Facts: - amateurteam: groupe gobert.com - amateuryears: 2008 - discipline: road - role: rider - caption: degand in 2014 . - proteam: wanty-groupe gobert iam cycling - updated: 28 october 2014 - proyears: 2009-2014 2015 - - birth date: 13 may 1986 - name: thomas degand - currentteam: wanty-groupe gobert - image: Equipe j-1 - thomas degand.jpg cycliste wanty - tour de l'ain 2014 - - birth place: ronse , belgium Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas degand .
thomas degand -lrb- born 13 may 1986 -rrb- is a belgian racing cyclist riding for wanty-groupe gobert .he rode at the 2014 uci road world championships .he was named in the start list for the 2015 vuelta a espana .