Wesley Kreder Explained
| Wesley Kreder |
| Fullname: | Wesley Kreder |
| Birth Date: | 1990 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
| Weight: | 700NaN0 |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2008 |
| Amateurteam1: | DGR Cycling Team |
| Amateuryears2: | 2009 |
| Amateuryears3: | 2010–2012 |
| Amateuryears4: | 2012 |
| Amateurteam4: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2013 |
| Proyears2: | 2014 |
| Proyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Proyears4: | 2017–2020 |
| Proteam4: | [1] [2] |
| Proyears5: | 2021 |
| Proteam5: | [3] |
| Proyears6: | 2022–2023 |
| Proteam6: | [4] |
| Majorwins: | Tour de Vendée (2012) |
Wesley Kreder (born 4 November 1990) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2023.
Career
Born in Leiden, Kreder has competed as a professional since the middle of the 2012 season,[5] joining the team as a stagiaire, having been a member of the from 2010 onwards. Kreder achieved his first professional victory in October 2012, making a late-race attack at the Tour de Vendée, and held off the field by two seconds.[6] Kreder remained with the team full-time into the 2013 season.[7]
Kreder joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – [8] – folded at the end of the 2013 season.[9] In September 2014 it was announced that Wesley, Michel and Raymond Kreder would sign with the new squad for 2015.
Personal life
Wesley's brother Dennis, and cousins Michel and Raymond are all professional cyclists; Dennis was a team-mate of Wesley's at in 2009, while Michel and Raymond were team-mates at in 2015 and 2016.[10]
Major results
- 2007
3rd Points race, National Track Championships
- 2008
1st Overall Acht van Bladel
1st stage 3 Le Trophee Centre Morbihan 3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées
1st Stage 1b
7th Ledegem-Kemmel-Ledegem
- 2009
10th Arno Wallaard Memorial 2010
1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland
2nd Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
3rd Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
4th ZLM Tour
5th Izegem Koers
9th Memorial Fred De Bruyne
10th Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 2011
1st Stage 2b (TTT) Vuelta Ciclista a León
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
3rd Omloop der Kempen
4th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
5th Grand Prix des Marbriers
6th Paris–Tours Espoirs
7th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
9th Ster van Zwolle
10th Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 2012
1st Tour de Vendée
2nd Zellik–Galmaarden
3rd Ster van Zwolle
4th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
7th Ronde van Noord-Holland
8th Overall Ronde van Overijssel
- 2013
4th Ronde van Drenthe
5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 2014
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Classic Loire Atlantique
8th Overall World Ports Classic
- 2015
9th Dwars door Drenthe
- 2016
1st Stage 2 Ster ZLM Toer
- 2017
5th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 2018
4th Antwerp Port Epic
5th Ronde van Drenthe
8th Dwars door het HagelandGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| IP | In progress |
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Notes and References
- News: Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019. Giampaolo. Almeida. it. Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net. Gravatar. 6 January 2019. 31 January 2019.
- Web site: Circus - Wanty Gobert. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200105234804/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14012/1001393/266. 5 January 2020.
- Web site: Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210103151928/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15230/1001372/279. 3 January 2021.
- Web site: Cofidis. UCI. 29 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128092005/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17175. 28 January 2022.
- News: Drie stagiaires aan de slag bij Vacansoleil-DCM. 1 August 2012. 14 October 2012. . Vacansoleil Eindhoven. nl. Three interns to work with Vacansoleil-DCM.
- News: Wesley Kreder earns pro contract with Vendée win. Jean-François. Quénet. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 October 2012. 14 October 2012.
- News: Vacansoleil-DCM confirms 2013 roster. Stephen. Farrand. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 September 2012. 14 October 2012.
- News: Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (VCD) – NED. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. 18 January 2013.
- News: Michel Kreder leaves Garmin Sharp for Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 October 2013. 24 October 2013.
- Web site: Vier Kreders naar wielerploeg Roompot Orange Cycling. 5 September 2014. NU.nl. nl . Four Kreders to Roompot Orange Cycling cycling team . 12 September 2014.
