![]() ![]() “I’ve cut back a little on my cycling since becoming a father. I’ve made a lot of new friends during my rides out on the road, including a banker I trust,” smiles the 2018 Le Mans class winner. “I began riding bikes during rehab after fracturing my hip in 2015 when I could hardly do anything else. His workshop in the converted winter garden at home resembles a bicycle repair shop. Vanthoor gets his endurance fitness from long rides on his racing bike. The 29-year-old keeps fit with a regular training programme. ![]() After really tough races I’d often reward myself with a couple of burgers.” ![]() But afterwards I always felt as if I shouldn’t have. After really tough races I’d often reward myself with a couple of burgers. He laughs and adds: “I couldn’t continue like that. Still, I now eat differently and suddenly I like foods that are very different from what I used to eat,” explains Vanthoor. Unfortunately, with all my travel commitments, it proved almost impossible to maintain. “I changed my eating habits at the end of last year and chose a vegan diet for a while. His inner peace comes not only from the self-confidence of being a successful racing driver and the harmony within his young family. His taste in music underlines this: “I like listening to relaxing music, preferably coffee shop style,” he explains. In private, the Belgian, who is born under the Taurus star sign (May 8), seems extremely gentle. “I flip a switch, and when I’m in the racing car I block out any distractions,” says Vanthoor, who at first comes across as quiet and reserved. The eyes of the 1.8-metre-tall racing professional from Hasselt (Belgium) are a mirror to his soul: sometimes gentle and relaxed when strolling with his wife, child, and three dogs at other times squinting in complete concentration while attempting to find that last hundredth of a second in the hunt for victory on the racetracks. A top-of-the-range simulator allows “Larry” to turn hot laps on the racetracks of the world in the safety of his own home. The polished trophies stand in neat rows on the shelf countless helmets in different designs take up an entire rack in Laurens’s bicycle workshop. It is not surprising that motor racing is a big topic in the Vanthoor household. ![]()
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