Gianni Vermeersch Explained

Gianni Vermeersch
Fullname:Gianni Vermeersch
Birth Date:19 November 1992
Birth Place:Roeselare, Belgium
Height:1.73 m
Weight:68 kg
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2016–2018
Amateurteam1: (cyclo-cross)
Proyears1:2011–2013
Proyears2:2013–2016
Proyears3:2016
Proteam3: (road)
Proyears4:2017–
Proteam4: (road)[1] [2]
Proyears5:2019
Proteam5: (cyclo-cross)
Proyears6:2019–2021
Proteam6:Creafin–Fristads (cyclo-cross)[3] [4]
Proyears7:2021–
Proteam7: (road)
Majorwins:
Gravel
  • World Championships (2022)
    RoadOne-day races and Classics
  • Dwars door het Hageland (2024)
  • Gianni Vermeersch (born 19 November 1992) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam 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
    2023
  • 2nd Serenissima
  • 4th UEC European Championships
    2024
  • 1st National 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 (1 pro win)
  • 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 (1)
  • 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 (1)
  • 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
    2024 (1)
  • 1st Dwars door het Hageland
  • 6th Paris–Roubaix

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour2019202020212022
    Giro d'Italia87
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España82

    Classics results timeline

    Monument201920202021202220232024
    Milan–San Remo248157
    Tour of Flanders69DNF7403023
    Paris–RoubaixNH1558116
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    Giro di Lombardia
    Classic201920202021202220232024
    Strade BiancheOTL14DNF2232
    E3 Saxo Bank ClassicNH929
    Gent–Wevelgem283010462448
    Brabantse Pijl23DNF
    Bretagne Classic13

    Major championships timeline

    Event20152016201720182019202020212022
    World ChampionshipsCyclo-cross781012
    GravelEvent did not exist1
    European ChampionshipsCyclo-cross1526911
    RoadDNEDNF
    National ChampionshipsCyclo-cross119117665
    RoadDNFDNF11DNF95598066
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    OTLOutside time limit
    NHNot held

    Notes and References

    1. News: Corendon-Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend!. Dutch. Corendon-Circus announces plans for 2019!. . Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA. 18 December 2018. 12 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121715/http://www.corendon-circus.be/website/single-news.php?id=886. 11 January 2019. dead.
    2. News: De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden". Dutch. The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. 3 January 2020.
    3. News: Timo Kielich tweede in Baal, Eva Lechner pakt vijfde plaats. Dutch. Timo Kielich second in Baal, Eva Lechner takes fifth place. Creafin–Fristads. Veldritpromotie Morkhoven. 1 January 2020. 3 January 2020. Tim Merlier eindigde 9de, Gianni Vermeersch elfde. [Tim Merlier finished ninth, Gianni Vermeersch eleventh.]. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103221933/https://www.creafin-fristads.be/nieuws-detail.php?id=72. 3 January 2020.
    4. Web site: Credishop-Fristads. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210103232236/https://www.uci.org/cyclo-cross/teams/TeamDetail/15209/2003386/271. 3 January 2021.
    5. Web site: Alpecin-Fenix. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210103222800/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15247/1001488/280. 3 January 2021.
    6. News: Chris. Marshall-Bell. Gianni Vermeersch wins men's Gravel World Championships. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 9 October 2022. 3 June 2023.
    7. Web site: Gianni Vermeersch. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 3 June 2023.
    8. Web site: Gianni Vermeersch . ProCyclingStats . 16 October 2023.