Florian Vermeersch
Vermeersch in 2021
Personal information
NicknameThe Mayor[1]
Born (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999[2]
Ghent, Belgium
Team information
Current teamLotto–Dstny
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur team
2019–2020Lotto–Soudal U23[3]
Professional team
2020–Lotto–Soudal
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 BruggeUnder-23 time trial
Men's gravel cycling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 VenetoElite

Florian Vermeersch (born 12 March 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.[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]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

Road

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 Léon

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 108 120
A red jersey Vuelta a España 121
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Gravel

2023
1st Serenissima Gravel
2nd UCI World Championships

References

  1. "The Cycling Podcast - 179: Paris-Roubaix". The Cycling Podcast. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. "Florian Vermeersch". Lotto–Soudal. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Eight new riders join Lotto Soudal U23 in 2019". Lotto–Soudal. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Florian Vermeersch and Viktor Verschaeve to sign with Lotto Soudal". Lotto–Soudal. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Florian Vermeersch: "I can't wait to ride races"". Lotto–Soudal. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Impressive Florian Vermeersch powers to second place at memorable Paris-Roubaix!". Lotto Soudal. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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