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]

Gianni Vermeersch
Vermeersch in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameGianni Vermeersch
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32)
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)
National Championships (2024)
Road

One-day races and Classics

Dwars door het Hageland (2024)
Medal record
Men's gravel cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Veneto Elite

Major results

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Sources:[7][8]

Major championships timeline

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Event 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  World Championships Cyclo-cross 7 8 10 12
Gravel Event did not exist 1 11 5
  European Championships Cyclo-cross 15 26 9 11
Road DNE DNF
Gravel Event did not exist 4
  National Championships Cyclo-cross 11 9 11 7 6 6 5 DNF
Road DNF DNF 11 DNF 95 59 80 66 77 22

Cyclo-cross

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Gravel

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2022
1st   UCI World Championships
3rd Serenissima
2023
2nd Serenissima
4th UEC European Championships
2024
1st   National Championships
5th UCI World Championships

Road

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia 87
  Tour de France 107
  Vuelta a España 82

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Milan–San Remo 24 81 57
Tour of Flanders 69 DNF 7 40 30 23
Paris–Roubaix NH 15 58 11 6
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Giro di Lombardia
Classic 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Strade Bianche OTL 14 DNF 22 32
E3 Saxo Bank Classic NH 9 29
Gent–Wevelgem 28 30 10 46 24 48
Brabantse Pijl 23 DNF
Bretagne Classic 13
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
OTL Outside time limit
NH Not held

References

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  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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