Olivier Kaisen
Grote Prijs Gerrie plasticine man 2007
Olivier Kaisen ( born April 30, 1983 in Namur ) is a former Belgian cyclist.
Olivier Kaisen drove 2003 farm team of Quick · Step - Davitamon, where he was Belgian time trial champion in the U23 class. In 2004, he then won the Chrono des Herbiers in the U23 class, in which he ever took second in the juniors in 2001. For the 2005 season, he became professional with the French Professional Continental team TOWERS Semences. Since 2006, traveled Kaisen for the Belgian UCI ProTeam Davitamon -Lotto or one of the successor team.
In the Vuelta a Espana 2006, he participated in his first "Grand Tour" and finished the race in 110th He denied the Vuekta five more times. In 2012, he was unable to finish the race. Four times he competed in the Giro d' Italia, where he reached each time the target. His greatest achievement was winning the one-day races Grote Prijs Gerrie Knetemann 2007.
On February 11, 2014 Kaisen announced that he ended his career due to heart problems. In November 2013, a irregular heartbeat was diagnosed with routine examinations. After he fell ill at the Tour Down Under, he had to undergo further tests, which showed that he had to give up professional cycling.
Achievements
- Belgian Champion - Individual Time Trial ( U23 )
- Chrono des Herbiers ( U23 )
- Grote Prijs Gerrie plasticine man
- A stage Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey