Gianni Vermeersch

Belgian cyclist

Cyclo-cross
Gravel
Road

RoleRiderAmateur team2016–2018Steylaerts–Verona (cyclo-cross) Professional teams2011–2013BKCP–Powerplus2013–2016Sunweb–Napoleon Games2016Verandas 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)
Road

One-day races and Classics

Dwars door het Hageland (2024)

Medal record

Men's gravel cycling

World Championships
	2022 Veneto	Elite

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]

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 Tour	2019	2020	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	—	—	87	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	82

Classics results timeline

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	—	—	—

Major championships timeline

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

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
OTL	Outside time limit
NH	Not held

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.]
^ "Credishop-Fristads". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Marshall-Bell, Chris (9 October 2022). "Gianni Vermeersch wins men's Gravel World Championships". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Gianni Vermeersch". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Gianni Vermeersch". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 16 October 2023.