Biography

Full name
Koen Jan Leo de Kort

Date of Birth
08-09-1982

Place of birth
Gouda

Education
Secondary School Jacob-Roelandslyceum Boxtel VWO diploma 2000
Vrije Universiteit (VU) University Amsterdam Human Movement Science 2005

Living in
Liempde when in the Netherlands and Gerona in Spain

Height
1.82 m

Weight
70 kg

Partner
Kaitlin Bell

Heart rate
43 beats per minute at rest
179 beats per minute at max

Began cycling
april 1997

Speciality
all rounder

Carrier

1997-1998 Junior at the Schijndel Cycling Club
1999-2000 Junior Rabobank Cycling team
2001-2002-2003-2004 U23 Rabobank Cycling Team TT3
2005-2006 Liberty Seguros Wurth Spain
2007 Astana Team Switzerland
2008 Astana Team Belgium
2009 Skil Shimano Netherlands
2010 Skil Shimano Netherlands
2011 Skil Shimano Netherlands
2012 Team Argos-Shimano

Professional since January 2005

Victories in 2004
30 May U23 Paris-Roubaix
28 July Stage 1 Tour of Flemish Brabant
1 August Final classification Tour of Flemish Brabant
29 August GP Eddy Merckx Two-team time trial

Podium places 2004
2^nd in U23 Dutch cyclocross championships on January 10^th
3^rd on the 2^nd stage of Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux (Belgium) time trial April 3^rd
2^nd in the prologue of the Les Boucles de la Mayenne (France) time trial June 17^th
3^rd on the 3^rd stage of the Tour of Flemish Brabant (Belgium) July 30^th
3^rd in the final general classification of Paris-Correze (France) 24^th 26^th September

Victories in 2005
4^th stage of the Tour de l'Avenir on Sunday September 4^th from Sassay to Chauvigny

Season 2006 and 2007
These were two tough sporting seasons for Koen. Koen had the misfortune that his team for two years in a row for connected to doping allegations. Koen himself had nothing to do with any of the doping activities but unfortunately Koen did not have any victories in 2006 and 2007.

Victories in 2008
Koen did not record any wins in 2008 but did come in 3rd place at the Dutch Elite national time trial championships in Zaltbommel.

Victories in 2009
30 August Suzuka Road Race in Japan

Hobbys
Films, reading and computing

Favourite Films
Pulp Fiction
One flew over the cuckoo's nest

Favourite writer
Dan Brown

Music
Hardrock and Metal

Favourite foods
Italian food with particular emphasis on pizza

Favourite drink
Ice tea

Like to watch on TV
Studio Sport

Koen was born on September 8^th 1982 in Gouda, the Netherlands. After primary school he went to the Jacob Roelands secondary school in Boxtel where in 2000 he received a VWO (or pre-university secondary education) diploma. After that Koen went on to study Human Movement Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam. He received a Bachelor diploma from these studies in December 2004. His final thesis was on how log books are used and their usefulness in sports. A subject that would have prepared him well for his time as a professional cyclist. Koen is a member of the Schijndel Cycling Club.