# Peter Van Petegem

Peter van Petegem (born 18 January 1970) is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix in the same season. He also earned a medal at the World Championship on two occasions; taking the silver in 1998 and winning the bronze in 2003. His last race was the GP Briek Schotte in Desselgem on 11 September 2007.

## Personal life

His sons, Axandre Van Petegem and Maurits Van Petegem, are also competitive cyclists.

## Major results
### 1988

    2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

### 1990

    2nd Circuit du Hainaut

### 1991

    1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
    8th Circuit du Hainaut
    8th Gran Premio della Liberazione

### 1992

    3rd Overall Paris–Bourges

### 1993

    6th Overall Tour d'Armorique
    6th Trofeo Luis Puig
    10th Cholet-Pays de la Loire

### 1994

    1st Scheldeprijs
    2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
    4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
    4th Druivenkoers Overijse
    5th Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
    6th Road race, National Road Championships
    6th Rund um den Henninger Turm
    7th Cholet-Pays de la Loire

### 1995

    1st De Kustpijl
    2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
    5th Road race, National Road Championships
    6th Tour du Haut Var
    7th Scheldeprijs
    7th Brussels–Ingooigem
    8th Nice–Alassio

### 1996

    1st Trofeo Luis Puig
    1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt
    2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    2nd Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem
    4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    10th Tour of Flanders
    10th Clásica de Almería

### 1997

    1st Omloop Het Volk
    1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
    1st Trofeo Alcúdia
    2nd Paris–Bourges
    5th Trofeo Manacor
    5th Trofeo Calvià
    6th Dwars door België
    7th Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem
    8th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    8th Veenendaal–Veenendaal
    9th Overall Ronde van Nederland
    9th Tour of Flanders

### 1998

    1st Omloop Het Volk
    1st Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
    2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Ronde van Nederland
    3rd GP Rik Van Steenbergen
    3rd Trofeo Calvià
    5th Tour of Flanders
    5th Trofeo Alcúdia
    7th Milan–San Remo
    7th Dwars door België
    8th Gent–Wevelgem
    8th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

### 1999

    1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
    1st Tour of Flanders
    1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    1st Gouden Pijl Emmen
    5th Coppa Sabatini
    6th Overall Ronde van Nederland
    6th Dwars door België
    6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    7th Milan–San Remo
    8th Omloop Het Volk
    8th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
    9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
    10th GP Zottegem – Tistaertprijs

### 2000

    1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    2nd Paris–Roubaix
    2nd Gent–Wevelgem
    2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
    4th Overall Danmark Rundt
    6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    7th Amstel Gold Race
    8th Tour of Flanders
    8th Trofeo Luis Puig
    9th Road race, National Road Championships
    10th Overall Ronde van Nederland
    10th Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

### 2001

    1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    3rd Overall Paris–Nice
       1st Stage 2
    6th Amstel Gold Race
    7th Delta Profronde

### 2002

    1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
       1st Stage 3b (ITT)
    1st Omloop Het Volk
    3rd Tour of Flanders
    4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    4th Dwars door Vlaanderen
    5th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    6th Amstel Gold Race
    6th Paris–Brussels
    6th Schaal Sels
    7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    7th GP Ouest-France
    8th Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne
       1st Stage 5
    9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    9th Druivenkoers Overijse

### 2003

    1st Paris–Roubaix
    1st Tour of Flanders
    3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
    3rd Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
    4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    7th Grand Prix de Wallonie
    10th Paris–Tours

### 2004

    5th Time trial, National Road Championships
    5th Amstel Gold Race
    6th Paris–Roubaix
    7th Trofeo Luis Puig
    10th Milan–San Remo

### 2005

    3rd Tour of Flanders
    3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
    4th Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2006

    2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
    4th Tour of Flanders
    9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

### 2007

    8th Overall Tour de Wallonie

### Classics results timeline

Monuments results timeline :
| Monument | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 118 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 15 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | 97 | 17 | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | 49 | — | 53 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 24 | DNF | 1 | 6 | DNF | DSQ | 23 |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | DNF | 91 | 13 | 7 | DNF | 25 | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Major championship results timeline

| | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| World Championships | — | — | — | — | DNF | 37 | 2 | DNF | 50 | DNF | 18 | 3 | 28 | 33 | — | — |
| National Championships | 11 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 50 | 12 | 60 | — | — | 63 | 22 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |