Christian Vande Velde

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christian Vande Velde
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	May 22, 1976(1976-05-22)
Age	48
Birthplace	Lemont
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Taurus

Christian Vande Velde Biography

Christian Vande Velde is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on May 22, 1976 in Lemont, Illinois, United States. The two-time Olympic cycling champion who led the US in two Olympic Games, the 2000 in 2000 and 2008 Games over a decade and a half. He was with a score of fourth place on the Tour de France, doing the same in the year 2008.

He was on teams together with He rode on teams with Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France in 1999 and 2001. at the Tour de France in 1999 and 2001.

Vande Velde started his Grand Tour career by participating in the 1998 Vuelta a España, where he assisted Lance Armstrong, to a fourth-place finish. Vande Velde twice rode on the Tour de France team that brought Lance Armstrong to victory, in 1999, and 2001. In the 1999 Tour de France, Vande Velde was for a time the leader of the young rider classification; he did not compete, however, in the 2000 Tour de France. Vande Velde moved to Liberty Seguros in 2004, and switched to Team CSC in 2005. During this time, he worked as a domestique, riding in support of varying team captains, even though the 2005 season saw Vande Velde taking chances of his own. In one instance, Vande Velde was a breakaway participant on the fourth stage of the Eneco Tour. The breakaway, however, was eventually hampered when the peloton was led on a false route, meaning the breakaway riders had to wait for the peloton to get back on track, at which time the gap between the break and the peloton was reduced from six to four minutes with 43 kilometres to go.

In the 2006 Tour de France, he was a domestique on Team CSC for team captains Carlos Sastre and Fränk Schleck. Vande Velde was the best of the climbers in the team apart from Sastre and Schleck, whom he supported in the high mountain stages. On Stage 16, he pulled for most of the early slopes of the Col de la Croix de Fer, after which, team-mates Sastre and Schleck attacked to put then race leader Floyd Landis (Phonak) under pressure. On Stage 17, to Morzine, he again pulled for most of the day along with team-mates Jens Voigt, Matthias Kessler, and Serhiy Honchar from the T-Mobile Team.

Two daughters are his along with His wife Leah.

Christian Vande Velde Net Worth

Christian Vande Velde is one of the richest Cyclist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christian Vande Velde 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Son of US Bicycling Hall of Fame cycling John Vande Velde, he began cycling at the age of 16. He also played golf and wrestler in high school.

Then, in 2012, the athlete was banned for 6 months for doping in blood during the mid-2000s. his race results from 2004 to 2006 were taken away.

Christian Vande Velde (born May 22, 1976) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist of Belgian descent, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2013. Vande Velde competed for the U.S. Postal Service, Liberty Seguros, Team CSC and Garmin–Sharp squads. He is the son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Christian Vande Velde Dating?

According to our records, Christian Vande Velde married to Leah Vande Velde. As of December 1, 2023, Christian Vande Velde’s is not dating anyone.

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During the 2011 Tour de France, Vande Velde assisted Tom Danielson to a top ten finish, and was an integral part of Garmin–Cervélo’s first place in the team classification. Vande Velde finished a close second at the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which was ultimately won by Levi Leipheimer (Team RadioShack).

Facts & Trivia

Christian Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Christian Vande Velde celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.

In the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Vande Velde was instrumental to the victory of his leader Ryder Hesjedal, protecting him in the mountain stages. He also was Hesjedal’s roommate during the Giro, and shared his thoughts about the race, and his teammate in an interview with Velo News, where he stated that winning the Giro was “surreal”. Suffering various crashes during the first week, Vande Velde, however, finished second in the fifteenth stage of the 2012 Tour de France, losing in a sprint to the finish to Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ–BigMat). NBC Sports commentator Phil Liggett stated that amongst fans, Vande Velde was considered the most popular rider. In the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Vande Velde put in an impressive performance in the last stage’s individual time trial, finishing second to Taylor Phinney of BMC Racing Team by ten seconds. With that run, he took the leader’s jersey off the shoulders of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step’s Levi Leipheimer, and stepped atop the overall classification podium.

Does Christian Vande Velde still teach peloton?

March 6, 2020 Post-retirement, Vande Velde has built a second life in cycling through his role as a coach, NBC commentator, Peloton instructor , and now as a partner with Ventum. “Ventum is excited to partner with a cyclist of Christian’s caliber,” says CEO Diaa Nour.

How old is Christian Vande Velde?

46 years (May 22, 1976)

How tall is Christian Vande Velde?

5′ 11″

Who is leaving Peloton?

Fans are devastated that one of their favourite Peloton fitness trainers, Chase Tucker , has confirmed his departure from the company. Here’s what you need to know about Chase and his announcement, as well as how his fans have reacted to the news.

Do any Peloton instructors do cameo?

Peloton Rides with Cameo The following instructors have Peloton workouts with Cameo: Selena Samuela (1)