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Belgium
28 November 1980
1.83m
70kg
2002
Quickstep (2003-2005), Domo-Farm Frites (2002)
Jurgen Van Goolen joins teammates Trent Lowe, Vladimir Gusev and Egoi Martinez as the newest members of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team for 2006. Van Goolen is known as a solid domestique and he is not afraid to get out front in the early breaks of any type of race, be it a one-day classic or the Tour of Spain, where he is most experienced.
In the last three years of racing with the Quickstep team, the Belgian rider has had nine top-five finishes riding in support of 2005 world champion Tom Boonen, and completed the Vuelta a España three times, plus another full Vuelta performance in 2002 riding for Domo-Farm Frites.
In 2003, he closely contested the Belgian road-racing National Championship, coming in second after getting edged out by Geert Omloop at the line after a series of relentless attacks.
Van Goolen turned pro in 2002, first signing with the Domo-Farm Frites team: Discovery Channel teammates Max van Heeswijk and Leif Hoste alongside legendary Classics rider Johan Museeuw.
Prior to joining the pro circuit, Van Goolen had many successes as he worked his way up the ladder: six wins in 2001 with the Domo-Farm Frites development team, 14 wins in 1999-2000 with Saeco-Mapei, and while racing as a junior in 1997-1998, he notched 22 wins in his native Belgium.
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