Niels Driesen

2026 so far: 24 top-20 finishes from 52 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 1 different rider from the UCI top 200 (1 time in total).

At the big U23 races: 3 wins, 12 podiums, 16 top-10 results (stages, one-day races and overall). Ahead of 10 different proven riders in 2026.

• 22nd overall at Ronde de l'Isard 2.2U · big U23 race24 May 2026 · result ↗
• 33rd overall at Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc 2.2U · big U23 race19 July 2026 · result ↗
• 22nd overall at Tour de l'Avenir 2.2U · big U23 race26 August 2026 · result ↗

• 55th at World Championships MU - Road Race WC · Hilly · field 59
  ahead of Mateo Ramírez (UCI #424)25 September 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #333Héctor Álvarez
  2. #393Aubin Sparfel

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez
• 22nd at Tour de l'Avenir stage 7 2.2U · Mountain · field 46
  ahead of Aubin Sparfel (UCI #393)
  beaten only by top-200 riders26 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez
  2. #393Aubin Sparfel
  3. #416Jan Huber
• 99th at Tour de l'Avenir stage 6 2.2U · Mountain · field 46
  ahead of Aubin Sparfel (UCI #393)25 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn
  2. #424Mateo Ramírez

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #416Jan Huber
  2. #393Aubin Sparfel
• 33rd at Tour de l'Avenir stage 5 2.2U · Time trial · field 46
  ahead of Jan Huber (UCI #416)24 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez
  2. #416Jan Huber
• 1313th at Tour de l'Avenir stage 4 2.2U · Hilly · field 4623 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #393Aubin Sparfel

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 1717th at Tour de l'Avenir stage 3 2.2U · Hilly · field 46
  ahead of Aubin Sparfel (UCI #393)22 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  No ranked riders

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #393Aubin Sparfel
• 1Won Tour de l'Avenir stage 1 · ahead of 5 proven 2.2U · Hilly · Sprint of small group · field 4620 August 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  No ranked riders

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn
• 55th at National Championships Belgium MU - Road Race NC · Hilly · field 8
  ahead of 1 proven rider (Jasper Schoofs)26 July 2026 · result ↗
• 33rd at Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc stage 5 2.2U · Mountain · field 9
  ahead of Mateo Ramírez (UCI #424)19 July 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  No ranked riders

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez
• 1010th at Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc stage 4 2.2U · Mountain · field 918 July 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 1Won Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc stage 2 2.2U · Hilly · Sprint of 3 riders · field 917 July 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  No ranked riders

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez
• 77th at Giro Ciclistico della Valle d'Aosta - Mont Blanc stage 1 2.2U · Time trial · field 916 July 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #424Mateo Ramírez

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 1919th at Giro d'Italia Next Gen stage 7 2.2U · Mountain · field 4420 June 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #393Aubin Sparfel
  2. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn
  3. #424Mateo Ramírez

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 1313th at Giro d'Italia Next Gen stage 6 2.2U · Mountain · field 44
  ahead of 1 proven rider (Matteo Scalco)19 June 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn
  2. #424Mateo Ramírez
  3. #393Aubin Sparfel

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 22nd at Ronde de l'Isard stage 5 2.2U · Mountain · field 1024 May 2026 · result ↗
• 33rd at Ronde de l'Isard stage 3 2.2U · Mountain · field 1022 May 2026 · result ↗
• 1Won Ronde de l'Isard stage 2 2.2U · Hilly · field 1021 May 2026 · result ↗
• 33rd at Ronde de l'Isard stage 1 2.2U · Hilly · field 1020 May 2026 · result ↗
• 22nd at Flèche Ardennaise 1.2 · Hilly · field 13
  ahead of 1 proven rider (Lennart Jasch)07 May 2026 · result ↗
• 99th at National Championships Belgium MU - ITT NC · Time trial · field 301 May 2026 · result ↗
• 1515th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège MU 1.2U · Hilly · field 2118 April 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #333Héctor Álvarez
  2. #170Lorenzo Mark Finn

  Behind him (beaten)

  No ranked riders

• 1111th at Circuit des Ardennes stage 1 2.2 · Hilly · field 31
  ahead of Edgar David Cadena (UCI #403)08 April 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  No ranked riders

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #403Edgar David Cadena
• 33rd at Mur de Huy Classic 1.2U · Hilly · field 406 April 2026 · result ↗
• 1414th at Tour of Oman stage 5 2.Pro · Mountain · field 338
  ahead of Chris Harper (UCI #217)11 February 2026 · result ↗
  Ranked riders in the top 20

  Ahead of him

  1. #18Christian Scaroni
  2. #183Cristián Rodríguez
  3. #80Luke Plapp
  4. #52Adam Yates
  5. #175Paul Double
  6. #485Nairo Quintana
  7. #136Junior Lecerf
  8. #86Diego Ulissi
  9. #61Mauro Schmid

  Behind him (beaten)

  1. #217Chris Harper
  2. #452Will Barta
  3. #438Finlay Pickering