{{short description|Belgian cyclist}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Laurens De Plus | image = Silly - Grand Prix Criquielion, 17 mai 2015, départ (B064).JPG | caption = De Plus in 2015 | fullname = <!-- if different --> | nickname = Pluske | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Aalst, Flanders, Belgium | height = {{height|m=1.89}}<ref name="Laurens De Plus – The INEOS Grenadiers">{{cite web|url=https://www.ineosgrenadiers.com/riders/laurens-de-plus|title=Laurens De Plus – The INEOS Grenadiers|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Laurens De Plus – PCS">{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/laurens-de-plus|title=Laurens De Plus|work=ProCyclingStats|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> | currentteam = {{UCI team code|IGD}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber | amateuryears1 = 2014–2015 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|LTS U23|2014}} | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2016–2018 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|QST|2016}} | proyears2 = 2019–2020 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RAB|2019}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/longread/news/cheery-christmas-for-ambitious-team-jumbo-visma/|title=Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma|work={{UCI team code|TLJ|2019}}|publisher=Team Oranje Road BV|date=21 December 2018|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413043945/https://www.teamjumbovisma.com/longread/news/cheery-christmas-for-ambitious-team-jumbo-visma/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bianchi.com/team-jumbo-visma-2020-roster-presented-in-amsterdam/|title=Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam|work=Bianchi|publisher=F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.|date=20 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> | proyears3 = 2021– | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|IGD|2021}} | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Tour de France''' ::1 TTT stage (2019) '''Stage races''' :BinckBank Tour (2019) | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}
'''Laurens De Plus''' (born 4 September 1995) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|IGD}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/54292652|title=Tom Pidcock and Richie Porte sign for Ineos Grenadiers for 2021|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=25 September 2020|access-date=25 September 2020|quote=Laurens de Plus and Dani Martinez have also been recruited to join fellow new arrival Adam Yates, who was announced for 2021 last month.}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia,<ref name="Giro">{{Cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List |access-date=2 May 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030140530/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2019/gc/startlist|title=2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=1 July 2019|work=ProCyclingStats}}</ref> He is the older brother of fellow racing cyclist Jasper De Plus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wanty-gobert-sign-neo-pros-jasper-de-plus-and-alexander-evans-in-2020/ |title=Wanty Gobert sign neo-pros Jasper De Plus and Alexander Evans in 2020 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=22 November 2019 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2013 : 5th Overall Ain'Ternational–Rhône Alpes–Valromey Tour : 7th La Philippe Gilbert juniors : 8th Overall Giro della Lunigiana ;2015 : 1st Ghent–Staden : 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Young rider classification : 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa : 4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar : 5th Flèche Ardennaise : 6th Overall Tour Alsace : 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2017 : 3rd Overall Ster ZLM Toer : 10th Brabantse Pijl ;2018 : 1st 15px Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships : 8th Overall Tour of California ;2019 : 1st {{cjersey|green}} Overall BinckBank Tour : 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de France : 9th Overall UAE Tour ::1st Stage 1 (TTT) ;2021 : 10th GP Miguel Induráin ;2023 : 10th Overall Giro d'Italia ;2024 : 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné ;2025 : 3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve : 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya {{div col end}}
===General classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | colspan="11" align="center" |'''Grand Tour general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | 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 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | 24 | — | DNF | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | — | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 15 | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | |- | colspan="11" align="center" |'''Major stage race general classification results''' |- ! scope="col" | Race ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|yellow}} Paris–Nice | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 13 | — |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | DNF | — | 46 |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya | 50 | 26 | — | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;" rowspan="3"|NH | — | — | — | 16 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country | 25 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné | 31 | — | DNF | — | — | — | 67 | — | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | |- align="center" ! scope="row" |{{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH | — | — | — | — | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Plus, Laurens}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Aalst, Belgium Category:Olympic cyclists for Belgium Category:Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1990s-stub}}