Nick Nuyens is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Garmin-Sharp. His biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne?Brussels?Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk, Paris?Brussels and the classic Tour of Flanders. He is generally viewed as a classics rider. He is married to the Belgian multiple national champion, Evy Van Damme. During the 2009 season he used a wood block under his saddle to prevent it from sagging in wet conditions, as seen in a photo taken before the start of the 2009 Gent?Wevelgem race. The year 2011 was a good one for him, since he took the victory on two classics in Flanders. At the end of March, he prevailed in a sprint at the Dwars door Vlaanderen, after desperately trying to steer clear of the group in the last 20 kilometres of the race. Geraint Thomas of Team Sky finished second, while the lead group was a few seconds away. Two weeks later, Nuyens took one of the Monument of cycling, the Tour of Flanders. After the Muur van Geraardsbergen, one of the big favorite Fabian Cancellara was caught by the bunch. 

May 5th, 1980 in Lier (Age 43)