Iljo Keisse

**Iljo Keisse**
Personal information
Full name	Iljo Keisse
Date of birth	December 21, 1982 (age 26)
Country	Belgium
Team information
Current team	Topsport Vlaanderen
Discipline	Track and road
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)1
2004	Jong Vlaanderen 2016
Professional team(s)1
2005-2008; 2009	Topsport Vlaanderen; John Saey-Deschacht-Huyandai
	Infobox last updated on:
	Mat 15, 2009 1 Team names given are those prevailing; at time of rider beginning association with that team.

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Iljo Keisse (born December 21, 1982 in Ghent) is a Belgian racing cyclist specialising in track cycling formerly for the UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaanderen. He is sometimes called the Tom Boonen of track cycling.^{[citation needed]}

Together with his teammate Matthew Gilmore, he won three Six-day races in 2005-2006: Grenoble, Ghent and Hasselt. After his victory in the 2008 Six Days of Ghent, both his A and B samples tested positive for the banned substances cathine and a diuretic. He was fired by his team Topsport Vlaanderen on January 11, 2009 and will likely be stripped of his victory.^[1] Joined the John Saey-Deschacht-Huyandai team in May 2009.^[2]