Niels Vandeputte

Niels Vandeputte
Niels Vandeputte in Bensheim 2022
Personal information
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Brecht, Belgium
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Premier Tech Development Team
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016–2020IKO Enertherm–Beobank (road)
2020Alpecin–Fenix (road; stagiaire)[1]
Professional teams
2019–2020Corendon–Circus (cyclo-cross)
2021–Alpecin–Fenix Development Team
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Cup
1 individual win (2024–25)
Superprestige (2024–25, 2025–26)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
2026 Hulst Team relay

Niels Vandeputte (born 19 September 2000) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Alpecin–Premier Tech Development Team.[2] He won the prestigious Under-23 Duinencross Koksijde in 2019.[3]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2016–2017
1st Junior Rucphen
Junior DVV Trophy
2nd Essen
2nd Loenhout
3rd Hamme
Junior Soudal Classics
2nd Neerpelt
2nd Mol
Junior Superprestige
3rd Ruddervoorde
2017–2018
UCI Junior World Cup
1st Hoogerheide
3rd Heusden-Zolder
Junior Superprestige
1st Middelkerke
2nd Hoogstraten
3rd Ruddervoorde
Junior DVV Trophy
1st Lille
1st Junior Oostmalle
1st Junior Brabant
Junior Soudal Classics
2nd Mol
Junior Brico Cross
3rd Hulst
3rd National Junior Championships
2018–2019
Under-23 DVV Trophy
1st Antwerpen
2nd Lille
1st Under-23 Gullegem
Under-23 Brico Cross
2nd Hulst
2nd Under-23 Oostmalle
3rd National Under-23 Championships
2019–2020
UCI Under-23 World Cup
1st Koksijde
3rd Hoogerheide
3rd Overall Under-23 DVV Trophy
1st Hamme
1st Kortrijk
1st Lille
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2020–2021
X²O Badkamers Trophy
3rd Brussels
2021–2022
2nd UEC European Under-23 Championships
X²O Badkamers Trophy
2nd Lille
UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Namur
2022–2023
1st Bensheim
UCI World Cup
2nd Val di Sole
5th Maasmechelen
5th Besançon
2nd Lützelbach
3rd Oostmalle
2023–2024
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Lille
1st Heerde
1st Oostmalle
3rd Overall Superprestige
3rd Merksplas
5th Overall UCI World Cup
2nd Val di Sole
4th Maasmechelen
5th Flamanville
Exact Cross
3rd Mol
3rd Maldegem
2024–2025
1st Overall Superprestige
2nd Ruddervoorde
2nd Diegem
3rd Niel
3rd Middelkerke
UCI World Cup
1st Hulst
5th Antwerpen
X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Hamme
2nd Lokeren
Exact Cross
1st Sint-Niklaas
2nd Essen
3rd Beringen
3rd Maldegem
1st Brumath
4th UEC European Championships
2025–2026
1st Overall Superprestige
1st Gullegem
2nd Niel
2nd Merksplas
2nd Middelkerke
3rd Ruddervoorde
Exact Cross
1st Kortrijk
1st Maldegem
1st Sint-Niklaas
2nd Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Lille
2nd Loenhout
2nd Brussels
3rd Lokeren
3rd Hofstade
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
3rd Koksijde
3rd Maasmechelen
3rd Hoogerheide
4th Flamanville
4th Zonhoven
5th Terralba
5th Antwerpen
5th Dendermonde
5th Benidorm
3rd Otegem

Road

2024
1st Puivelde Koerse
1st Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites
6th Omloop van het Waasland
2025
4th Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop
5th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
6th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies

Mountain bike

2018
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
1st Junior Kluisbergen
2nd Junior Eupen
2019
3rd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
3rd Apeldoorn

Gravel

2025
1st National Championships
UCI World Series
1st 3RIDES

References

  1. ^ "Alpecin - Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Vandeputte wins Koksijde World Cup U23 race". cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.