Tosh Van der Sande
Belgian cyclist
Tosh Van der Sande (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Van der Sande, who competed from 2012 to 2025, was considered as a classics specialist.
Career
Early career
As a junior, he found success in track cycling. In 2011, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23.
Professional career
He turned professional with Lotto–Belisol in 2012, and rode his first Grand Tour the following year at the Vuelta a España. He extended his contract in 2013, and has since then remained in the team.
After he accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone, he was temporarily suspended by his team.
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