Geert Omloop
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Geert Omloop 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...

 professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals
Herentals
Herentals is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. On January 1, 2006 Herentals had a total population of 26,071...

. He currently races for UCI Continental team Palmans-Cras and is also the cousin of cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced for several professional teams in 1995 and 1996 as a trainee. He became the Belgian National Road Race Champion
Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...

 in 2003, but lost the title in 2004 when he finished second.

Palmarès

2001
1st GP Rudy Dhaenens

2003
1st   Belgian National Road Race Championships
Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...


2004
2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships
Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race where the Belgian cyclists decide who will become the champion for the year to come...

1st GP Rudy Dhaenens

2009
1st Ronde van het Groene Hart
Ronde van het Groene Hart
The Ronde van het Groene Hart is a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, passing through Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht.-...

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