# Lennert Van Eetvelt

Lennert Van Eetvelt (born 17 July 2001) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto.

## Career
### Early years

Van Eetvelt started cycling when he was 8 or 9 years old. As a junior rider, he finished third in the Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot and eighth in the Course de la Paix Juniors, before being recruited by Lotto–Soudal U23, the development program for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal, in 2020. The following year, he was crowned the Belgian under-23 time trial champion. In 2022, he showed strength in stage races, winning the Course de la Paix U23 – Grand Prix Jeseníky and finishing runner-up in the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia and the Tour Alsace. In April, he also finished second to Romain Grégoire in the single-day Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs.

### Professional career

Van Eetvelt stepped up to Lotto–Dstny in 2023. In his first week racing as a professional, Van Eetvelt took two podium finishes in the Challenge Mallorca, finishing second in the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana and third in the Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer. In March, he took part in his first UCI World Tour level event, finishing 15th overall in the Volta a Catalunya. In April, he competed in the La Flèche Wallonne, finishing 22nd. He then won the Alpes Isère Tour in May while riding down a level with the development squad, taking solo victories on the last two stages. He took his first pro level win on stage two of the Sibiu Cycling Tour in July. He entered his first Grand Tour: the Vuelta a España in August. On stage 14, he placed third, having been part of the breakaway, followed by a 4th place on the penultimate stage, again being part of the breakaway.
On January 26, 2024, he won the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, part of the Challenge Mallorca, beating Aleksandr Vlasov and Brandon McNulty in a three-way sprint. On February 25, he won the final stage solo at the top of Jebel Hafeet and took the general classification of the UAE Tour, his first victory in a UCI World Tour race.

## Major results
### 2019

    3rd Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
       1st Mountains classification
    5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
    8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

### 2021

    National Under-23 Road Championships
       1st Time trial
       3rd Road race
    UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
       5th Road race
       9th Time trial
    5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
    8th Overall Tour Alsace

### 2022

    1st Overall Grand Prix Jeseníky
       1st Stage 2
    2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
       1st Stage 6
    2nd Overall Tour Alsace
    2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
    2nd Flèche Ardennaise
    3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
    6th Overall Tour de Normandie

### 2023 (1 pro win)

    1st Overall Alpes Isère Tour
       1st Points classification
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stages 4 & 5
    2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 2
    2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    3rd Mercan'Tour Classic
    3rd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer

### 2024 (5)

    1st Overall Tour of Guangxi
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 5
    1st Overall UAE Tour
       1st Young rider classification
       1st Stage 7
    1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
    3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
    4th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
    7th Giro di Lombardia
    8th Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx

### 2025

    9th Strade Bianche

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 32 | DNF |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |