Gianni Meersman

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Gianni Meersman Road cycling
Gianni Meersman (2015)
Gianni Meersman (2015)
To person
Date of birth 5th December 1985
nation BelgiumBelgium Belgium
discipline Road / rail (endurance)
End of career 2016
Most important successes
Vuelta a España
2016 two stages
Last updated: March 12, 2017

Gianni Meersman (born December 5, 1985 in Tielt ) is a former Belgian cyclist .

Athletic career

In 2001 Gianni Meersman was two-time Belgian youth champion on the track , in the omnium and in the points race . The following year he won the Belgian junior title in the single pursuit . In the following years he mainly started on the street . In 2004 Meersman won the Circuit van Henegouwen . In the 2005 season he won three stages of the Namur Tour and the overall ranking.

In 2007 Meersman signed a contract with the US ProTeam Discovery Channel . After stage successes in 2007 and 2008, he won the Circuit des Ardennes in 2011 . In 2012 he won one stage each of the Algarve Tour and one from Paris – Nice , in 2014 he won the Tour de Wallonie and in 2015 the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race as well as another stage of the Algarve Tour. In 2016 he won the second and fifth stages of the Vuelta a España .

At the end of the 2016 season, Meersman had to end his cycling career "with a pain in his heart" because he was diagnosed with heart rhythm problems during a routine check . Out of consideration for his wife and daughter, he does not want to take any health risks.

successes

Street

Handzame Classic 2015: Antoine Demoitié (2), Gianni Meersman (1) & Tiesj Benoot (3).
2007
2008
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

train

2001
  • MaillotBélgica.svg Belgian youth champion - Omnium, points race
2002
  • MaillotBélgica.svg Belgian Junior Champion - Single Pursuit

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Maglia Rosa Giro d'Italia - - - - DNF - - DNF -
Yellow jersey Tour de France - - - 77 - - - - -
Red jersey Vuelta a España DNF - 98 - 57 58 - - 111
Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Teams

Web links

Commons : Gianni Meersman  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Einde Carriere. In: Official website Gianni Meersman. December 30, 2016, accessed March 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Cycling Magazine: Heart Problems: Gianni Meersman retires. In: Cycling Magazine. January 1, 2017, accessed March 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Meersman, Gianni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th December 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Tielt