 Van Petegem at the 2009 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peter van Petegem | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | De Peet; de zwarte van Brakel | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1970 Brakel, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1992 | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Lotto | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Trident–Schick | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | TVM–Polis Direct | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Mercury–Viatel | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Collstrop–Palmans | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Lotto–Adecco | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Quick-Step–Innergetic | |||||||||||||||||
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Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970 in Brakel, Belgium) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour of Flanders[1] and Paris–Roubaix[2][3] in the same season. He also earned a medal at the World Championship on two occasions; taking the silver in 1998 and winning the bronze in 2003. His last race was the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem on 11 September 2007.
His sons, Axandre Van Petegem and Maurits Van Petegem, are also competitive cyclists.[4][5]
Omnium, National Track Championships
Road race, UCI Road World Championships
Overall Three Days of De Panne Overall Three Days of De Panne
Road race, UCI Road World Championships
