Hans Becking
Dutch cross-country mountain biker (born 1986)
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Hans Becking (born 19 March 1986) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who specializes in cross-country mountain biking and gravel racing. He is a two time national champion in the Olympic cross-country race, and a three-time champion in the cross-country marathon.[3] In gravel racing, he has won the Gravel Adventure race in Poland, which is part of the UCI Gravel World Series, as well as the Safari and Migration Gravel Races in Kenya.[4][5][6]
Becking in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1986 Deventer, Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Current team | BUFF Megamo Team[1] |
| Discipline | |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015–2020 | VDM Van Durme–Michiels–Trawobo[2] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Betch.nl Superior Brentjens MTB Team[3] |
| 2017 | CST Sandd AMerican Eagle MTB Team |
| 2019–2020 | DMT Racing Team by Marconi Projects[3] |
| 2021 | Global 6 Cycling |
| 2023– | BUFF Megamo Team |
Major results
Mountain bike
- 2003
- 3rd
Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships - 2004
- 3rd
Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships - 2011
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2012
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 2014
- 3rd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2015
- National Championships
- 2nd Cross-country
- 3rd Cross-country marathon
- 2016
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 2017
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2019
- National Championships
- 1st
Cross-country marathon - 3rd Cross-country
- 1st
- 2021
- 1st
Cross-country marathon, National Championships - 2023
- 1st
Cross-country marathon, National Championships
Gravel
- 2024
- 1st Overall Migration Gravel Race
- 1st Stage 4
- UCI World Series
- 1st Gravel Adventure
- 1st Safari Gravel Race
- 2nd Overall Santa Vall
- 1st Stage 1