The passionate sportsman Jasper Stuyven is a professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek-Segafredo. He has competed at Grand Tours, stage, one-day and classic races, and has won an individual stage at the Vuelta a España. Away from cycling, he runs a small chocolate boutique, Chocolade Atelier Stuyven, with his uncle Ivan.
Born and raised in Flanders, Belgium, Stuyven began cycling at a young age and had a successful junior career, winning the 2009 UCI Junior World Road Race Championships when he was 17. He turned professional in 2012 when he was 20 joining Team Bontrager-Livestrong, and went on to win a number of races, including the Volta ao Alentejo. In 2014 he signed with Team Trek Factory Racing (which later rebranded as Trek-Segafredo), and rode his first Grand Tour at the Vuelta a España. The following year at the same event he won Stage 8, and has continued to see success at one-day and classic races, including winning the Deutschland Tour in 2019, and the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2020. He has also competed in the Tour de France and at the Giro d’Italia.
Stuyven regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, posting pictures and comments about his life on two-wheels. He also has an official website, jasperstuyven.be.