Sam Bennett wins the 4 Jours de Dunkerque
Sam Bennett "I'd like to thank the team again" "It's quite nice after a few difficult years. I'd like to thank the team again for their fantastic work. Let's focus...
Gianluca Pollefliet
Questions and answers
- Your nickname: Polle, jumbo, Luca, G.P.
- A phrase that characterizes you: "Pain is temporary, glory is eternal".
- Your favorite race: Paris-Roubaix
- Your best cycling memory: winning the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23 2023.
- Your worst cycling memory: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23 2022
- Your non-bike interests: PS4 and darts
- Your favourite style of music and singer/group: Dutch rap, techno and rap in general
- If you were a movie: Cars
- If you were a dish: lasagne prepared by my sister
- If you had to do another job, what would it be? physiotherapist
- What's dearest to you: my family, my girlfriend and my dog
Major results
2023 (Lotto Dstny Development Team)
- Winner Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Espoirs
- Winner of the Philippe Van Coningsloo Memorial
- 2nd Dorpenomloop Ruchpen
- 2nd from G.P. Wilfried Peeters
- 2nd from G.P. Rik Van Looy
- 2nd in the European championship in the American race and the elimination race
- 3rd Youngster Coast Challenge
- 3rd in the MU Belgian championship
- 3rd stage of the Tour of South Bohemia
- 3rd European team pursuit championship
- 6th and 7th stages of the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
- Stage 4 of the Giro Next Gen
- 8th of Paris-Roubaix Espoirs
2022 (Lotto-Soudal U23)
- Winner of a Tour d'Alsace stage (team CLM) / 2nd of a stage
- 2nd G.P. de la Ville de Lillers Souvenir Bruno Comini
- 2nd European Team Pursuit Championship
- 3rd stage of the Tour of South Bohemia
- 5th in a stage of the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
- 7th in the Youngster Coast Challenge
2021 (ACROG-Tormans)
- 2nd and 6th stages of the Flanders Tomorrow Tour / 4th points classification
- 10th in Belgian championship MU
