Dominique Cornu

Personal information
Date of birth	October 10, 1985
Country	Belgium
Team information
Current team	Bodysol-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen
Rider type	Time trialist
Professional team(s)
2007 -	Davitamon-Lotto
Major wins
1x U23 World Time Trial Championship 1x U23 Belgian Time Trial Championship

Dominique Cornu (Beveren; born October 10, 1985) is a Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders who specializes in the time trial. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned U23 Time Trial World Champion.^[1] He had previously won the Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship in 2003 and 2004, and in 2005 he became the Belgian U23 time trial Champion. Cornu is also an accomplished track cyclist, winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2006 Belgian Track Cycling Championships.^[2] In adition to Cornu's time trialing skills he is also a promising cobblestone rider, having won the U23 edition of the prestigious Omloop "Het Volk" cycling classic in 2006. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... A time trialist is a road bicycle racer who can maintain extreme speeds for long periods of time, to maximize performance during individual or team time trials. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Davitamon-Lotto is a Belgian professional cycling team. ... The professional World Cycling Championships for road race is a one-day cycling event organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is a single massed start road race, the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. ... Beveren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word track can mean more than one thing. ... Bicycle racing encompasses many forms in which bicycles are used for competition. ... Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians... In many racing sports an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The professional World Cycling Championships for road race is a one-day cycling event organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is a single massed start road race, the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. ... A World Championship is any contest to determine the best in the world in a particular field. ... Junior may refer to a Latin term meaning younger in the USA, a student in the third year and above of high school or college; see high school junior a child a child with the exact same name as a parent (almost always a son and father, e. ... In track cycling, the individual pursuit is an event where two cyclists begin their race from a stationary position (nowadays held by gates, in the past, riders were supported by track officials until the starting gun fired) on opposite sides of the track. ... A cobblestone-covered street Cobblestones are stones used in the pavement of early streets. ... The 2005 edition of Het Volk climbs the Oude Kwaremont (Picture courtesy of Eddy Van Laere of the Official Het Volk Site (http://omloop. ... The Classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional cycling road races in Europe. ...

Cornu is currently riding for a Flemish amateur cycling team, however in 2007 he will be a member of the Davitamon-Lotto Team, which is a member of the elite UCI ProTour, giving Cornu the opportunity to participate in the most prestigious race in the cycling world.^[3] The word amateur has at least two connotations. ... A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind, whether they are recreational or professional. ... Davitamon-Lotto is a Belgian professional cycling team. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ...

Achievements

• 2003: 1st in Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship
• 2004: 1st in 3rd stage Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
• 2004: 1st in Junior Belgian Time Trial Championship
• 2004: 1st in Grand Prix des Nations U23
• 2005: 1st in 2nd stage Tweedaagse van de Gaverstreek
• 2005: 1st overall in Berliner Rundfahrt (U23)
• 2005: 2nd in U23 European Time Trial Championship
• 2005: 1st in 3rd stage Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant
• 2005: 1st in U23 Belgian Time Trial Championship
• 2006: 3rd in Belgian Track Championships, Point race
• 2006: 2nd in Belgian Track Championships, 1 km time trial
• 2006: 1st in Belgian Track Championships, individual pursuit
• 2006: 1st in Omloop Het Volk (U23)
• 2006: 3rd in U23 European Time Trial Championship
• 2006: 1st in Prologue Ronde van Antwerpen
• 2006: 1st in U23 Belgian Time Trial Championship
• 2006: 1st in U23 World Time Trial Championship

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External links

• Official Website (Dutch)
• Cornu's Dewielersite Profile
• Cornu's CycleBase Profile

References

1. ^ A dream comes true for Cornu, cyclingnews.com
2. ^ Uitslagen van Dominique Cornu, dewielersite.net
3. ^ Nieuws van het transferfront, davitamon-lotto.com, 30 May 2006