Paul Van Hyfte

Paul Van Hyfte
Personal information
Born (1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 (age 54)
Eeklo, Belgium
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1994Vlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx
1995–2001Lotto–Isoglass
2002–2003CSC–Tiscali
2004Vlaanderen–T Interim

Paul van Hyfte (born 19 January 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, CSC–Tiscali from 2002 to 2003. He left the team after 2003 and joined a Belgian team, Vlaanderen-T Interim for his final season in 2004.

In the 2015 Tour of Flanders, van Hyfte was named as driving a Shimano neutral service vehicle which rear-ended the FDJ team car as it slowed to attend to Sylvain Chavanel.

Major results

1989
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1990
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1995
8th Grand Prix Cerami
1996
9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
1997
6th GP Stad Zottegem
6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
9th Overall Route du Sud
1998
1st GP Stad Zottegem
2nd Route Adélie
10th HEW Cyclassics
1999
8th Druivenkoers Overijse
2000
5th Henk Vos Memorial
6th Classic Haribo
7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2001
1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
1st Schaal Sels
3rd Classic Haribo
4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
4th Overall Ronde van Nederland
8th Omloop Het Volk
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
2002
6th Overall Tour Down Under
9th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
2003
8th Overall Sachsen-Tour
2004
2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
8th Classic Loire Atlantique

References

  1. ↑ "Policeman and former pro revealed as Flanders crash drivers". 8 April 2015.