Kenny De Ketele

Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise.[4] He was the men's Madison World Champion in 2012, with Gijs Van Hoecke. In September 2021 he announced his retirement from the sport, after competing in his final road race at the Omloop van het Houtland, with his last track competition being the Six Days of Rotterdam in December of that year.[5]

Kenny De Ketele
De Ketele in 2018
Personal information
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985[1]
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamSport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2003Victaulic Europe
2004Jong Vlaanderen 2016
2005–2007Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional team
2007–2021Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen[2][3]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
2012 MelbourneMadison
2017 Hong KongPoints race
2021 RoubaixPoints race
2012 MelbournePoints race
2016 LondonPoints race
2017 Hong KongMadison
2019 PruszkówMadison
2021 RoubaixMadison
European Championships
2011 ApeldoornMadison
2015 HannoverDerny
2018 GlasgowMadison
2010 PruszkówMadison
2014 GuadeloupeMadison
2016 YvelinesPoints race
2018 GlasgowPoints race
2021 GrenchenMadison
2013 ApeldoornMadison
2016 YvelinesMadison

Major results

Track
2001–2002
2nd National Junior Individual Pursuit Championship
2002–2003
National Junior Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Points race
2nd Scratch
3rd Kilo
2nd European Junior Points Race Championships
2003–2004
1st European Under-23 Madison Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Kilo
UIV Cup U23
1st Ghent (with Steve Schets)
2nd Amsterdam (with Steve Schets)
2nd Munich (with Steve Schets)
2004–2005
National Championships
1st Madison (with Steve Schets)
2nd Omnium
2nd European Under-23 Madison Championships (with Steve Schets)
World Cup
2nd Madison, Manchester (with Wouter Van Mechelen)
3rd Madison, Moscow (with Steve Schets)
2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Steve Schets)
1st Munich
2nd Bremen
2nd Berlin
3rd Copenhagen
2005–2006
1st European Under-23 Madison Championships (with Steve Schets)
National Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team pursuit (with Steve Schets, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Omnium
2006–2007
European Under-23 Championships
1st Points race
3rd Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Points race
1st Derny
2nd Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
2nd World Cup Madison, Los Angeles (with Steve Schets)
2007–2008
National Championships
1st Derny
1st Team pursuit (with Ingmar De Poortere, Tim Mertens and Dominique Cornu)
1st Madison (with Iljo Keisse)
1st Kilo
1st Omnium
2nd Points race
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Scratch
1st World Cup Madison, Los Angeles (with Tim Mertens)
2013
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Madison (with Gijs Van Hoecke), UEC European Championships
2014
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Jasper De Buyst)
2nd Points race – London, UCI World Cup
3rd Madison (with Otto Vergaerde), UEC European Championships
3rd Six Days of Zurich (with Jasper De Buyst)
2015
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2016
UCI World Cup
1st Madison, Apeldoorn (with Robbe Ghys)
3rd Madison, Glasgow (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Madison, National Championships (with Moreno De Pauw)[6]
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
UEC European Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Points race, UCI World Championships
2017
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days Final – Mallorca (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
UCI World Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison with Moreno De Pauw)
UCI World Cup
1st Madison, Milton (with Lindsay De Vylder)
2nd Madison, Pruszków (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Points race, Milton
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2018
UEC European Championships
1st Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd Points race
1st Six Day Bremen (with Theo Reinhardt)
2nd Six Day Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Day Copenhagen (with Michael Morkov)
2019
UCI World Championships
3rd Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2021
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
UCI World Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison (with Robbe Ghys)

Road
2003
2nd Junior Tour of Flanders
2nd Junior Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
2005
2nd Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
3rd Kaarst-Büttgen
2006
9th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
2007
3rd GP Frans Melckenbeeck
7th Overall Giro del Capo
2015
7th Grand Prix Criquielion
2018
9th Overall Rás Tailteann

References
  1. "Kenny De Ketele". Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise. Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise 2019 met 22 renners" [Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 2019 with 22 riders]. Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise (in Dutch). Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Kenny De Ketele kondigt afscheid aan: laatste wegrit al gereden, Rotterdam wordt allerlaatste zesdaagse" [Kenny De Ketele announces farewell: last road race already ridden, Rotterdam will be the very last six-day race]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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