Christian Vande Velde

Christian Vande Velde embodies something I love about cycling: a brutal sport survived with style from 1998 to 2013. Raised in Lemont, Illinois and the son of cyclist John Vande Velde, he was practically born into the peloton, riding for storied outfits like U.S. Postal and Team CSC. What impresses me most is his second act as an NBC cycling analyst since 2014, because commentary from someone who actually bled in the breakaway carries a credibility no outsider can fake. His Gemini versatility shines in that graceful pivot from racer to storyteller, a two-for-one life I can only tip my cap to.

Name (English)

Christian Vande Velde

Name (Japanese)

クリスティアン・ヴァンデヴェルデ

Reading

くりすてぃあん・ゔぁんでゔぇるで

Born

May 22, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Lemont, Illinois, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

sport cyclist

High school

Lemont High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://christianvdv.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/ChristianVDV
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87

Tags

• Illinois
• sport cyclist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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