- Dominique Cornu
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Dominique Cornu 
Personal information Full name Dominique Cornu Born 10 October 1985
Beveren, BelgiumHeight 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Weight 77 kg (170 lb) Team information Current team Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator Discipline Road and track Role Rider Rider type Time triallist Professional team(s) 2007
2009
2010
2011-Predictor-Lotto
Quick Step
Skil-Shimano
Topsport Vlaanderen-MercatorInfobox last updated on
9 December 2008Dominique Cornu (born 10 October 1985 in Beveren) is a Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator. He specializes in the time trial discipline. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned U23 Time Trial World Champion.[1] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian U23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships.[2] In addition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the U23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006.
Achievements
- 2003
- 1st
Junior Belgian National Time Trial Championships - 2004
- 1st Junior Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Grand Prix des Nations U23
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
- 2005
- 1st U23 Belgian National 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
U23 World Time Trial Championship - 1st U23 Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Belgian Track Championships, individual pursuit
- 2nd Belgian Track Championships, 1 km time trial
- 3rd Belgian Track Championships, Point 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 Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour of Belgium
External links
- (Dutch) Official Website (no longer active)
- Cornu's CycleBase Profile
References
- ^ A dream comes true for Cornu, cyclingnews.com
- ^ Dominique Cornu profile at Cycling Archives
Riders on Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator Sander Armée | Jérôme Baugnies | Kris Boeckmans | Johan Coenen | Dominique Cornu | Kenny De Ketele | Laurens De Vreese | Pieter Jacobs | Sven Jodts | Grégory Joseph | Stijn Joseph | Tim Mertens | Stijn Neirynck | Jarl Salomein | Pieter Serry | Geert Steurs | Preben Van Hecke | Michael Van Staeyen | Steven Van Vooren | Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Jelle Wallays | Manager: Christophe Sercu
Men 1967 Ferdinand Bracke · 1968 Serge Reding · 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx · 1975 Bruno Brokken · 1976 Ivo Van Damme · 1977 Michel Pollentier · 1978 Raymond Ceulemans · 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle · 1981 Freddy Maertens · 1982 Jacky Ickx · 1983 Eddy Annys · 1984 Claude Criquielion · 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau · 1986 William Van Dijck · 1987 Georges Jobé · 1988 Eric Geboers · 1989 Thierry Boutsen · 1990 Rudy Dhaenens · 1991 Jean-Michel Saive · 1992 Georges Jobé · 1993 Vincent Rousseau · 1994 Jean-Michel Saive · 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1997 Luc Van Lierde · 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve · 1999 Luc Van Lierde · 2000 Joël Smets · 2001–2004 Stefan Everts · 2005 Tom Boonen · 2006 Stefan Everts · 2007 Tom Boonen · 2008 Sven Nys · 2009–2010 Philippe Gilbert
Women 1975 Carine Verbauwen · 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira · 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen · 1980 Ingrid Berghmans · 1981 Annie Lambrechts · 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans · 1987 Ingrid Lempereur · 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans · 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans · 1992 Annelies Bredael · 1993 Gella Vandecaveye · 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue · 1996 Ulla Werbrouck · 1997 Gella Vandecaveye · 1998 Dominique Monami · 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters · 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2005 Kim Clijsters · 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne · 2008 Tia Hellebaut · 2009–2010 Kim Clijsters
Team 1997 Noliko Maaseik · 1998 Belgian Motorcross team · 1999 Davis Cup team · 2000 Anderlecht · 2001 Fed Cup team · 2002 La Villette · 2003 Belgian Motorcross team · 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2005 Under-21 football team · 2006 Fed Cup team · 2007 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay · 2009 Men's 4×400 metres relay · 2010 Men's 4×400 metres relay
Talent 1998 Kim Clijsters · 1999 Bart Wellens · 2000 Bart Aernouts · 2001 Jurgen Van Den Broeck · 2002 Thomas Buffel · 2003 Kirsten Flipkens · 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem · 2005 Niels Albert · 2006 Yoris Grandjean · 2007 Dominique Cornu · 2008 Elise Matthysen · 2009 Romelu Lukaku · 2010 Luca Brecel
Paralimpic 2010 Sven Decaesstecker
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Belgian cyclists
- Flemish people
- Track cyclists
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