{{short description|Belgian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Kevin Pauwels | image = Tongeren - Ronde van Limburg, 15 juni 2014 (B034).JPG | caption = Pauwels in 2014. | fullname = Kevin Pauwels | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|4|12}} | birth_place = Ekeren, Belgium | height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|60|kg|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = | disciplines = {{ubl|Cyclo-cross|Mountain biking|Road}} | role = Rider | proyears1 = 2004–2011 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFL|2004a}} | proyears2 = 2011–2019 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|PSB|2011}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(qilozwwuewoidxizbt1trfoe))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/4496|title=Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team (SUN) – BEL|access-date=6 March 2014|work=UCI Continental Circuits|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | majorwins = ;''Cyclo-cross'' : World Cup (2011–12, 2014–15) ::11 individual wins (2009–10—2012–13, 2014–15) : Trophy (2011–12) ;''Mountain bike'' : National Championships (2011, 2012) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{BEL}} }} {{MedalSport|Men's cyclo-cross}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Sankt Wendel |Elite}} {{MedalBronze| 2012 Koksijde |Elite}} {{MedalBronze| 2014 Hoogerheide |Elite}} {{MedalBronze| 2016 Heusden-Zolder|Elite}} {{MedalBronze| 2017 Bieles |Elite}} {{MedalGold | 2004 Pont-Château |Under-23}} {{MedalGold | 2002 Zolder |Junior}} }} '''Kevin Pauwels''' (born 12 April 1984 in Ekeren) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the {{UCI team code|TFL|2008}} and {{UCI team code|PSB|2019}} teams. Pauwels retired on 24 February 2019 after winning the Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/veldrijden/2019-02/oostmalle-cross-mannen/ | title=Kevin Pauwels neemt afscheid in stijl met solozege in Sluitingsprijs | date=24 February 2019 }}</ref>
Pauwels' elder brother, Tim Pauwels was also a professional cyclo-cross racer but died during a race in Erpe-Mere in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/sep04/sep27news |title=First Edition Cycling News for September 27, 2004 – Tim Pauwels dies |publisher=cyclingnews.com |date=27 September 2004 |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref>
==Major results== ===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2002 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 4 Spar Arden Challenge : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Liège ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Lleida : 3rd Derny, Brasschaat ;2008 : 1st Stage 2 Volta a Lleida ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Serbie ;2011 : 1st Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites ;2015 : 7th Overall Flèche du Sud ;2018 : 5th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen {{div col end}}
===Mountain bike=== {{div col|colwidth=50em}} ;2011 : 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} Cross-country, National Championships ;2012 : 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} Cross-country, National Championships ;2013 : 1st Landgraaf : 2nd Sankt Vith ;2017 : 1st Kluisbergen : 3rd Cross-country, National Championships {{div col end}}
===Cyclo-cross=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2000–2001 : 3rd National Junior Championships ;2001–2002 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} UCI World Junior Championships : 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} National Junior Championships : 1st Overall Junior Superprestige ::1st Ruddervoorde ::1st Sint-Michielsgestel ::1st Gieten ::1st Vorselaar ;2003–2004 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} UCI World Under-23 Championships : Under-23 Superprestige ::2nd Hoogstraten ::3rd Vorselaar : 3rd Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::3rd Koppenberg ;2004–2005 : 1st Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Loenhout ::3rd Koppenberg : 2nd Kalmthout : Under-23 Superprestige ::2nd Gavere ::2nd Hoogstraten : 3rd National Under-23 Championships : 3rd Under-23 Milan : Under-23 UCI World Cup ::3rd Wetzikon ::3rd Nommay ;2005–2006 : 1st {{cjersey|white}} Overall Under-23 UCI World Cup ::1st Wetzikon ::1st Liévin ::2nd Kalmthout : 1st Under-23 Hofstade : 1st Under-23 Hasselt : 2nd Overall Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::2nd Lille : Under-23 Superprestige ::2nd Gavere ::2nd Gieten ::2nd Ruddervoorde ::3rd Sint-Michielsgestel ::3rd Vorselaar : 2nd National Under-23 Championships : 2nd Under-23 Pijnacker ;2006–2007 : Superprestige ::2nd Sint-Michielsgestel ::3rd Diegem ;2007–2008 : 2nd Huijbergen : Gazet van Antwerpen ::3rd Baal ;2008–2009 : 1st Overijse : UCI World Cup ::2nd Heusden-Zolder ::3rd Kalmthout : Gazet van Antwerpen ::2nd Hasselt : 2nd Harderwijk : 3rd National Championships ;2009–2010 : UCI World Cup ::1st Heusden-Zolder ::3rd Hoogerheide : 2nd Overijse : 2nd Maldegem : 2nd Erpe-Mere : Gazet van Antwerpen ::2nd Hasselt ::3rd Lille ::3rd Oostmalle : Superprestige ::2nd Gieten ::3rd Diegem ::3rd Zonhoven : 3rd Tervuren ;2010–2011 : 1st Heerlen : 2nd Overall UCI World Cup ::1st Pont-Château ::2nd Plzeň ::2nd Hoogerheide ::3rd Aigle ::3rd Kalmthout : 2nd Overijse : 2nd Asteasu : 2nd Overall Superprestige ::2nd Zonhoven ::2nd Gavere ::2nd Middelkerke ::3rd Hoogstraten : 3rd 15px UCI World Championships : 3rd National Championships : 3rd Erpe-Mere : 3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Hasselt ::1st Lille ::3rd Namur ::3rd Koppenberg ::3rd Essen ;2011–2012 : 1st {{cjersey|white}} Overall UCI World Cup ::1st Tábor ::1st Igorre ::1st Heusden-Zolder ::1st Hoogerheide ::2nd Koksijde ::2nd Liévin ::2nd Plzeň : 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Koppenberg ::1st Ronse ::1st Hasselt ::2nd Baal ::3rd Lille ::3rd Oostmalle : 1st Otegem : 1st Erpe-Mere : 1st Heerlen : 2nd Overall Superprestige ::1st Gavere ::2nd Hamme ::2nd Gieten ::2nd Diegem ::2nd Hoogstraten ::3rd Zonhoven : 2nd Maldegem : 2nd Neerpelt : 3rd 15px UCI World Championships : 3rd Niel ;2012–2013 : 1st Scheldecross : 2nd Overall UCI World Cup ::1st Tábor ::1st Namur ::1st Rome ::2nd Roubaix ::3rd Plzeň : Soudal Classics ::2nd Leuven : 3rd Overall Bpost Bank Trophy ::1st Baal ::2nd Ronse ::3rd Hasselt ::3rd Loenhout : Superprestige ::2nd Diegem ::3rd Ruddervoorde ::3rd Gieten ::3rd Hoogstraten : 3rd National Championships ;2013–2014 : 1st Kalmthout : Bpost Bank Trophy ::1st Essen ::2nd Koppenberg ::3rd Oostmalle : UCI World Cup ::2nd Cauberg ::3rd Tábor : Superprestige ::2nd Middelkerke : Soudal Classics ::2nd Leuven : 3rd 15px UCI World Championships : 3rd Overijse ;2014–2015 : 1st {{cjersey|white}} Overall UCI World Cup ::1st Milton Keynes ::1st Namur ::2nd Cauberg ::2nd Koksijde ::2nd Heusden-Zolder : 1st Otegem : 1st Maldegem : 2nd Oostmalle : 2nd Eeklo : 2nd Sint-Niklaas : 2nd Overall Superprestige ::1st Zonhoven ::1st Spa-Francorchamps ::1st Middelkerke ::2nd Gavere ::2nd Hoogstraten ::3rd Diegem : 2nd Overall Bpost Bank Trophy ::1st Hasselt ::3rd Koppenberg ::3rd Baal : Soudal Classics ::3rd Niel ::3rd Leuven ::3rd Mechelen ;2015–2016 : Superprestige ::1st Ruddervoorde ::2nd Diegem ::3rd Zonhoven ::3rd Gavere ::3rd Spa-Francorchamps : Soudal Classics ::1st Niel ::2nd Neerpelt ::3rd Hasselt : 1st Oostmalle : 2nd Overall BPost Bank Trophy ::2nd Koppenberg ::2nd Ronse ::3rd Hamme : 2nd Overijse : 2nd Maldegem : 3rd 15px UCI World Championships : 3rd 15px UEC European Championships : 3rd Otegem : 3rd Overall UCI World Cup ::2nd Heusden-Zolder ::3rd Namur ::3rd Hoogerheide ;2016–2017 : 2nd National Championships : 2nd Overall UCI World Cup ::2nd Iowa City ::3rd Namur ::3rd Zeven ::3rd Heusden-Zolder : 2nd Overall DVV Trophy ::2nd Koppenberg ::2nd Essen ::3rd Antwerpen ::3rd Loenhout : Soudal Classics ::2nd Niel ::2nd Leuven : 3rd 15px UCI World Championships : 3rd Overijse : Superprestige ::3rd Diegem ::3rd Hoogstraten ;2018–2019 : 1st Hasselt : 1st Zonnebeke : 1st Oostmalle {{div col end}}
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.ktpauwels.be/}} *{{sports links}}
{{UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's under-23 race}} {{UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's junior race}} {{authority control}}
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