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Belgian cyclist (born 1980)
Roy Sentjens
 Sentjens at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk. |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Roy Sentjens |
| Born | (1980-12-15) 15 December 1980 (age 44)Neerpelt, Belgium |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002–2006 | Rabobank |
| 2007–2009 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2010 | Team Milram |
| 2012–2013 | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| Major wins | |
| One day races and Classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2003) | |
Roy Sentjens (born 15 December 1980) is a retired Belgian road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2013.[1][2] Sentjens has also previously competed for UCI ProTour team Team Milram. The highlight of his career was victory in the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne in 2003. Sentjens started his career with Rabobank in 2002, and transferred to Predictor-Lotto for the 2007 season. Sentjens held dual citizenship, from both Belgium and the Netherlands, and from 2002 until 2004 raced under a Dutch licence. However, in 2005, he changed to a Belgian license as he felt more Belgian than Dutch.[3]
The largest win of Sentjens' career, was also his first. At the 2003 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, he attacked with 2 km to leaving his four companions behind. He held them off to win by 19 seconds.[4]
After being selected to ride the 2010 Vuelta a España did not start stage 12 after a positive doping test came to light.[5]
On 8 September 2010, while he was riding the 2010 Vuelta a España, it was announced that Sentjens had failed an out of competition doping control and would be suspended from cycling.[6] On 10 September, Sentjens admitted to having doped with EPO that he had obtained in Barcelona, Spain, and declined to request the testing of his B-sample. He also announced his immediate retirement from professional cycling.[7] He later reversed his decision to retire, and returned to cycling when the ban had expired.
Speaking about his decision to dope, Sentjens explained on his personal website: "My season was already a disaster. I did everything I could but I didn’t meet up to my own expectations. I couldn’t sleep anymore, thinking all the time how in the hell I could still improve, I did everything. But even that did not help and I fell into a depression."
- ^ "Roy SENTJENS". UCI. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens stopt opnieuw met wielrennen" [Roy Sentjens stops again with cycling]. De Morgen (in Dutch). De Persgroep Nederland. 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sentjens explains Belgian decision". cyclingnews.com. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Sentjens takes K-B-K; Carrigan takes World Cup opener". Velo. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Terpstra to lead Milram in Vuelta". cyclingnews.com. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping news:Milram's Roy Sentjens suspended while NZ track cyclist gets two year ban". road.cc. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Doping: Roy Sentjens admits EPO use and retires". www.velonation.com. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Honorary list | Kuurne Brussel Kuurne". kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Roy Sentjens". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.