Christian Vande Velde
Vande Velde at the 2011 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Vande Velde |
| Nickname | VDV, CVV |
| Born | May 22, 1976 Lemont, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2003 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2004 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2005–2007 | Team CSC |
| 2008–2013 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Christian Vande Velde (born May 22, 1976) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist of Belgian descent, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2013. Vande Velde competed for the U.S. Postal Service, Liberty Seguros, Team CSC and Garmin–Sharp squads. He has been a cycling analyst for NBC Sports since 2014. He is the son of cyclist John Vande Velde.