Rudy Pévenage (15 June 1954) is a former Belgian cyclist, and later in his career team coach of cycling teams such as Histor–Sigma, La William–Saltos, Team Coast, and T-Mobile Team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rudy Pévenage |
| Nickname | de rosse van Moerbeke |
| Born | 15 June 1954 Moerbeke, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1976–1980 | IJsboerke–Colnago |
| 1981–1982 | Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata |
| 1983–1986 | Del Tongo–Colnago |
| 1987–1988 | Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1989 | Histor–Sigma |
| 1990–1993 | La William–Saltos |
| 1994–2002 | Team Telekom |
| 2003 | Team Coast |
| 2006 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2009 | Rock Racing[1] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Pévenage was a professional cyclist from 1976 until 1988. His largest success was in the 1980 Tour de France: he won one stage and won the points classification. He reached second place in the 1979 Tour de Suisse. He also spent nine days in the yellow jersey, leading the general classification in the Tour de France.[2] His nickname was de rosse van Moerbeke.
After his cycling career, Pévenage became a team manager. Pévenage was team manager of Deutsche Telekom when Jan Ullrich started his career. In 2002, when Ullrich was forced to leave the team, Pévenage followed Ullrich to his new team Bianchi. After a good 2003 Tour de France, Ullrich returned to Telekom, without Pévenage.[3] In 2006, Pévenage returned to Telekom (then renamed T-Mobile). When Ullrich was suspected of using illegal doping in Operación Puerto and was fired by T-Mobile Team, Pévenage also had to leave. He was rumoured to have worked as a connection between Ullrich and the Spanish Eufemiano Fuentes.[4]
Major results
editSource:[5]
- 1976
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 3rd Circuit de Wallonie
- 7th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1977
- 2nd Le Samyn
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen
- 4th Leeuwse Pijl
- 6th Milano–Torino
- 7th Dwars door België
- 7th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 9th Paris–Tours
- 1978
- 2nd Leeuwse Pijl
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 3rd Ronde van Limburg
- 4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1979
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Circuit des Frontières
- 4th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 1980
- 1st
Points classification Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 6th Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 8th Züri-Metzgete
- 10th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1981
- 1st Tour de Berne
- 1st Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1st Omloop van het Houtland
- 2nd 1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 4th 1981 Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 4th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th Nokere Koerse
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1982
- 3rd Tour of Flanders
- 4th Tour de Berne
- 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 4th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 6th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1983
- 3rd Coppa Bernocchi
- 6th Milano–Torino
- 1984
- 2nd Trofeo Pantalica
- 2nd GP Montelupo
- 4th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 7th Coppa Sabatini
- 1985
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 9th Züri-Metzgete
General classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | |||||
| DNF | — | — | — | — | 106 | 61 | 58 | |||||
| — | 23 | 42 | 75 | 73 | — | — | — | |||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Rock Racing hires Rudy Pevenage". VeloNews.com. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (19 May 2020). "Rudy Pevenage: If I wrote a doping book, it would be crazy". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ ""Preparing for next season sooner", An interview with Rudy Pevenage". Deutsche Welle. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "T-Mobile Sacks Ullrich Mentor". Deutsche Welle. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Rudy Pevenage". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
edit- Official Tour de France results for Rudy Pevenage
- Rudy Pevenage at Cycling Archives
- Rudy Pevenage at ProCyclingStats
- Rudy Pevenage at CycleBase