Ludovic Capelle is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2005. In 2007 he also rode for the continental team Roubaix Lille Métropole and since 2008 he's riding in Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

n continental team Rietumu Banka - Riga

Rietumu Banka - Riga

Rietumu Banka-Rīga is a Latvian/Swiss cycling team.It was UCI Continental team till end of season 2008. Its main sponsor is Rietumu Banka. Team kit colours are blue, red, white and black. Leading rider of the team is Aleksejs Saramotins. Aleksejs Saramotins is riding for mainly in season 2009....

. He started as a professional with Ville de Charleroi in 1998. In 2000, Capelle moved to AG2R Prévoyance

AG2R Prévoyance

Ag2r-La Mondiale is a French cycling team with UCI ProTour team status. Its title sponsors are the Ag2r Group, which is a French-based interprofessional insurance and supplementary retirement fund group, and the La Mondiale Group, which is a French-based international group for supplementary...

 and rode the 2001 Tour de France

2001 Tour de France

The 2001 Tour de France was particularly difficult, having contained a 67-km long team time trial, two individual time trials and five mountain-top finishes on consecutive days, the second of which being the Chamrousse special category climb time trial. Thus, all the high-mountain stages were...

. Capelle spent 2003 to 2005 at Landbouwkrediet-Colnago

Landbouwkrediet-Colnago

Landbouwkrediet is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events...

, where he recorded his most important victories: Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen (2003), Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...

 (2004) and GP d'Isbergues (2004).

Palmares

1995

1st, Stage 2, Tour de Namur

1996

1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen, U23

1997

1st, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen Gits (Amateurs)

1st, Ronde van Vlaanderen, U23

1st, Stage 3, Tour de Liège

1998

1st, Stage 2, Tour de Wallonie

Tour de Wallonie

The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...

1999

1st, Stage 4, Tour de la Somme

Tour de la Somme

Tour de la Somme is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Somme, France.-List of winners:-External links:* *...

1st, Stage 3, Tour de Wallonie

Tour de Wallonie

The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...

2000

1st, Tour de la Haute-Sambre

2001

1st, National Road Championship

2002

1st, Stage 1, Circuit de la Sarthe

Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)

The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

, St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (FRA)

2003

1st, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen

2004

1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem , the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the...

1st, Stage 5, Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne

1st, GP d'Isbergues

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