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Niels Scheuneman Personal information Full name Niels Scheuneman Born December 21, 1983
NetherlandsTeam information Discipline Road Role Rider Amateur team(s) 2002–2003 Rabobank CT Professional team(s) 2004
2005–2006
2007
2008–2009Relax-Bodysol
Rabobank
Unibet.com
KrolStoneInfobox last updated on
October 29, 2007Niels Scheuneman (born December 21, 1983 in Veendam) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.
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Biography
When Scheuneman was still a junior, won a silver and a bronze medal in the junior races of the 2001 UCI Road World Championships.[1] In the 2003 UCI Road World Championships, he competed in the U23 category, and finished second in the time trial.
Scheuneman transferred in 2004 to the Bodysol team, to become a full professional. The Bodysol team then merged with the Relax team, and the combination competed one lever higher, which did not suit Scheuneman, and he had a bad year.[2] At the end of the year, Scheuneman returned to the Rabobank team, where he rode as a junior.[3]
In 2005, Scheuneman rode the 2005 Vuelta a España, his only grand tour so far. During a fall which also hurt Roberto Heras, Scheuneman broke his finger and had to abandon the race.[4]
At the end of the 2006 season, Scheuneman's contract with Rabobank ended, and he switched to the Unibet.com team. This team was banned from most races in 2007, so Scheuneman did not race a lot. At the end of the season, he decided to retire from professional racing.
In 2008, he decided to return to racing, and joined the continental KrolStone team.[5]
Palmares
Source:[6]
- 2001
World U19 Road Race Championship
World U19 Time Trial Championship- 2002
- 1st, Stage 2, Triptyque Ardennais
- 2nd, National U23 Time Trial Championship
- 2003
- World U23 Time Trial Championship
- 2nd, National U23 Time Trial Championship
- 2004
- 1st, Profronde van Fryslan
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Dutch cyclists
- People from Veendam
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