Theuns at the 2015 Scheldeprijs
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Ghent, Belgium |
30 April 1991
Team information | |
Current team | Trek–Segafredo |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Classics specialist |
Amateur team(s) | |
2010–2013 | VL Technics-Abutriek |
Professional team(s) | |
2014–2015 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
2016– | Trek–Segafredo |
Edward Theuns (born 30 April 1991) is a Belgian racing cyclist riding for Trek–Segafredo. He rode for his national team at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
Theuns made his debut for Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise in 2014. He took his first victory in August 2014 in the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem. In 2015, he began his season with four top-ten finishes at the Étoile de Bessèges, finishing fifth overall and winning the points classification. He took his second career win in March 2015 with victory in the Ronde van Drenthe. In August 2015 it was announced that Theuns would join Trek Factory Racing for the 2016 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.