{{short description|Belgian professional cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Tosh Van der Sande | image = Huldenberg - Druivenkoers Overijse, 27 augustus 2014, vertrek (B034).JPG | image_size = | caption = Van der Sande in 2014 | fullname = Tosh Van der Sande | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Wijnegem, Belgium | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | disciplines = Road<br>Track (former) | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2009–2010 | amateurteam1 = Beveren 2000–Quick-Step | amateuryears2 = 2011 | amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|LTS U23|2011}} | amateuryears3 = 2011 | amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|OLO|2011}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears1 = 2012–2021 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LTS|2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.directvelo.com/equipe/1048/lotto-soudal#riders-2019|title=Lotto-Soudal|language=fr|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/steff-cras-and-matthew-holmes-complete-lotto-soudals-2020-roster/|title=Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 October 2019|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279|title=Lotto Soudal|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101195132/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2022–2025 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TJV|2022}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = }} '''Tosh Van der Sande''' (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|TLJ}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17181|title=Team Jumbo–Visma|publisher=UCI|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107180244/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17181|archive-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> Van der Sande, who competed from 2012 to 2025, was considered as a classics specialist.<ref name="Extends">{{cite web |title=Lotto extends contracts with four riders |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lotto-extends-contracts-with-four-riders/ |website=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Future plc. |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early career=== As a junior, he found success in track cycling.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Ed |title=Tosh Van der Sande Interview: U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner turning pro |url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10677/Tosh-Van-der-Sande-Interview-U23-Liege-Bastogne-Liege-winner-turning-pro.aspx |website=www.velonation.com |access-date=1 May 2019 |date=18 December 2011}}</ref> In 2011, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23.
===Professional career=== He turned professional with {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} in 2012, and rode his first Grand Tour the following year at the Vuelta a España. He extended his contract in 2013, and has since then remained in the team.<ref name="Extends"/>
After he accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone,<ref name="Pred">{{cite web |title=Van der Sande cleared after positive test for prednisolone |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-der-sande-cleared-after-positive-test-for-prednisolone/ |website=Cyclingnews |publisher=Future plc. |access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> he was temporarily suspended by his team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lottosoudal.be/en/news/positive-doping-test-tosh-van-der-sande|title=Positive doping test Tosh Van der Sande|date=19 December 2018|website=Lotto Soudal}}</ref> He was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the UCI.<ref name="Pred"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/lotto-soudals-tosh-van-der-sande-cleared-doping-administrative-error-405714|title=Lotto–Soudal’s Tosh Van der Sande cleared of doping after ‘administrative error’|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|date=24 January 2019|website=Cycling Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tosh-van-der-sande-doping-case-will-clear-early-february-according-manager-405608|title=Tosh Van der Sande doping case ‘will be clear by early February,’ according to manager|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|date=23 January 2019|website=Cycling Weekly}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2006 : National Novice Track Championships ::1st 20px Points race ::1st 20px Scratch ::2nd 15px Sprint : National Junior Track Championships ::2nd 15px Madison ::2nd 15px Team pursuit ;2007 : National Junior Track Championships ::1st 20px Points race ::1st 20px Scratch ::2nd Madison ::2nd Team sprint : 3rd Aalst–St. Truiden : 3rd UIV Cup, Gent ;2008 : UCI Junior Track World Championships ::1st 20px Points race ::2nd 15px Madison : National Junior Track Championships ::1st 20px Points race ::1st 20px Scratch ::1st 20px Madison ::1st 20px Team pursuit : UIV Cup ::1st Gent ::2nd Munich : 1st Stage 2 Ronde van Antwerpen : 2nd Overall Giro di Toscana Juniors ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 2nd Aalst–St. Truiden : 4th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Overall Münsterland Tour ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 2 : 10th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships ;2009 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de la Province de Namur ;2010 : 10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs ;2011 : 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Navarra : 3rd Overall Tour de Liège ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd La Côte Picarde : 4th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 6th Flèche Ardennaise : 8th Overall Tour de Normandie : 9th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships ;2012 : 1st 20px Mountains classification, Three Days of De Panne : 3rd Borsbeek Individueel : 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen : 7th Gullegem Koerse ;2013 : 9th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem ;2014 : 2nd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem : 4th Omloop van het Houtland ;2015 : 2nd Paris–Tours ;2016 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain : 7th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen : 10th Nationale Sluitingsprijs ;2017 : 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie : 6th Bruges Cycling Classic ;2018 : 10th Halle–Ingooigem ;2019 : 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie ::1st Stage 5 ;2021 : 2nd Primus Classic : 3rd Brussels Cycling Classic : 3rd Grand Prix de Wallonie : 5th Overall Danmark Rundt : 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen : 10th Amstel Gold Race ;2022 : 9th Overall ZLM Tour {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— | 93 |— |— |— | DNF | 64 |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | DNF |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | 127 |— | 49 | 109 |— | 114 | 65 | 96 |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
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