Florian Vermeersch Explained
| Florian Vermeersch |
| Nickname: | The Mayor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Ghent, Belgium |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Classics specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Amateurteam1: | [3] |
| Proyears1: | 2020– |
Florian Vermeersch (born 12 March 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[4]
Career
On 1 June 2020, Vermeersch was promoted from the team's under-23 development squad. Formerly, Vermeersch competed in cyclo-cross, in which he was highly successful.[5] While being a professional cyclist, he is studying history at Ghent University.[6] In 2021, he placed third in the UCI Road World Under–23 men's time trial. At the 2021 Paris–Roubaix race, which had been postponed from April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he got into the early breakaway of around 30 riders and ultimately finished second to Sonny Colbrelli and ahead of Mathieu van der Poel in a three-man sprint in the velodrome.[7]
2024
Vermeersch sustained a broken femur in a crash during his first race of 2024 at the Vuelta a Murcia on February 10. The accident occurred on the descent of Alto Collado Bermejo, and forced him to miss the Spring Classics.[8]
On April 24, it was announced that Vermeersch is set to join UAE Team Emirates on a multi-year contract beginning from the 2025 season. The official signing is pending due to UCI transfer regulations.[9]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2015–2016
1st Junior Eeklo
Junior Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Hamme
2nd Sint-Niklaas
Junior Superprestige
2nd Hoogstraten
2nd Middelkerke
- 2016–2017
Junior DVV Trophy
1st Lille
1st Junior Mol
Junior Brico Cross
2nd Meulebeke
3rd Junior BoomRoad
- 2019
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
6th Gylne Gutuer
7th Overall À travers les Hauts-de-France
7th Hafjell TT
10th Lillehammer GP
- 2020
4th Brussels Cycling Classic
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Giro della Toscana
9th Overall BinckBank Tour
- 2021
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Wallonie
2nd Paris–Roubaix
3rd Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2022 (1 pro win)
1st Antwerp Port Epic
9th Grand Prix du Morbihan
- 2023
2nd Overall Renewi Tour
2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
3rd Dwars door het Hageland
3rd Giro del Veneto
3rd Super 8 Classic
4th Albert Achterhes Profronde van Drenthe
4th Antwerp Port Epic
5th Overall Danmark Rundt
7th Overall Tour of Belgium
7th Veneto Classic
8th Tro-Bro LéonGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Gravel
- 2023
1st Serenissima Gravel
2nd UCI World ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Web site: The Cycling Podcast - 179: Paris-Roubaix. The Cycling Podcast. 5 Oct 2021.
- Web site: Florian Vermeersch. Lotto–Soudal. 31 July 2020.
- Web site: Eight new riders join Lotto Soudal U23 in 2019. Lotto–Soudal. 21 November 2018. 31 July 2020.
- Web site: Lotto Soudal. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101195132/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279. 1 January 2021.
- Web site: Florian Vermeersch and Viktor Verschaeve to sign with Lotto Soudal. . 15 December 2019. 31 July 2020.
- Web site: Florian Vermeersch: "I can’t wait to ride races". . 10 June 2020. 31 July 2020.
- Web site: Impressive Florian Vermeersch powers to second place at memorable Paris-Roubaix! . Lotto Soudal . 3 October 2021.
- Web site: Florian Vermeersch sustains broken femur in Vuelta a Murcia crash. CyclingNews. 10 February 2024. 11 February 2024.
- Web site: Florian Vermeersch on his way to UAE Team Emirates. HLN. 26 April 2024. 27 April 2024.
