Lowie Nulens
Lowie Nulens (2025) | |
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| Born | 16 January 2006 |
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Lowie Nulens (January 16, 2006[1]) is a Belgian track cyclist specialising in short-distance disciplines.
Career
Lowie Nulens, nickname "The Kortessem Comet",[2] started out in cycling as a BMX-rider. It was only after Velodroom Limburg opened near his home in Kortessem, Belgium in October 2023 that he switched to Track cycling.[3]
Less than one year later, in August 2024, Nulens represented Belgium at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Luoyang, China where he finished 12th in the Keirin competition[4] and 5th in the team sprint.[5]
In December 2024, he won his first national senior title winning the Keirin competition.[6] Four weeks later he won the national track sprint title.[7]
In February 2025, he finished 9th in both the men's keirin and the men's team sprint at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships on his home turf, the Velodroom Limburg. Later that year, in July 2025, he won his first international medals, winning silver and bronze resp. in the men's sprint[8] and keirin[9] at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships (under-23) in Anadia, Portugal. A year later, 20 years old, at the 2026 UEC European Track Championships in Konya, Turkey, Nulens won his first international medal at the senior level, taking third place in the men's keirin behind sprinting greats Matthew Richardson and Harrie Lavreysen.[10]
Personal life
Nulens studies Engineering Technology at the Hasselt University in Hasselt, Belgium.[11]
References
- ^ "Track Piste: Lowie Nulens, la bocanada de aire fresco para la velocidad en Bélgica" [Lowie Nulens, a breath of fresh air for speed in Belgium]. trackpiste.com. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "EK Baanwielrennen in Heusden-Zolder: maak kennis met de komeet van Kortessem" [European Track Cycling Championships in Heusden-Zolder: meet the Kortessem Comet] (in Dutch). TV Limburg. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Kortessemnaar Lowie Nulens is enige sprinter in Belgische selectie WK baanwielrennen: "Vlieg vooral naar Chili om te leren"" [Kortessem resident Lowie Nulens is the only sprinter in the Belgian track cycling World Championship selection: "Fly to Chile mainly to learn."] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Mondiaux juniors de cyclisme sur piste - Nolan Huysmans 4e de l'épreuve du scratch à Luoyang en Chine" [Junior Track Cycling World Championships - Nolan Huysmans finishes 4th in the scratch race in Luoyang, China] (in French). La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "La Belgique 5e de l'épreuve du sprint à Luoyang en Chine" [Belgium finished 5th in the sprint event in Luoyang, China] (in French). RTL Info. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Noah Vandenbranden en Lani Wittevrongel kronen zich tot Belgisch kampioen in het omnium" [Noah Vandenbranden and Lani Wittevrongel are crowned Belgian champions in the omnium] (in Dutch). Sporza. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Kortessems toptalent Lowie Nulens schrijft nieuwe Belgische titel op zijn naam op BK Sprint in Heusden-Zolder" [Kortessem top talent Lowie Nulens wins new Belgian title at the BK Sprint in Heusden-Zolder] (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Italy shines again on the penultimate day in Anadia". www.anadia2025.eu. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Belgium shines on the final day in Anadia". www.anadia2025.eu. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Verrassende aanval kan Harrie Lavreysen niet aan goud op de Keirin helpen - Matthew Richardson wederom te sterk" [Surprise attack fails to help Harrie Lavreysen to gold in the Keirin - Matthew Richardson again too strong] (in Dutch). Eurosport. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Sport@UHasselt". Hasselt University (in Dutch). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
External links
- Lowie Nulens at UCI
- Lowie Nulens at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Lowie Nulens at InterSportStats