Florian Vermeersch (original) (raw)
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Belgian cyclist
Florian Vermeersch
 Vermeersch in 2021 |
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|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Mayor[1] |
| Born | (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25)[2]Ghent, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto |
| Disciplines | RoadCyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2019–2020 | Lotto–Soudal U23[3] |
| Professional team | |
| 2020– | Lotto–Soudal |
Medal record Representing  Belgium Men's road bicycle racing World Championships  2021 Brugge Under-23 time trial Men's gravel cycling World Championships  2023 Veneto Elite 2024 Flanders Elite |
Florian Vermeersch (born 12 March 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto.[4]
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]
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]
2023
1st Serenissima Gravel
2024
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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Legend
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
- ^ "The Cycling Podcast - 179: Paris-Roubaix". The Cycling Podcast. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Florian Vermeersch". Lotto–Soudal. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Eight new riders join Lotto Soudal U23 in 2019". Lotto–Soudal. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Florian Vermeersch and Viktor Verschaeve to sign with Lotto Soudal". Lotto–Soudal. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Florian Vermeersch: "I can't wait to ride races"". Lotto–Soudal. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Impressive Florian Vermeersch powers to second place at memorable Paris-Roubaix!". Lotto Soudal. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Florian Vermeersch sustains broken femur in Vuelta a Murcia crash". CyclingNews. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Florian Vermeersch on his way to UAE Team Emirates". HLN. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- Florian Vermeersch at ProCyclingStats