Vlad Van Mechelen

Vlad Van Mechelen

Personal information
Born	(2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) Leuven, Belgium
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Development Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
Disciplines	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2021–2022	Cannibal Team
Professional teams
2023–2024	Development Team DSM
2024	Team Bahrain Victorious (stagiaire)
2025–	Team Bahrain Victorious
Medal record Representing  Belgium Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 2022 Wollongong Junior road race

Vlad Van Mechelen (born 2 June 2004) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Development Team dsm–firmenich PostNL^[1] and as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. He is set to join UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious in 2025.^[2]

Major results

2021

4th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships

4th Paris–Roubaix Juniors

7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

8th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships

2022

1st Guido Reybrouck Classic

Trophée Centre Morbihan

1st Points classification

1st Stage 1

2nd Overall Manavgat Side Junior

1st Stage 2

2nd Giro di Primavera

3rd Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships

3rd Overall Gipuzkoa Klasika

3rd La Route des Géants

7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

8th Overall Watersley Junior Challenge

9th Paris–Roubaix Juniors

10th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot

2023

5th Brussel-Opwijk [nl]

7th Overall Tour de Bretagne

8th Youngster Coast Challenge

2024

3rd Ster van Zwolle

5th Dorpenomloop Rucphen

5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

6th Gent–Wevelgem U23

References

1. "DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
2. "BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS WELCOMES 2024 STAGIAIRES AND NEW YOUNGSTERS FOR THE 2025 SEASON". bahraincyclingteam.com. Team Bahrain Victorious. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

• Vlad Van Mechelen at UCI
• Vlad Van Mechelen at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Vlad Van Mechelen at ProCyclingStats