Kenny De Ketele

Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise. He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal in the Madison at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, partnering Gijs Van Hoecke. Following his retirement, De Ketele became a directeur sportif with Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise.[5]

Kenny De Ketele
De Ketele in 2018
Personal information
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985[1]
Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam Flanders–Baloise
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
Role
Amateur teams
2003Victaulic Europe
2004Jong Vlaanderen 2016
2005–2007Bodysol–Win for Life–Jong Vlaanderen
Professional team
2007–2021Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen[2][3]
Managerial team
2022–Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Major wins
National Track Championships
Madison (2005, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Points (2019)
Derny (2007, 2008, 2009)
1 km time trial (2004, 2006, 2008)
Omnium (2007)

European Track Championships

Madison (2011), (2015), (2018)

World Track Championships

Madison (2012)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 MelbourneMadison
Silver medal – second place2017 Hong KongPoints race
Silver medal – second place2021 RoubaixPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2012 MelbournePoints race
Bronze medal – third place2016 LondonPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2017 Hong KongMadison
Bronze medal – third place2019 PruszkówMadison
Bronze medal – third place2021 RoubaixMadison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ApeldoornMadison
Gold medal – first place2015 HannoverDerny
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowMadison
Silver medal – second place2010 PruszkówMadison
Silver medal – second place2014 GuadeloupeMadison
Silver medal – second place2016 YvelinesPoints race
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowPoints race
Silver medal – second place2021 GrenchenMadison
Bronze medal – third place2013 ApeldoornMadison
Bronze medal – third place2016 YvelinesMadison

Major results

Track
2002
2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
2003
National Junior Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Points race
2nd Scratch
3rd Kilo
2nd Points race, UEC European Junior Championships
2004
1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Kilo
UIV Cup U23
1st Ghent (with Steve Schets)
2nd Amsterdam (with Steve Schets)
2nd Munich (with Steve Schets)
2005
National Championships
1st Madison (with Steve Schets)
2nd Omnium
2nd Madison, 2004–05 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Wouter Van Mechelen)
2nd Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
2nd Overall UIV Cup U23 (with Steve Schets)
1st Munich
2nd Bremen
2nd Berlin
3rd Copenhagen
3rd Madison, 2005–06 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow (with Steve Schets)
2006
1st Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Steve Schets)
National Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team pursuit (with Steve Schets, Ingmar De Poortere and Tim Mertens)
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Omnium
2007
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Points race
3rd Team pursuit
National Championships
1st Points race
1st Derny
2nd Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
2nd Madison, 2006–07 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Steve Schets)
2008
1st Madison, 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Los Angeles (with Tim Mertens)
National Championships
1st Derny
1st Team pursuit (with Ingmar De Poortere, Tim Mertens and Dominique Cornu)
1st Madison (with Iljo Keisse)
1st Kilo
1st Omnium
2nd Points race
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Scratch
2nd Madison, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Iljo Keisse)
2nd Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Iljo Keisse)
2nd Six Days of Hasselt (with Iljo Keisse)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Andreas Beikirch)
2009
1st Madison, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Tim Mertens)
1st Derny, UEC European Track Championships
1st Six Days of Hasselt (with Bruno Risi)
3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Roger Kluge)
2010
2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Tim Mertens)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Leif Lampater)
2011
1st Madison, UEC European Championships (with Iljo Keisse)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
2012
UCI World Championships
1st Madison (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Points race
1st Six Days of Zürich (with Peter Schep)
2nd Madison, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Beijing (with Tim Mertens)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Six Days of Berlin (with Iljo Keisse)
2013
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
International Belgian Open
1st Madison (with Jasper De Buyst)
1st Points race
2nd Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes (with Jasper De Buyst)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Luke Roberts)
2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
2014
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Andreas Müller)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Jasper De Buyst)
International Belgian Open
1st Madison (with Roy Pieters)
2nd Points race
2nd Madison, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Jasper De Buyst)
2nd Points race, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Otto Vergaerde)
2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Jasper De Buyst)
3rd Six Days of Zürich (with Jasper De Buyst)
2015
1st Derny, UEC European Track Championships
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with David Muntaner)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Gijs Van Hoecke)
3rd Madison, International Belgian Open (with Jules Hesters)
2016
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Madison, Apeldoorn (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd Team pursuit, Apeldoorn
3rd Madison, Glasgow (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Madison, National Championships (with Moreno De Pauw)[6]
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Christian Grasmann)
1st Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
UEC European Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Points race, UCI World Championships
2017
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Madison, Milton (with Lindsay De Vylder)
2nd Madison, Pruszków (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Points race, Milton
1st Six Days Final – Mallorca (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Moreno De Pauw)
UCI World Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
3rd Six Days of London (with Moreno De Pauw)
2018
UEC European Championships
1st Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd Points race
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Theo Reinhardt)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Team pursuit, 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Moreno De Pauw)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
2019
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Moreno De Pauw)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
1st Hong Kong, 2018–19 Six Day Series (with Yoeri Havik)
3rd Madison, UCI World Championships (with Robbe Ghys)
2020
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Nils Politt)
2021
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robbe Ghys)
UCI World Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
2nd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Lindsay De Vylder)

Road
2003
2nd Junior Tour of Flanders
2nd Junior Trofee der Vlaamse Ardennen
2005
2nd Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
3rd Kaarst-Büttgen
2006
9th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
2007
3rd GP Frans Melckenbeeck
7th Overall Giro del Capo
2011
1st Sprints classification Vuelta a Burgos
2015
7th Grand Prix Criquielion
2018
9th Overall Rás Tailteann

References
  1. "Kenny De Ketele". Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise. Wielerclub Eddy Merckxvrienden vzw. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Kenny De Ketele kondigt afscheid aan: laatste wegrit al gereden, Rotterdam wordt allerlaatste zesdaagse" [Kenny De Ketele announces farewell: last road race already ridden, Rotterdam will be the very last six-day race]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. De Geest, Freddy (2 February 2022). "Sportdirecteur Kenny De Ketele: "Ik heb hier al grote ogen getrokken"" [Sports director Kenny De Ketele: "I've already got big eyes here"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Six Day Series » Six Day heavyweights de Ketele and de Pauw end 2016 on a high". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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