Kenny van Hummel
Kenny van Hummel Robert ( born September 30, 1982 in Arnhem ) is a Dutch racing cyclist.
Career
Kenny van Hummel started his professional career in 2002 with the junior team Rabobank. In 2004, he to Van Hemert - euro Gifts, later Eurogifts.com called themselves, and gathered there some victories in amateur and U23 races. Since 2006 he runs Continental team Skil- Shimano for the Dutch Professional. In the Tour of Qatar 2006, twelfth in the standings and third in the junior standings, scarce five seconds behind the winner Matti Breschel.
Very well known van Hummel was at the Tour de France 2009. He lost in several mountain stages already in the initial phase of the connection to the field and put almost the entire distance back as a soloist. He reached several times just before the time limit, the target, but never got off his bike His goal, to arrive as carriers of the Lanterne Rouge in Paris, this was his motivation. Due to a fall in a descent during the 17th stage and the resulting injuries, however, he had to give up this goal.
Family
Kenny van Hummel is a cousin of cyclist Leo Peelen and like this ambassador of Dutch Tegenkracht Cancer Foundation.
Achievements
- Ronde van Noord -Holland
- Ronde van Overijssel
- A stage Four Days of Dunkirk
- Batavus Prorace
- Dutch Food Valley Classic
- Tour de Rijke
- A stage of the Tour de Picardie
- A stage in Tour of Belgium
- Four stages of the Tour of Hainan
- Two stages and Ronde van Drenthe Appreciation
- A stage Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
- Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- Three stages of the Tour of Hainan
- A stage of the Tour de Picardie
- A stage Arctic Race of Norway
- A stage of the Tour de Langkawi
Grand Tour Ranking
Team
- 2002 Rabobank TT3
- 2003 Rabobank TT3
- 2004 Van Hemert - Euro Gifts
- 2005 Eurogifts.com
- 2006 Skil- Shimano
- 2007 Skil- Shimano
- 2008 Skil- Shimano
- 2009 Skil- Shimano
- 2010 Skil- Shimano
- 2011 Skil- Shimano
- 2012 Vacansoleil -DCM
- 2013 Vacansoleil -DCM
- 2014 Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela