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Jurgen Van den Broeck
Key Stats
Team: Silence-Lotto
Nationality: Belgian
Born: February 1, 1983
Hometown: Herentals, Belgium
Residence: Morkhoven, Belgium
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 150 pounds
Strengths: Time trialing and stage racing.
Turned Pro: 2004
Hobbies: Having fun.
Web site: www.jurgenvandenbroeck.be
Palmares
Career Highlights:
1st, World junior time trial championship 2001
2006
8th, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
9th, Tour of Romandië
1st, Dernycriterium Schriek
2005
8th overall, Eneco Tour
2004
6th overall Tour of Belgium
2003
2nd, Belgian national time trial championship
2002
1st overall, Tour of Limburg
2001
1st, World junior time trial championship
Biography
Known as the "Locomotive of Morkhoven" Van Den Broeck's young career got a huge boost in 2001 when he won the world junior time trial championship. He joined Discovery in 2004, leaving after three seasons. A talented time trialist, Van Den Broeck has shown promise as a stage racer in recent years. He joined Predictor-Lotto in 2007.