Johan Van Summeren (born February 4, 1981 in Lommel) is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for the Silence-Lotto team in the UCI ProTour.
During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Van Summeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to nominate Johan Van Summeren as the number one teammate of this year's Tour."
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Johan Van Summeren (born February 4, 1981 in Lommel) is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for the Silence-Lotto team in the UCI ProTour.
During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Van Summeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to nominate Johan Van Summeren as the number one teammate of this year's Tour."
Wrote CyclingNews of the tall rider:
Few riders are tackling both Paris-Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race like Van Summeren. Sylvain Chavanel - another top performer in Paris-Roubaix - is trying the same thing and it will be interesting to see how both riders perform on Sunday. Van Summeren realizes that thanks to his versatility he is capable of having a good shot at both races. "I'm an all-round rider. I can battle along in almost every Spring Classic and I'm also going well uphill. There's a downside to that versatility as well since I'm not the top...
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