Wesley Kreder

Who is Wesley Kreder?

Wesley Kreder is a Dutch road bicycle racer, and track racer, who rides for UCI Professional Continental Team Wanty-Groupe Gobert. Wesley's brother Dennis, and cousins Michel and Raymond are all professional cyclists; Dennis was a team-mate of Wesley's at Van Vliet-EBH Elshof in 2009, Raymond competes for the Garmin-Sharp UCI ProTeam, while Michel competes alongside Wesley at Wanty-Groupe Gobert.

Born in Leiden, Kreder has competed as a professional since the middle of the 2012 season, joining the Vacansoleil-DCM team as a stagiaire, having been a member of the Rabobank Continental Team since 2010. Kreder achieved his first professional victory in October 2012, making a late-race attack at the Tour de Vendée, and held off the field by two seconds. Kreder remained with the team full-time into the 2013 season.

Kreder joined Wanty-Groupe Gobert for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil-DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season.