Joachim is a complete athlete, but his strong point is definitely the bike. Thanks to his build, he often excells during the cycling part, which allows him to come on
television quite often. Apart from that, he is a complete athlete, especially on longer distances.
Most important results in the previous two years :
1996 :
second in SP race in Landen (1/2)
second in Bonn, after Jurgen Zack (4/60/15)
second in Euregio tour
fifth in Brasschaat, Belgian Championships middle distance
first at Belgian Club Championships (with HTC)
four victories
eight in the Belgian Superprestige
first at Belgian University Championships
1997 :
twenty third at World Championships long distance (Nice)
