Laurens De Plus

Belgian cyclist

1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)^[1]Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)^[2]Team informationCurrent teamIneos GrenadiersDisciplineRoadRoleRiderRider typeClimberAmateur team2014–2015Lotto–Belisol U23 Professional teams2016–2018Etixx–Quick-Step2019–2020Team Jumbo–Visma^[3]^[4]2021–Ineos Grenadiers Major winsGrand Tours

Tour de France

1 TTT stage (2019)

Stage races

BinckBank Tour (2019)

Laurens De Plus (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.^[5] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.^[6] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.^[7] He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus.^[8]

Major results

2013

5th Overall Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour

7th La Philippe Gilbert juniors

8th Overall Giro della Lunigiana

2015

1st Ghent–Staden

2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard

1st

Points classification

1st

Young rider classification

2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

1st

Points classification

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa

4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar

5th Flèche Ardennaise

6th Overall Tour Alsace

8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

2017

3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer

10th Brabantse Pijl

2018

1st

Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

8th Overall Tour of California

2019

1st

Overall BinckBank Tour

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France

9th Overall UAE Tour

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

2021: 10th GP Miguel Induráin
2023: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	24	—	DNF	—	—	—	10
Tour de France	—	—	23	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	DNF

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ "Laurens De Plus – The INEOS Grenadiers". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Laurens De Plus". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Tom Pidcock and Richie Porte sign for Ineos Grenadiers for 2021". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020. Laurens de Plus and Dani Martinez have also been recruited to join fellow new arrival Adam Yates, who was announced for 2021 last month.
^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "Wanty Gobert sign neo-pros Jasper De Plus and Alexander Evans in 2020". cyclingnews.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.