Henricus Theodorus Josephus (Servais) Knaven (born 6 March 1971) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, currently sporting and technical manager for AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step.[1] He was previously a directeur sportif for Team Sky/Ineos Grenadiers. He rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henricus Theodorus Josephus Knaven |
| Born | 6 March 1971 Lobith, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Sporting and technical manager, directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1994–1999 | TVM |
| 2000–2002 | Domo–Farm Frites |
| 2003–2006 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2007–2008 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2009–2010 | Team Milram |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2011–2022 | Team Sky |
| 2023– | AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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As a rider, Knaven won Paris–Roubaix in 2001 in wet and muddy conditions that soaked the cobblestones. With a strong representation of Domo–Farm Frites riders in the lead group, he launched an attack with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to cover and crossed the line solo. His teammates Johan Museeuw and Romans Vainsteins followed, completing a rare 1–2–3.[3] He is the second rider in history to start and finish the Hell of the North race 16 times.[4] In 2003, while riding for Quick-Step–Davitamon, Knaven won Stage 17 in the Tour de France. He escaped from a 10 men breakaway to take the win in a mostly flat stage concluding in Bordeaux.[5]
Major results
edit- 1991
- 1st
National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships - 1st Grote Rivierenprijs
- 1992
- 1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships
- 1st National Track Pursuit Amateur Championships
- 1st
Overall Olympia's Tour - 1993
- 1st Overall Teleflex Tour
- 1st Stage 4b
- 1st Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Prologue & Stage 9b
- 1st Ster van Brabant
- 1995
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1996
- 10th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1997
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Prologue Tour of Sweden
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
- 1998
- 1st Scheldeprijs
- 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 8th Omloop Het Volk
- 1999
- 1st Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 7th Omloop Het Volk
- 2000
- 1st Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 3rd Omloop Het Volk
- 3rd Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
- 2001
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 6th Scheldeprijs
- 7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2002
- 10th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2003
- 1st Stage 17 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Qatar
- 1st RaboRonde Heerlen
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Gent–Wevelgem
- 7th Paris–Roubaix
- 2004
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 6th Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2008
- 4th National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st Ridderronde Maastricht
- 9th Batavus Prorace
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ryan, Barry. "Servais Knaven confirmed as AG Insurance-Soudal-QuickStep sports manager". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Servais Knaven Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Tim Maloney (15 April 2001). "Domo-nation". Cycling News. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ James Huang (15 April 2010). "Pro bike: Servais Knaven's Milram Focus Mares Paris–Roubaix". Bike Radar. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Gerald Churchill (27 July 2003). "Knavens wins stage 17 of Tour". Road Cycling. 2011 ROADCYCLING.COM. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links
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- Official website (in Dutch)
- Servais Knaven at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Official Tour de France results for Servais Knaven