for sportmarketing company Golazo where he helps organizing cyclocross and mountainbike races and does the coordination of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series. He's also writing for the cycling magazine cycling.be
Career highlights
He won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship in 2001, 2006, and 2007. In 1998, 1999 and 2005 he was second in the World Championships and in 1994 and 2002 he was third in the World Championships.
- 1988–1989
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Belgium U17 Cyclo-Cross Championship- 1990–1991
- Belgium U19 Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 1993–1994
- 1 victory: Koksijde
- 3rd, World Cyclo-Cross Championship
- 1995–1996
- 5 victories : Gieten, Koksijde, Ruddervoorde, Lille and the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championship in Overijse
- 1996–1997
- 1 victory : Berlin
- 1997–1998
- 1 victory : Lille
- 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2nd in the Cyclocross World Championships
- 1998–1999
- 1 victory : Overijse
- 2nd in the Cyclocross World Championships
- 1999–2000
- No victories
- 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2000–2001
- World Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 9 victories : Overijse, Harderwijk, Woerden, Prague, Niel, Koksijde, Rijkevorsel, Surhuisterveen and Cyclocross World Championships in Tabor
- 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd overall in the Superprestige
- 2nd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking
- 2001–2002
- 9 victories : Sint-Michielsgestel, Diegem, Hoogstraten, Worldcup Nommay, Gloucester twice, Huijbergen, Loenhout, Hoogerheide
- 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2nd overall in the Superprestige
- 3rd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking
- 2002–2003
- 1 victories: Ardooie
- 3rd in the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Monopoli
- 2003–2004
- 3 victories: Tacoma, Portland and Hoogstraten
- 3rd overall in the Superprestige
- 2004–2005
- 3 victories: WorldcupKoksijde, Diegem and Hoogstraten
- 2nd in the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Sankt Wendel
- 3rd overall in the Cyclo-cross World Cup
- 3rd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking
- 2005–2006
- World Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 4 victories: Eernegem, Roubaix, Worldcup Hoogerheide, Cyclocross World Championships in Zeddam
- 2nd in the Belgium Cyclo-cross Championships
- 2nd place overall in the UCI cyclo-cross ranking
- 3rd place in the GvA Trofee
- 2006–2007
- World Cyclo-Cross Champion
- 3 victories: Aalter, Worldcup Hofstade, Cyclocross World Championships in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium
- 2007-2008 (3)
- 2 victories: Southampton, Woerden & Roubaix
- 2008–2009
- 2 victories: Worldcup Koksijde, Worldcup Roubaix
- 2009–2010
- 1 victory: Sun Prairie