Kevin Van Hoovels, OLY

Sports Scientist | Cycling Coach | Former Olympic Athlete

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

I’m a Sports Scientist, cycling coach, and former professional mountainbiker with over a decade of international competition experience—including representing Belgium at the London 2012 Olympics. My coaching degree in cycling (specialized in mountainbiking) complements my passion for applying scientific insights to real-world performance. Currently, I work as advisor and running coach for Runners' lab and as a cycling coach for 3lab, where I integrate my athletic background with cutting-edge research to optimize training and recovery strategies. As a doctoral researcher under the VLAIO Baekeland mandate, I investigated the practical usability of the IDRO sweat lactate sensing patch in sports and exercise. This project, in collaboration with IDRO and Ghent University’s Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (PACE), bridges wearable technology and applied physiology.

Experience

  • Advisor and running coach at Runners' lab - Belgium
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Cycling coach at 3lab.be
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Cycling coach and technique trainer at 3lab.

  • Trainer - coach cycling at Self-employed
    Nov 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

    Coaching of endurance athletes with specialisation in cycling and mountainbike

  • Doctoral Researcher at IDRO
    Sep 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs

    Applied PhD (Baekeland mandate)- The usability of the IDRO sweat lactate measurements in sports physiology. A collaboration between IDRO and UGent, funded by VLAIO.

  • Doctoral Candidate at Universiteit Gent
    Sep 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs