Johan Vansummeren

Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgium.^[1] After two seasons in the amateur ranks, Vansummeren turned professional with Relax–Bodysol in 2004.^[1]

Although Vansummeren's role was primarily that of a domestique, he competed as a team leader during the classic season.^[3][4] In 2011, Vansummeren won the biggest race of his career, Paris–Roubaix.^[5][6] Vansummeren won the race after escaping from three other riders with 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) remaining, winning by nineteen seconds at the velodrome in Roubaix.^[7][8] He was victorious, despite riding the final 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) with a flat tire.^[7][9] Vansummeren also won the 2007 Tour de Pologne and rode the Tour de France nine times.^[10]

Vansummeren signed with AG2R La Mondiale for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.^[11] In June 2016, he announced his retirement from the sport after being diagnosed with a heart problem that had been detected in February at the Tour of Oman and resulted in him missing the classics season.^[10]

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