Sander Armée
Armee at the 2014 Tour de l'Eurométropole.
Personal information
Full nameSander Armée
Born (1985-12-10) 10 December 1985
Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2004Olympia Tienen
2005–2006Hand in Hand Baal
2007–2008Profel Ziegler Continental Team
2009Beveren 2000
Professional teams
2010–2013Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2014–2020Lotto–Belisol[1][2]
2021Team Qhubeka Assos[3]
2022Cofidis[4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2017)

Sander Armée (born 10 December 1985) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2022.

Biography

Childhood and amateur career

Born in Leuven, Flanders, Armée participated in athletics, cycling, and skating during his childhood. In 2007, he was recruited by the Belgian continental cycling team Profel Ziegler. He won five races in 2007 and six in 2008.

Professional career

Armée became a professional rider in 2010, signing for the professional continental team Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator. He placed seventh in the Star Bessèges and nineteenth in the Tour of Belgium.[5]

After four years with the team, Armée joined Lotto–Belisol for the 2014 season.[1] He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, before joining Team Qhubeka Assos.[6] In November 2021, Armée signed a contract with Cofidis for the 2022 season.[7]

Major results

2007
2nd Circuit de Wallonie
6th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
2008
4th Memorial Van Coningsloo
8th Flèche Ardennaise
9th Circuit de Wallonie
2009
1st Kattekoers
1st Flèche Ardennaise
7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Stages 4 & 7
2010
7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
2012
4th Overall Tour of Norway
10th Druivenkoers Overijse
2013
3rd Omloop van het Waasland
5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
6th Volta Limburg Classic
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2016
1st Mountains classification Tour de Romandie
5th Overall Tour of Norway
2017
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 18
Combativity award Stage 15
1st Mountains classification Tour de Romandie
2nd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
4th Overall Tour of Norway
2019
9th Overall Tour of Norway
2020
1st Stage 3a Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 47 65 — — 57 — 47 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France Has not contested during his career
A red jersey Vuelta a España 103 — 90 19 73 73 — DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 Mignot, Alexandre (18 June 2013). "Direction Lotto pour Sander Armee" [Direction Lotto for Sander Armee]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency SPRLS. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cofidis". UCI. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sander Armee – Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, Pro Cycling Team 2012". Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Armée and Schmid Blend Experience and Youth for Team Qhubeka ASSOS". NTT Pro Cycling. Ryder Cycling. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Transfer latest: Cofidis add Armée as Cerny extends with QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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