Almost two years after I called shotgun, here it is: Cian Uijtdebroeks' own thread. And a well-deserved one that is, with some remarkable results already under his belt. He had dominant performances in junior and U23 races, and is showing his promise in the pro peloton as well.
2022 Tour de l'Avenir winner
Cian was often called 'the next Remco' (much against his will, because he doesn't want the same pressure) since he too was a level above the others on multiple occasions. He became Belgian champion U16 and Belgian champion TT U18, also winning La Classique des Alpes, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Aubel-Thimister-Stavelot and the Grand Prix West Bohemia in the junior ranking.
Not the same frequency as a certain Evenepoel, but Cian was still considered one of if not the biggest talent among his peers. Just like Remco he speaks both Dutch and French fluently, because he's Flemish but grew up in the Walloon region. Riding for Bora's juvenile team made him get the hang of German, and of course there's a good level of English.
Another similarity is that Cian skipped the U23 competition as well. In 2022 he turned pro with Bora-Hansgrohe at only 18 years old (celebrating his birthday on the last day of February). In his first year between the elite he already showed flashes of his talent: 7th in Per Sempre Alfredo, 16th in the Tour of the Alps, 3rd in the Sibiu Tour, and a nice 8th place in the Tour of Norway. All of this in the run up to his biggest triumph up until now.
In the summer of 2022, Cian made an exceptional appearance in the U23 peloton, taking part in the renowned Tour de l'Avenir. After a solid start he destroyed the field in the 7th stage, with an advantage of over a minute at the top of Saint-François-Longchamp. One day later, climbing to La Toussuire, he was the best again and rode Michel Hessmann out of the leader's jersey. After 9 stages, Cian took the overall GC with Johannes Staune-Mittet as the runner-up.
2023 will probably be the year where the still only 20 year old Cian will make his grand tour debut, eyeing the Vuelta a España. He's off to a good start of the season, with some agressive racing in Mallorca, a 9th place in Oman and a more impressive 9th place in the Volta a Catalunya, his first top ten in a World Tour race. At this very moment, he's on his way to improve that result, with a 6th place in Romandie at the start of the last stage.
Fun Fact:
As everyone here got to know in the meantime, Uijtdebroeks literally means 'Out of the pants'. But that's not where the name derives from. It actually has the same origin as the city of Brussels, which is an evolved version of Broekzele. 'Broek' in this case is an old Dutch word for 'swamp'. So we can conclude that Cian's ancestors lived near wetlands. Hence the name of his thread.
2022 Tour de l'Avenir winner
Cian was often called 'the next Remco' (much against his will, because he doesn't want the same pressure) since he too was a level above the others on multiple occasions. He became Belgian champion U16 and Belgian champion TT U18, also winning La Classique des Alpes, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Aubel-Thimister-Stavelot and the Grand Prix West Bohemia in the junior ranking.
Not the same frequency as a certain Evenepoel, but Cian was still considered one of if not the biggest talent among his peers. Just like Remco he speaks both Dutch and French fluently, because he's Flemish but grew up in the Walloon region. Riding for Bora's juvenile team made him get the hang of German, and of course there's a good level of English.
Another similarity is that Cian skipped the U23 competition as well. In 2022 he turned pro with Bora-Hansgrohe at only 18 years old (celebrating his birthday on the last day of February). In his first year between the elite he already showed flashes of his talent: 7th in Per Sempre Alfredo, 16th in the Tour of the Alps, 3rd in the Sibiu Tour, and a nice 8th place in the Tour of Norway. All of this in the run up to his biggest triumph up until now.
In the summer of 2022, Cian made an exceptional appearance in the U23 peloton, taking part in the renowned Tour de l'Avenir. After a solid start he destroyed the field in the 7th stage, with an advantage of over a minute at the top of Saint-François-Longchamp. One day later, climbing to La Toussuire, he was the best again and rode Michel Hessmann out of the leader's jersey. After 9 stages, Cian took the overall GC with Johannes Staune-Mittet as the runner-up.
2023 will probably be the year where the still only 20 year old Cian will make his grand tour debut, eyeing the Vuelta a España. He's off to a good start of the season, with some agressive racing in Mallorca, a 9th place in Oman and a more impressive 9th place in the Volta a Catalunya, his first top ten in a World Tour race. At this very moment, he's on his way to improve that result, with a 6th place in Romandie at the start of the last stage.
Fun Fact:
As everyone here got to know in the meantime, Uijtdebroeks literally means 'Out of the pants'. But that's not where the name derives from. It actually has the same origin as the city of Brussels, which is an evolved version of Broekzele. 'Broek' in this case is an old Dutch word for 'swamp'. So we can conclude that Cian's ancestors lived near wetlands. Hence the name of his thread.
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