Niels Scheuneman

Niels Scheuneman (born 21 December 1983 in Veendam) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.

Biography When Scheuneman was still a junior, won a silver and a bronze medal in the junior races of the 2001 UCI Road World Championships. In the 2003 UCI Road World Championships, he competed in the U23 category, and finished second in the time trial.

Scheuneman transferred in 2004 to the Bodysol team, to become a full professional. The Bodysol team then merged with the Relax team, and the combination competed one lever higher, which did not suit Scheuneman, and he had a bad year. At the end of the year, Scheuneman returned to the team, where he rode as a junior.

In 2005, Scheuneman rode the 2005 Vuelta a España, his only grand tour so far. During a fall which also hurt Roberto Heras, Scheuneman broke his finger and had to abandon the race.

At the end of the 2006 season, Scheuneman's contract with ended, and he switched to the team. This team was banned from most races in 2007, so Scheuneman did not race a lot. At the end of the season, he decided to retire from professional racing.

In 2008, he decided to return to racing, and joined the continental KrolStone team.

Major results

Source:

2000 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors 2001 1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland 1st Overall Keizer der Juniores UCI Junior Road World Championships

2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 2nd Overall Grand Prix Général Patton 2nd Classique des Alpes Juniors 2002 1st Stage 2 Triptyque Ardennais 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 8th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships 2003 1st Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer 3rd Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt 3rd Overall Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 4th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt 1st Young rider classification 4th Overall Triptyque Ardennais 2004 1st Noord-Nederland Tour (with 21 others) 9th GP Rudy Dhaenens 2005 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 2006 3rd LuK Challenge (with Marc Wauters) 2008 1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher 10th Overall Olympia's Tour