Gianni Vermeersch
Vermeersch in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameGianni Vermeersch
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31)
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 (road)
Major wins
Gravel
World Championships (2022)
Medal record
Men's gravel cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Veneto Elite

Gianni Vermeersch (born 19 November 1992) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck in road racing,[5] cyclo-cross and gravel cycling. In 2022, Vermeersch became the inaugural winner of the men's race at the UCI Gravel World Championships.[6]

Major results

Sources: [7][8]

Cyclo-cross

2008–2009
1st Junior Eernegem
2009–2010
1st Junior Middelkerke
2nd Junior Bredene
Junior Gazet van Antwerpen
3rd Hasselt
3rd Junior Erpe-Mere
3rd Junior Tervuren
5th UCI World Junior Championships
2011–2012
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2012–2013
UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Hoogerheide
3rd Rome
Bpost Bank Trofee
2nd Baal
3rd Essen
2nd National Under-23 Championships
3rd Overall Under-23 Superprestige
2nd Hoogstraten
3rd Ruddervoorde
2013–2014
UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Tábor
3rd Koksijde
Bpost Bank Trofee
2nd Ronse
3rd Hasselt
3rd Overall Under-23 Superprestige
3rd Ruddervoorde
3rd Hamme-Zogge
3rd Gavere
3rd Gieten
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Under-23 Kalmthout
2014–2015
2nd Versluys
UCI World Cup
3rd Hoogerheide
3rd Maldegem
2016–2017
2nd Iowa City
Brico Cross
3rd Versluys
UCI World Cup
5th Iowa City
2017–2018
1st Iowa City
2018–2019
Toi Toi Cup
2nd Uničov
2nd Mladá Boleslav
Brico Cross
2nd Essen
2nd Gullegem
2nd Ardooie
Superprestige
3rd Boom
UCI World Cup
5th Hoogerheide
2019–2020
1st Ardooie
1st Iowa City
Ethias Cross
3rd Bredene
3rd Otegem
UCI World Cup
4th Waterloo
4th Iowa City
5th Heusden-Zolder
2023–2024
Exact Cross
2nd Loenhout
2nd Zonnebeke

Gravel

2022
1st UCI World Championships
3rd Serenissima Gravel
2023
2nd Serenissima Gravel
4th European Championships

Road

2015
3rd Circuit de Wallonie
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
2016
2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften
9th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
9th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
10th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2017
1st Slag om Norg
3rd Ronde van Limburg
2018
3rd Dwars door het Hageland
2019
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour Alsace
2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
9th Dwars door het Hageland
2020
1st Antwerp Port Epic
3rd Dwars door het Hageland
4th Overall Tour of Antalya
6th Druivenkoers Overijse
8th Le Samyn
2021
3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
4th Tour de Vendée
5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
6th Paris–Camembert
6th Druivenkoers Overijse
7th Tour of Flanders
9th E3 Saxo Bank Classic
10th Gent–Wevelgem
2022
1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk
2nd Antwerp Port Epic
2nd Dwars door het Hageland
2023
4th Egmont Cycling Race
6th Super 8 Classic

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.
  6. ^ Marshall-Bell, Chris (9 October 2022). "Gianni Vermeersch wins men's Gravel World Championships". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Gianni Vermeersch". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Gianni Vermeersch". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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