{{short description|Belgian cyclist (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Edward Theuns | image = Edward_Theuns_(2023).jpg | caption = Theuns in 2023 | fullname = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Ghent]], Belgium | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Classics specialist | amateuryears1 = 2010–2013 | amateurteam1 = VL Technics–Abutriek | proyears1 = 2014–2015 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/edward-theuns |title=Edward Theuns|website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2016–2017 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TFR|2016}} | proyears3 = 2018 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}<ref name="sun">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sunweb-sign-theuns-and-vervaeke/|title=Team Sunweb sign Theuns and Vervaeke|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=19 August 2017|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> | proyears4 = 2019– | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2019}}<ref name="tfs19">{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=9 November 2019|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' :[[GP Impanis-Van Petegem|Primus Classic]] (2019) :[[Bredene Koksijde Classic]] ([[2025 Bredene Koksijde Classic|2025]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{BEL}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Road Cycling Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2024 European Road Championships|2024 Limburg]]|Mixed team relay}} }}
'''Edward Theuns''' (born 30 April 1991) is a Belgian [[bicycle racing|racing cyclist]], who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TFS men}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek - Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>
==Career== Theuns made his debut for {{UCI team code|TSV|2014}} in 2014. He took his first victory in August 2014 in the [[Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem]]. He also rode for his national team at the [[2014 UCI Road World Championships]]. In 2015, he began his season with four top-ten finishes at the [[2015 Étoile de Bessèges|Étoile de Bessèges]], finishing fifth overall and winning the points classification. He took his second career win in March 2015 with victory in the [[Ronde van Drenthe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Edward_Theuns|title = Edward Theuns|access-date = 14 March 2015|website = ProCyclingStats}}</ref> In August 2015 it was announced that Theuns would join {{UCI team code|TFR|2016}} for the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/trek-factory-racing-sign-young-talents-theuns-and-bonifazio-for-2016-187585 |title=Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016 |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart|date=19 August 2015 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the [[2016 Tour de France]]<ref name="TDF">{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163736&c=3 | title=2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist | access-date=30 June 2016| work= ProCyclingStats}}</ref> and the [[2017 Vuelta a España]].<ref name="2017Vuelta">{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2017_Startlist | title=2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist | access-date=17 August 2017 | work=ProCyclingStats | archive-date=5 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233021/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2017_Startlist | url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2018, Theuns signed with {{UCI team code|SUN|2018}}, before returning to ride for {{UCI team code|TFS|2019}} the following year.<ref name="tfs19"/><ref name="sun"/> In 2019, he won the [[Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem|Primus Classic]].
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2010 : 8th Overall [[Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux]] ::1st Stage 4 ;2012 : 8th [[Paris–Tours Espoirs]] ;2013 : 1st Stage 2a ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux]] : 1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification, [[Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia]] : 2nd Overall [[Tour de la Mirabelle|Tour du Piémont Vosgien]] : 3rd [[Belgian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships : 6th [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23|Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs]] : 7th GP Briek Schotte<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/detail_julien-vermote-remporte-le-gp-briek-schotte-a-desselgem?id=8086471 |title=Julien Vermote remporte le GP Briek Schotte à Desselgem|date=10 September 2013 |website=[[rtbf.be]]|language=fr |trans-title=Julien Vermote wins the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> : 8th [[Paris–Tours Espoirs]] : 10th [[La Côte Picarde]] ;2014 <small>(1 pro win)</small> : 1st [[Egmont Cycling Race|Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem]] : 3rd [[Bredene Koksijde Classic|Handzame Classic]] : 4th [[Châteauroux Classic]] : 7th [[Omloop van het Waasland]] ;2015 <small>(3)</small> : 1st [[Ronde van Drenthe]] : 1st Stage 3 [[Tour de l'Eurométropole]] : 2nd [[2015 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]] : 2nd [[2015 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 2nd [[Rund um Köln]] : 3rd [[Halle–Ingooigem]] : 4th [[Dwars door Drenthe]] : 4th [[Nationale Sluitingsprijs]] : 5th Overall [[2015 Étoile de Bessèges|Étoile de Bessèges]] ::1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Points classification : 5th Overall [[Ster ZLM Toer]] : 5th [[2015 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] : 5th [[Ronde van Zeeland Seaports]] : 7th Overall [[2015 Four Days of Dunkirk|Four Days of Dunkirk]] ::1st Stage 5 : 7th Overall [[2015 World Ports Classic|World Ports Classic]] : 7th [[Grand Prix La Marseillaise|Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise]] : 8th [[2015 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] : 8th [[Grand Prix de Fourmies]] : 9th [[Schaal Sels]] ;2016 <small>(1)</small> : 1st Stage 1 [[2016 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]] : 3rd [[2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]] : 3rd [[Halle–Ingooigem]] : 4th [[2016 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 8th [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] : 8th [[2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] : [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ::Held {{cjersey|white}} after Stage 1 ;2017 <small>(2)</small> : [[2017 Presidential Tour of Turkey|Tour of Turkey]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 6 : 1st Stage 4 [[2017 BinckBank Tour|BinckBank Tour]] : 2nd [[Halle–Ingooigem]] : 5th [[Down Under Classic]] : 6th Road race, [[2017 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]] : 7th Overall [[2017 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]] : 8th [[2017 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] ;2018 : 6th [[2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] ;2019 <small>(1)</small> : 1st [[Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem|Primus Classic]] : 6th [[Omloop van het Houtland]] : 9th [[Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen]] ;2020 : 5th [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships ;2021 <small>(1)</small> : 1st Stage 5 [[2021 Tour de Hongrie|Tour de Hongrie]] : 2nd [[Belgian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships : 8th Overall [[2021 Étoile de Bessèges|Étoile de Bessèges]] : 8th [[2021 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] : {{cjersey|red number}} [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 2 [[2021 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ;2022 : 2nd [[2022 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] : 3rd [[Grand Prix d'Isbergues]] : 5th [[2022 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 6th [[2022 Eschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt]] : 7th [[Paris–Bourges]] ;2023 : 2nd [[2023 Nokere Koerse|Nokere Koerse]] : 2nd [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]] : 3rd [[2023 Le Samyn|Le Samyn]] : 6th [[2023 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 9th [[2023 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] : 10th [[2023 Bredene Koksijde Classic|Bredene Koksijde Classic]] ;2024 : 9th [[Binche–Chimay–Binche]] ;2025 <small>(1)</small> : 1st [[2025 Bredene Koksijde Classic|Bredene Koksijde Classic]] : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2025 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana|Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana]] {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 !2024 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | [[2022 Giro d'Italia|131]] | — | [[2024 Giro d'Italia|113]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | [[2016 Tour de France|DNF]] | — | [[2018 Tour de France|88]] | — | [[2020 Tour de France|119]] | [[2021 Tour de France|104]] | — | — | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | — | [[2017 Vuelta a España|91]] | — | [[2019 Vuelta a España|133]] | — | — | — | [[2023 Vuelta a España|128]] | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}
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