Sven Nys

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sven Nys
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1976(1976-06-17)
Age	48
Birthplace	Bonheiden
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Flemish Region
Horoscope	Gemini

Sven Nys Biography

Sven Nys is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on June 17, 1976 in Bonheiden, Flemish Region, Belgium. Cyclist widely recognized by many as the top cyclists to race cyclocross winning the UCI Cyclocross World Cup 5 times throughout his long and successful career. Furthermore, he’s an eight-time Belgian mountain biking champion as well as a two-time Olympian.

He as well as the fellow Belgian He and fellow Belgian Mathieu van der Poel are both UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions. are both UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions.

Born in Bonheiden, Belgium, Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX national titles before switching to cyclocross, a more popular sport in Belgium. He won the under-23 world championship in 1997 and 1998, beating another Belgian, Bart Wellens. Nys moved to the elite category in 1998–1999, joining the Dutch Rabobank team.

Nys blamed an injury for not winning a season-long competition or championship in 2000–2001. A year later he won the World Cup and the Superprestige again. In the world championships that year he came third after being outsprinted by De Clercq and Tom Vannoppen. The following season Nys won the Superprestige for the fourth time as well as the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy for a first time. He became Belgian champion again, but Wellens won the world championship and the World Cup.

His wife was an actress named Isabelle from 2002 until 2014. He has a son called Thibau.

Sven Nys Net Worth

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

When he was eight, he began racing BMX at age eight, and was awarded eight national championships before moving to cyclocross.

He was named the Belgian Sports Person Award Winner by Het Nieuwsblad in the year 2006.

Sven Nys (Dutch: [ˈsfɛn ˈnɛi̯s] ; born 17 June 1976) is a former professional cyclist competing in cyclo-cross and mountain bike. With two world championships, seven world cups, and over 140 competitive victories, he is considered one of the best cyclo-cross racers of his generation, and remains a prominent figure in cyclo-cross. Apart from cyclo-cross, Nys is also fivefold national mountainbike champion, and has competed in that discipline in two Olympic games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sven Nys height 5 ft 11 in Sven weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sven Nys Dating?

According to our records, Sven Nys married to Isabelle Nys. As of December 1, 2023, Sven Nys’s is not dating anyone.

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Nys won all eight Superprestige races in 2006–2007. In the Superprestige he won 13 races from Hoogstraten in 2005 to Asper Gaver in 2007. That season he won the World Cup and the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy again, but neither the national or world championship. The national involved a lot of running, not Nys’ talent, and were won by Wellens. At the world championship in Zeddam Nys fell three times: over Wellens, who fell because a television motor had hit one of the road markers; over Erwin Vervecken; and because of an error of his own. He finished 11th.

Facts & Trivia

Sven Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Sven Nys celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

Up until the season 2011–2012, this competition was called the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy (GvA).