Iljo Keisse

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Iljo Keisse
File:Iljo Keisse - Six jours de Grenoble 2011 (cropped).jpg
Keisse at the 2011 Six Days of Grenoble
Personal information
Full name Iljo Keisse
Nickname Jolly Jumper
Born (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 (age 41)
Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current team Quick-Step Floors
Discipline Track and road
Role Rider
Rider type Madison (track)
Classics rider (road)
Amateur team(s)
2004 Jong Vlaanderen 2016
Professional team(s)
2005–2008 Chocolade Jacques–T Interim
2009 John Saey-Deschacht-Huyandai
2010– Quick-Step[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2015)
Infobox last updated on
31 May 2015

Iljo Keisse (born 21 December 1982) is a Belgian racing cyclist, who competes for the Quick-Step Floors team.[2] Keisse races on the track and on the road, specializing himself until recently in riding six-day races. He notably has won the Six Days of Ghent six times.[3]

Biography

Keisse was born in Ghent. Together with his teammate Matthew Gilmore, he won three Six-day races in 2005–2006: Grenoble, Ghent and Hasselt. After his victory in the 2008 Six Days of Ghent, both his A and B samples tested positive for cathine and a diuretic which has been used to mask the presence of doping agents. He was fired by his team Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator on 11 January 2009.[4] He joined the John Saey-Deschacht-Hyundai team in May 2009.[5]

On 2 November 2009, Keisse was cleared of any wrongdoing, with investigators finding that the positives were not the result of intentional doping and likely resulted from a contaminated dietary supplement.[6] On 7 July 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency and reinstated Keisse's ban. He is credited for the 11 months he already sat out, meaning he was eligible to return to competition in August 2011.[7] In November, the CAS' decision was overturned by the Belgian Court of Appeals, allowing Keisse to ride the 2010 Six Days of Ghent.[8] Keisse remained banned in Belgium until 27 January 2012, but re-signed with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step for the 2012 season.[9]

On 28 April 2012, Keisse won Stage 7 of the Tour of Turkey in dramatic fashion: after crashing on the final turn he had to put his chain back on before sprinting for the line just ahead of the chasing peloton. The first chasers were given the same time as his.[10] This was the first professional win of his career and his last for over two years. His next victory was in the Châteauroux Classic in August 2014.[11] Another win came in 2015, at the Ronde van Zeeland Seaports; he won this race from a group of three Etixx–Quick-Step riders who had escaped earlier.[12] In the Giro d'Italia, Keisse won the last stage in Milan, upsetting the sprinters' plans. He got clear with Orica–GreenEDGE's Luke Durbridge and outsprinted him for the victory.[13] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[14]

Palmarès

Road

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2005
9th Halle–Ingooigem
2006
6th Overall Tour of Britain
9th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2007
3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
7th Halle–Ingooigem
8th Omloop van het Waasland
2008
4th GP Briek Schotte
2011
5th GP Herning
10th Dutch Food Valley Classic
2012
1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey
2013
3rd Münsterland Giro
2014
1st Châteauroux Classic
2nd GP Briek Schotte
2015
1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
1st Ronde van Zeeland
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
1st Profronde of Deurne
Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 5 Vuelta a España

Track

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2004
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Andreas Beikirch)
3rd Six-Days of Grenoble (with Wouter Van Mechelen)
11th Summer Olympics – Men's Madison
2005
1st Six-Days of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (with Matthew Gilmore)
1st Six-Days of Grenoble (with Matthew Gilmore)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Matthew Gilmore)
1st UEC European Track Championships – Men's Madison (with Matthew Gilmore)
3rd Six Days of Amsterdam (with Matthew Gilmore)
3rd Six Days of Bremen (with Marco Villa)
2006
1st Six-Days of Hasselt (with Matthew Gilmore)
1st UEC European Track Championships – Men's Derny
2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Robert Bartko)
2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Matthew Gilmore)
2007
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Robert Bartko)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Robert Bartko)
2nd UEC European Track Championships – Men's Derny
2nd 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Points Race
2nd Six Days of Maastricht (with Marco Villa)
2nd Six Days of Zürich (with Robert Bartko)
2nd Six Days of Munich (with Franco Marvulli)
3rd Six Days of Bremen (with Robert Bartko)
2008
1st Six Days of Stuttgart (with Robert Bartko & Leif Lampater)
1st Six Days of Bremen (with Robert Bartko)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Robert Bartko)
2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Robert Bartko)
3rd Six Days of Amsterdam (with Robert Bartko)
3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Robert Bartko)
Summer Olympics
4th Madison (with Kenny De Ketele)
8th Points race
2009
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Roger Kluge)
3rd Six Days of Grenoble (with Gianni Meersman)
2010
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Schep)
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Danny Stam)
2nd Six Days of Bremen (with Robert Bartko)
2011
1st Six Days of Amsterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Morgan Kneisky)
1st Six Days of Zurich (with Franco Marvulli)
2012
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Glenn O'Shea)
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Kenny De Ketele)
2nd Six Days of Amsterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
3rd Six Days of Bremen (with Leif Lampater)
2013
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
1st Six Days of Zurich (with Silvan Dillier)
National Track Championships
1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Madison (with Jasper De Buyst)
1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Scratch
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Wim Stroetinga)
3rd Six Days of Grenoble (with Jasper De Buyst)
2014
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
1st Six Days of Zurich (with Mark Cavendish)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Mark Cavendish)[15]
2015
1st Six Days of Rotterdam (with Niki Terpstra)
1st Revolution Round 2 (with Andy Tennant)
1st Revolution Round 3 (with Wim Stroetinga)
1st Points Race
1st Team Elimination
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Day London (with Gijs Van Hoecke)

Six Days results timeline

Year Six Days of Amsterdam[16] Six Days of Bremen[17] Six Days of Ghent[18] Six Days of Grenoble[19] Six Days of Rotterdam[20] Six Days of Zurich[21]
2004 10th - 2nd 3rd N/A N/A
2005 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 4th N/A
2006 4th 4th N/A - 2nd 2nd
2007 1st 3rd 1st - 1st 2nd
2008 3rd 1st 1st - 3rd -
2009 4th - 2nd 3rd - -
2010 - 2nd 1st - 1st 4th
2011 1st - - 1st - 1st
2012 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 4th -
2013 - - 2nd 3rd 1st 1st
2014 - - 2nd - 1st 1st
2015 - 1st 1st

DNF = Did not finish; - = Did not compete; N/A = No race or race canceled

References

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  4. ↑ Track Cyclist Iljo Keisse Fired for Doping Scandal SI.com, 11 January 2009
  5. ↑ http://www.keisse-gilmore.be/news.html
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  7. ↑ http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4796/Quick-Steps-Iljo-Keisse-has-two-year-ban-reinstated-by-CAS-following-WADA-appeal.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/keisse-free-to-race-gent-six-day-after-doping-suspension-suspended
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