Gianni Vermeersch

Gianni Vermeersch (born 19 November 1992) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck in road racing,[5] cyclo-cross and gravel bike (cross country). In his first UCI World Cup race in Valkenburg, he finished in 10th place. Gianni Vermeersch became the first winner of the UCI Gravel World Championships in 2022, in Veneto (Italy).

Gianni Vermeersch
Vermeersch in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameGianni Vermeersch
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Roeselare, Belgium
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur team
2016–2018Steylaerts–Verona (cyclo-cross)
Professional teams
2011–2013BKCP–Powerplus
2013–2016Sunweb–Napoleon Games
2016Verandas Willems (road)
2017–Beobank–Corendon (road)[1][2]
2019Steylaerts–777 (cyclo-cross)
2019–2021Creafin–Fristads (cyclo-cross)[3][4]
2021–Alpecin–Fenix (cyclo-cross)
Major wins
Gravel
World Championships (2022)
Medal record
Men's gravel bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 VenetoElite

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2011–2012
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2012–2013
2nd National Under-23 Championships
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
2014–2015
2nd Versluys
UCI World Cup
3rd Hoogerheide
3rd Maldegem
2016–2017
2nd Iowa City
Brico Cross
3rd Versluys
2017–2018
1st Iowa City
2018–2019
Toi Toi Cup
2nd Unicov
2nd Mlada Boleslav
Brico Cross
2nd Essen
2nd Gullegem
2nd Ardooie
Superprestige
3rd Boom
2019–2020
1st Ardooie
1st Iowa City
Ethias Cross
3rd Bredene
3rd Otegem

Gravel

2022
1st UCI World Championships
3rd Serenissima Gravel

Road

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 87
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España 82

Classics results timeline

Monument 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Milan–San Remo 24 81
Tour of Flanders 69 DNF 7 40 30
Paris–Roubaix NH 15 58 11
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Giro di Lombardia
Classic 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Strade Bianche OTL 14 DNF 22
E3 Saxo Bank Classic NH 9 29
Gent–Wevelgem 28 30 10 46 24
Brabantse Pijl 23 DNF
Bretagne Classic 13

Major championships timeline

Event 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
World Championships Cyclo-cross 7 8 10 12
Gravel Event did not exist 1
European Championships Cyclo-cross 15 26 9 11
Road DNE DNF
National Championships Cyclo-cross 11 9 11 7 6 6 5
Road DNF DNF 11 DNF 95 59 80 66
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
OTL Outside time limit
NH Not held

References

  1. "Corendon-Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend!" [Corendon-Circus announces plans for 2019!]. Corendon–Circus (in Dutch). Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Timo Kielich tweede in Baal, Eva Lechner pakt vijfde plaats" [Timo Kielich second in Baal, Eva Lechner takes fifth place]. Creafin–Fristads (in Dutch). Veldritpromotie Morkhoven. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020. Tim Merlier eindigde 9de, Gianni Vermeersch elfde. [Tim Merlier finished ninth, Gianni Vermeersch eleventh.]
  4. "Credishop-Fristads". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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