Roy Sentjens (born 15 December 1980) is a retired Belgian road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2013.[1][2] Sentjens has also previously competed for UCI ProTour team Team Milram. The highlight of his career was victory in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne in 2003. Sentjens started his career with Rabobank in 2002, and transferred to Predictor-Lotto for the 2007 season. Sentjens held dual citizenship, from both Belgium and the Netherlands, and from 2002 until 2004 raced under a Dutch licence. However, in 2005, he changed to a Belgian license as he felt more Belgian than Dutch.[3]
 Sentjens at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Sentjens |
| Born | 15 December 1980 Neerpelt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2006 | Rabobank |
| 2007–2009 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2010 | Team Milram |
| 2012–2013 | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| Major wins | |
One day races and Classics
| |
Career
editThe largest win of Sentjens' career, was also his first. At the 2003 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, he attacked with 2km to leaving his four companions behind. He held them off to win by 19 seconds.[4]
After being selected to ride the 2010 Vuelta a España did not start stage 12 after a positive doping test came to light.[5]
Doping
editOn 8 September 2010, while he was riding the 2010 Vuelta a España, it was announced that Sentjens had failed an out of competition doping control and would be suspended from cycling.[6] On 10 September, Sentjens admitted to having doped with EPO that he had obtained in Barcelona, Spain, and declined to request the testing of his B-sample. He also announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling.[7] He later reversed his decision to retire, and returned to cycling when the ban had expired.
Speaking about his decision to dope, Sentjens explained on his personal website: "My season was already a disaster. I did everything I could but I didn’t meet up to my own expectations. I couldn’t sleep anymore, thinking all the time how in the hell I could still improve, I did everything. But even that did not help and I fell into a depression."
Major results
edit- 1999
- 9th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2000
- 6th Omloop der Kempen
- 2001
- 1st Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 8th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2002
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2003
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Le Samyn
- 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 10th OZ Tour Beneden-Maas
- 2004
- 1st Profronde van Fryslan
- 5th Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens
- 7th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 8th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 2005
- 5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 6th Noord Nederland Tour
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 9th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 9th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2006
- 1st Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann
- 4th Noord Nederland Tour
- 4th Tour de Rijke
- 6th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 5th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 10th Delta Profronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2008
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2009
- 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Le Samyn
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 2010
- 8th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2012
- 9th Münsterland Giro
- 2013
- 5th Beverbeek Classic
- 8th Ronde van Drenthe
References
edit- ^ "Roy SENTJENS". UCI. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens stopt opnieuw met wielrennen" [Roy Sentjens stops again with cycling]. De Morgen (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sentjens explains Belgian decision". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Sentjens takes K-B-K; Carrigan takes World Cup opener". Velo. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Terpstra to lead Milram in Vuelta". cyclingnews.com. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping news:Milram's Roy Sentjens suspended while NZ track cyclist gets two year ban". road.cc. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping: Roy Sentjens admits EPO use and retires". www.velonation.com. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Honorary list | Kuurne Brussel Kuurne". kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
edit- Personal Website
- Roy Sentjens at trap-friis.dk
- Roy Sentjens at UCI
- Roy Sentjens at Cycling Archives
- Roy Sentjens at ProCyclingStats
- Roy Sentjens at Cycling Quotient