Sanne Cant
Cant won the gold medal at the 2014 Cyclo-cross European Championships
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| Full name | Sanne Cant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 October 1990 Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Current team | Enertherm-BKCP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | Guerciotti-Selle Italia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Enertherm-BKCP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sanne Cant (born 8 October 1990) is a Belgian racing cyclist. She participates mainly in cyclo-cross.
In her youth Cant competed in both athletics and duathlon. In 2002, she started cycling, focusing mainly on cyclocross and mountain biking. In her first year as a cyclist she immediately won the provincial championship at the 12 years old. In 2003, she repeated this, as in 2004. In this latter year she scored her first major victory, becoming Belgian champion in the 14-year-old category. She then moved into the youth category, continuing her provincial title run, as well as its MTB title. For 2006, the expectations were high, winning another provincial title and her first national title.
Her first professional year was the 2008-2009 season, riding for the Italian Guerciotti-Selle Italia team. Her first podium in a major competition came with 3rd place during the cyclo-cross from Gavere. A month later, she recorded her first victory in the race in Faè di Oderzo. From January 1, 2009, Cant signed with BKCP-Powerplus, the team of Niels Albert.
In preparation for the 2009-2010 season she rode various MTB races, again winning the Belgian championship. The subsequent cyclocross season started well for Cant. She was 4th in the Citadel Cross. Later that season, she won the Belgian cyclo-cross championship.
For the summer season of 2010 Cant decided not to be restricted to mountain bike races and focussed solely on the road. Again, she won the Belgian national cyclo-cross championships.
During the summer of 2011 Cant signed a contract with the Young Telenet-Fidea team, despite the signed contract extension Cant at BKCP-Powerplus. In September 2013 she was awarded a fine of 30,000 euros from the UCI. She rode consistently that season, with her best results being her two 2nd places in the Scheldecross and the Grapes Cross. In January 2012 she took a 3rd Belgian title as well as the bronze at the World Championships at home in Koksijde.
In preparation for the 2012-2013 season Cant decided to compete in mountain biking alongside road races. This cyclocross season saw Cant's breakthrough. She started with a number of victories, she won in Kalmthout and in Zonhoven. She continued her momentum and won in Leuven, Essen and Loenhout. During the Roubaix world cup race Cant fell heavily on a muddy descent with American racer Katherine Compton. Cant was taken to the hospital, where it turned out that she had no serious injuries. On January 13, she won her fourth consecutive Belgian championship. After the World championships Cant won several competitions such, Hoogstraten, Oostmalle and even the best in the general classification in the Bpost bank trophy.
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