Kris Boeckmans

Who is Kris Boeckmans?

Kris Boeckmans is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam Vacansoleil-DCM.

Born in Malle, Boeckmans has competed as a professional since the second half of the 2009 season, competing for the Silence-Lotto team as a stagiaire. He joined Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator for the start of the 2010 season, remaining with the team until the end of 2011, when he joined the Vacansoleil-DCM squad for the 2012 season. Boeckmans made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Tour de France, where he was earmarked as one of the squad's main sprint contenders, along with Kenny van Hummel; Boeckmans took his first top ten placing on stage 4, when he finished eighth on the stage.

After two years with Vacansoleil-DCM, Boeckemans will leave the team at the end of the 2013 season to join Lotto-Belisol.