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Niels Albert

Albert during the 2007 World Championships

Personal information

Full name

Niels Albert

Born

5 February 1986 (age 38)
Bonheiden, Belgium

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)

Team information

Current team

Retired

Discipline

Cyclo-cross and road

Role

Rider

Professional team

2005–2014

Palmans–Sapim–Collstrop

Major wins

Cyclo-cross: World Championships (2009, 2012); National Championships (2011); World Cup (2010–11, 2012–13); BPost Bank Trophy (2012–13)

Medal record

Representing Belgium

Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
	Hoogerheide 2009	Elite
	Koksijde 2012	Elite

Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo. He became World Champion twice, in 2009 and 2012.

Career

Similarly to Sven Nys, Albert began BMX racing, in which he was two times Belgian National Champion, before switching to cyclo-cross. On 8 October 2006 Albert took his first major senior victory at Grote Prijs Pro Cycling Neerpelt, Belgium. Albert won the first International cyclo-cross of the 2007/08 season with a victory in Erpe-Mere, Belgium.^[1] Albert scored another big victory with the Superprestige in Gieten, the Netherlands where riding for the first time in the Elite category of the annual Gieten race, he beat Sven Nys and Lars Boom.^[2]

He finished second at the 2008/09 Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships (behind Sven Nys).

In 2009, he became the Cyclo-cross world champion in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands. He took a second World Champion title in 2012, after a solo victory in Koksijde.^[3]

His career ended abruptly on 19 May 2014, when Albert, aged 28, announced his retirement as a professional cyclist, due to heart problems.^[4]

Major results

Road

2007

3rd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

2009

1st Stage 1 Mi-Août Bretonne

1st Prologue Boucles de la Mayenne

4th Overall Tour Alsace

1st Stages 2 & 5

2010

5th Overall Circuito Montañes

1st Stage 6

2011: 1st Stage 2 Tour Alsace; 7th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2013: 8th Ronde van Limburg

Cyclo-cross

2003–2004

1st

UCI World Junior Championships

1st

UEC European Junior Championships

1st

National Junior Championships

1st Overall Junior Superprestige

1st Ruddervorde

1st Hoogstraten

1st Harnes

2004–2005

1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige

1st Hoogstraten

2nd Sint-Michielsgestel

3rd Ruddervorde

UCI Under-23 World Cup

1st Under-23 Kalmthout

1st Under-23 Beuvry

1st Under-23 Leudelange

2nd

UEC European Under-23 Championships

2nd National Under-23 Championships

2005–2006

1st

UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st

National Under-23 Championships

1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige

1st Ruddervorde

1st Sint-Michielsgestel

1st Hoogstraten

1st Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen

UCI Under-23 World Cup

Gazet van Antwerpen

2nd Niel

3rd Baal

1st Under-23 Pijnacker

2nd Aalter

3rd

UCI World Under-23 Championships

2006–2007

1st

UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st

National Under-23 Championships

1st

Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup

2nd Hoogerheide

1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige

1st Sint-Michielsgestel

1st Hoogstraten

2nd Ruddervorde

2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen

3rd Baal

2nd

UCI World Under-23 Championships

2nd Vossem

3rd Aalter

2007–2008

1st

UCI World Under-23 Championships

1st

UEC European Under-23 Championships

1st

Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup

1st Liévin

1st Hoogerheide

3rd Overall Superprestige

1st Hoogstraten

2nd Veghel-Eerde

Gazet van Antwerpen

2nd Lebbeke

3rd National Championships

2008–2009

1st

UCI World Championships

1st Veghel-Eerde

2nd Hoogstraten

3rd Ruddervorde

Gazet van Antwerpen

2nd Niel

3rd Baal

1st Tervuren

2nd National Championships

2009–2010

2nd Overall UCI World Cup

1st Hoogerheide

2nd Heusden-Zolder

2nd Overall Superprestige

1st Hoogstraten

2nd Ruddervorde

3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen

3rd Baal

1st Eernegem

2010–2011

1st

National Championships

1st

Overall UCI World Cup

1st Hoogerheide

2nd Heusden-Zolder

2nd Pontchâteau

2nd Hoogstraten

Gazet van Antwerpen

3rd Baal

Fidea Classics

1st Tervuren

2nd Niel

3rd Asteasu

2011–2012

1st

UCI World Championships

1st Ruddervorde

Gazet van Antwerpen

Fidea Classics

2nd Niel

2nd National Championships

2012–2013

1st

Overall UCI World Cup

2nd Rome

2nd Heusden-Zolder

1st Overall Bpost Bank Trophy

3rd Baal

2nd Overall Superprestige

2nd Middelkerke

2nd Ruddervorde

Soudal Classics

1st Niel

1st Heerlen

1st Cincinnati

2nd National Championships

2nd Sint-Niklaas

2013–2014

2nd Overall Superprestige

3rd Hoogstraten

2nd Overall Bpost Bank Trophy

3rd Baal

3rd Overall UCI World Cup

1st Rome

Soudal Classics

1st Sint-Niklaas

See also

Niels Albert CX

References

^ "Albert clinches win in season's first cross". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
^ "Albert makes thirteen an unlucky number for Nys". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
^ "Albert rijdt solo naar wereldtitel in Koksijde" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^ Been, José (19 May 2014). "Niels Albert ends cyclo-cross career due to heart problems". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships Archive

External links

Niels Albert at ProCyclingStats

Niels Albert sporting positions and awards

v t e UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's elite race
1950–1959	1950: Jean Robic (FRA) 1951: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1952: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1953: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1954: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1955: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1956: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1957: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1958: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1959: Renato Longo (ITA)
1960–1979	1960: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1961: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1962: Renato Longo (ITA) 1963: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1964: Renato Longo (ITA) 1965: Renato Longo (ITA) 1966: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1967: Renato Longo (ITA) 1968: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1969: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1970: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1971: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1972: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1973: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1974: Albert Van Damme (BEL) 1975: Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1976: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1977: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1978: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1979: Albert Zweifel (SUI)
1980–1999	1980: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1981: Hennie Stamsnijder (NED) 1982: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1983: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1984: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1985: Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER) 1986: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1987: Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER) 1988: Pascal Richard (SUI) 1989: Danny De Bie (BEL) 1990: Henk Baars (NED) 1991: Radomír Šimůnek (CZE) 1992: Mike Kluge (GER) 1993: Dominique Arnould (FRA) 1994: Paul Herygers (BEL) 1995: Dieter Runkel (SUI) 1996: Adri van der Poel (NED) 1997: Daniele Pontoni (ITA) 1998: Mario De Clercq (BEL) 1999: Mario De Clercq (BEL)
2000–2019	2000: Richard Groenendaal (NED) 2001: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2002: Mario De Clercq (BEL) 2003: Bart Wellens (BEL) 2004: Bart Wellens (BEL) 2005: Sven Nys (BEL) 2006: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2007: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2008: Lars Boom (NED) 2009: Niels Albert (BEL) 2010: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2011: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2012: Niels Albert (BEL) 2013: Sven Nys (BEL) 2014: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2015: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2016: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2017: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2018: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2019: Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
2020–2039	2020: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2021: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2022: Tom Pidcock (GBR) 2023: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2024: Mathieu van der Poel (NED)

v t e UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's under-23 race
1996–1999	1996: Miguel Martinez (FRA) 1997: Sven Nys (BEL) 1998: Sven Nys (BEL) 1999: Bart Wellens (BEL)
2000–2009	2000: Bart Wellens (BEL) 2001: Sven Vanthourenhout (BEL) 2002: Thijs Verhagen (NED) 2003: Enrico Franzoi (ITA) 2004: Kevin Pauwels (BEL) 2005: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2006: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2007: Lars Boom (NED) 2008: Niels Albert (BEL) 2009: Philipp Walsleben (GER)
2010–2019	2010: Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) 2011: Lars Van der Haar (NED) 2012: Lars Van der Haar (NED) 2013: Mike Teunissen (NED) 2014: Wout Van Aert (BEL) 2015: Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) 2016: Eli Iserbyt (BEL) 2017: Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) 2018: Eli Iserbyt (BEL) 2019: Tom Pidcock (GBR)
2020–2029	2020: Ryan Kamp (NED) 2021: Pim Ronhaar (NED) 2022: Joran Wyseure (BEL) 2023: Thibau Nys (BEL) 2024: Tibor Del Grosso (NED)

v t e UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's junior race
1979	1979: Iñaki Vijandi [es] (ESP)
1980–1999	1980: Radomír Šimůnek (TCH) 1981: Rigobert Matt (GER) 1982: Beat Schumacher [fr] (SUI) 1983: Roman Kreuziger (TCH) 1984: Ondrej Glajza (TCH) 1985: Beat Wabel (SUI) 1986: Stuart Marshall (GBR) 1987: Marc Janssens (BEL) 1988: Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) 1989: Richard Groenendaal (NED) 1990: Eric Boezewinkel (NED) 1991: Ondřej Lukeš [cs] (TCH) 1992: Roger Hammond (GBR) 1993: Kamil Ausbuher (CZE) 1994: Gretienus Gommers [nl] (NED) 1995: Zdeněk Mlynář (CZE) 1996: Roman Peter (SUI) 1997: David Rusch (SUI) 1998: Michael Baumgartner (SUI) 1999: Matthew Kelly (USA)
2000–2019	2000: Bart Aernouts (BEL) 2001: Martin Bína (CZE) 2002: Kevin Pauwels (BEL) 2003: Lars Boom (NED) 2004: Niels Albert (BEL) 2005: Davide Malacarne (ITA) 2006: Boy van Poppel (NED) 2007: Joeri Adams (BEL) 2008: Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) 2009: Tijmen Eising (NED) 2010: Tomáš Paprstka (CZE) 2011: Clément Venturini (FRA) 2012: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2013: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2014: Thijs Aerts (BEL) 2015: Simon Andreassen (DEN) 2016: Jens Dekker (NED) 2017: Tom Pidcock (GBR) 2018: Ben Tulett (GBR) 2019: Ben Tulett (GBR)
2020–2039	2020: Thibau Nys (BEL) 2021: not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022: Jan Christen (SUI) 2023: Léo Bisiaux (FRA) 2024: Stefano Viezzi (ITA)

v t e Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champions (men)
1900–1919	Philippe Thys (1910) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1912) Henri Moerenhout (1913) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1914)
1920–1939	René Vermandel (1921) Maurice De Waele (1922) Théodore Van Eetvelde (1923) Joseph Van Dam (1924) Pé Verhaegen (1925) Henri Moerenhout (1926) Jean Meeuwis (1927) Jules Goedhuys (1928) Georges Ronsse (1929–1930) Jules Goedhuys (1931) Jef Demuysere (1932) Maurice Seynaeve (1933–1937) Omer Thys (1938–1939)
1940–1959	Richard Blendeman (1941) Eugeen Jacobs (1942–1943) Frans Van Hellemont (1944) Georges Vandermeirsch (1945–1947) Frans De Coster (1948) Georges Vandermeirsch (1949) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1950) Georges Vandermeirsch (1951) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1952) Georges Furnière (1953) Frans Feremans (1954) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1955–1956) René De Rey (1957) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1958) René De Rey (1959)
1960–1979	Roger De Clercq (1960) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1961) Roger De Clercq (1962) Albert Van Damme (1963) Roger De Clercq (1964) Albert Van Damme (1965–1966) Erik De Vlaeminck (1967) Albert Van Damme (1968) Erik De Vlaeminck (1969) Albert Van Damme (1970) Erik De Vlaeminck (1971–1972) Albert Van Damme (1973) Roger De Vlaeminck (1974–1975) Marc De Block (1976–1977) Roger De Vlaeminck (1978) Jan Teugels (1979)
1980–1999	Roland Liboton (1980–1989) Danny De Bie (1990–1992) Paul Herygers (1993) Peter Van Den Abeele (1994) Marc Janssens (1995) Erwin Vervecken (1996) Paul Herygers (1997) Marc Janssens (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Sven Nys (2000) Mario De Clercq (2001–2002) Sven Nys (2003) Bart Wellens (2004) Sven Nys (2005–2006) Bart Wellens (2007) Sven Nys (2008–2010) Niels Albert (2011) Sven Nys (2012) Klaas Vantornout (2013) Sven Nys (2014) Klaas Vantornout (2015) Wout van Aert (2016–2018) Toon Aerts (2019)
2020–2039	Laurens Sweeck (2020) Wout van Aert (2021–2022) Michael Vanthourenhout (2023) Eli Iserbyt (2024)

v t e Belgian Sportsman of the Year
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 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois 2015 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 Greg Van Avermaet 2017 David Goffin 2018 Eden Hazard 2019 Remco Evenepoel 2020–2021 Wout van Aert 2022–2023 Remco Evenepoel
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 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam 2015 Delfine Persoon 2016–2017 Nafissatou Thiam 2018–2019 Nina Derwael 2020 Emma Meesseman 2021 Nina Derwael 2022 Nafissatou Thiam 2023 Lotte Kopecky
Team	1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Motocross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Motocross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Men's under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team 2012 Men's field hockey team 2013–2014 Men's football team 2015 Davis Cup team 2016 Men's field hockey team 2017 Davis Cup team 2018–2019 Men's field hockey team 2020 Women's basketball team 2021 Men's field hockey team 2022 Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team 2023 Women's basketball team
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 2011 Thomas Van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi 2015 Tiesj Benoot 2016 Louise Carton 2017 Lotte Kopecky 2018 Remco Evenepoel 2019 Yari Verschaeren 2020 Charles De Ketelaere 2021 Thibau Nys 2022 Cian Uijtdebroeks 2023 Alec Segaert
Paralympic	2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 Wim Decleir 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George 2015 Marieke Vervoort 2016 Laurens Devos 2017–2018 Peter Genyn 2019–2021 Joachim Gérard 2022 Michèle George 2023 Maxime Carabin
Coach	2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 Marc Wilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016–2017 Roger Lespagnard 2018 Roberto Martínez 2019 Shane Mcleod 2020 Philip Mestdagh 2021 Shane Mcleod 2022 Roger Lespagnard 2023 Rachid Meziane

v t e Belgian Professional Cyclist of the Year
Crystal Bicycle (men)	1992 De Wolf 1993 Museeuw 1994 Herygers 1995–1997 Museeuw 1998 Steels 1999 Vandenbroucke 2000 Tchmil 2001 Verbrugghe 2002 Museeuw 2003 Van Petegem 2004–2006 Boonen 2007 S. Nys 2008–2011 Gilbert 2012 Boonen 2013 S. Nys 2014–2017 Van Avermaet 2018 Campenaerts 2019 Evenepoel 2020–2021 Van Aert 2022–2024 Evenepoel
Best Young Rider (men)	1994 Trouvé 1995 Hoste 1996 D'Hollander 1997–1998 S. Nys 1999 Hulsmans 2000 Van Goolen 2001 Boonen 2002 De Weert 2003 Vansummeren 2004–2005 Albert 2006 Cornu 2007 Albert 2008 Bakelants 2009 Boeckmans 2010 Eijssen 2011 Van der Sande 2012 Van Hoecke 2013 Decraene 2014 Teuns 2015 De Plus 2016–2017 Lambrecht 2018 Evenepoel 2019 Van Wilder 2020–2021 T. Nys 2022 Segaert 2023 Lecerf 2023 Widar
Best Manager	2000 Lefevere & Bruyneel 2001 Braeckevelt 2002–2003 Bruyneel 2004 Lefevere 2005 De Cauwer 2006 Lefevere 2007–2009 Bruyneel 2010 Sergeant 2011 Lelangue 2012 Bomans 2013 Lefevere 2014–2015 Planckaert 2016 De Weert 2017–2019 Lefevere 2020 Peiper 2021 C. Roodhooft & P. Roodhooft 2022 Vanthourenhout 2023 C. Roodhooft & P. Roodhooft 2024 Vanthourenhout
Crystal Drop of Sweat	2005 Hulsmans 2006 Steegmans 2007 Vansummeren 2008 Aerts 2009 Vandenbergh 2010 Aerts 2011 Vanendert 2012 De Weert 2013 Vandenbergh 2014–2016 Keisse 2017 Vermote 2018–2021 Declercq 2022 Benoot 2023 Van Hooydonck 2024 Ghekiere
Crystal Bicycle (women)	2016–2017 D'Hoore 2018 Degrendele 2019 Cant 2020–2024 Kopecky
Best Young Rider (women)	2023 De Wilde 2024 Moors

Vlaamse Reus Award

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