Lars van den Berg
 van den Berg in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1998 De Meern, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017–2019 | Metec–TKH |
| 2020 | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[1] |
| 2020 | Groupama–FDJ (development)[a] |
| 2021–2025 | Groupama–FDJ |
Lars van den Berg (born 7 July 1998 in De Meern) is a retired Dutch cyclist, who previously rode for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[3] His brother Marijn van den Berg is also a cyclist. He was forced to retire at the age of 26, due to health issues.[4]
Major results
- 2015
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2016
- 6th Trofeo Buffoni
- 7th Grand Prix Bati-Metallo
- 2017
- 1st
Young rider classification, Ronde de l'Oise - 6th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
- 10th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
- 2018
- 10th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 2019
- 1st Young rider classification, Flèche du Sud
- 3rd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 10th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 10th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2020
- 8th Ster van Zwolle
- 2021
- 4th Paris–Camembert
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 64 | — | DNF |
 Tour de France | — | — | 70 |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Notes
- ^ Riding for Groupama–FDJ, van den Berg competed at the Tour de Wallonie, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[2]
References
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "'I'm left with ambitions I no longer get to chase' - 26-year-old pro cyclist forced to retire over heart issues". cyclingweekly.com. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
External links
- Lars van den Berg at UCI
- Lars van den Berg at Cycling Archives
- Lars van den Berg at ProCyclingStats
- Lars van den Berg at Cycling Quotient