 Vermeersch in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | The Mayor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) Ghent, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Lotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Lotto–Soudal U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020– | Lotto–Soudal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florian Vermeersch (born 12 March 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto.
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. While being a professional cyclist, he is studying history at Ghent University. 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.
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.
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.
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 Boom
Gravel
- 2023
- 1st Serenissima Gravel
- 2nd
UCI World Championships - 2024
- 2nd UCI World Championships
Road
- 2019
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 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 Championships
- 8th Giro della Toscana
- 9th Overall BinckBank Tour
- 2021
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour de Wallonie - 2nd Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd
Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships - 5th Time trial, National 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 Léon
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— | — | — |
 Tour de France
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— | 108 | 120 |
 Vuelta a España
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121 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "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.
External links
- Florian Vermeersch at ProCyclingStats
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