Gianni Meersman
Gianni Meersman (2015) | |
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Date of birth | 5th December 1985 |
nation | Belgium |
discipline | Road / rail (endurance) |
End of career | 2016 |
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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
- 2007
- a stage Tour de Georgia
- one stage tour of Austria
- 2008
- a stage Tour de Wallonie
- 2011
- Overall ranking and one stage Circuit des Ardennes
- 2012
- one stage Volta ao Algarve
- a stage Paris – Nice
- 2013
- two stages Volta a Catalunya
- two stages Tour de Romandie
- Scoring Critérium du Dauphiné
- Prologue Tour de l'Ain
- 2014
- Trofeo Muro-Port d'Alcúdia
- Overall classification, one stage and points classification Tour de Wallonie
- Prologue and a stage Tour de l'Ain
- 2015
- 2016
- two stages Vuelta a España
train
- 2001
- 2002
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | DNF | - |
Tour de France | - | - | - | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vuelta a España | DNF | - | 98 | - | 57 | 58 | - | - | 111 |
Teams
- 2007 Discovery Channel
- 2008 Française des Jeux
- 2009 Française des Jeux
- 2010 FDJ
- 2011 FDJ
- 2012 Lotto Belisol Team
- 2013 Omega Pharma-Quick Step
- 2014 Omega Pharma-Quick Step
- 2015 Etixx-Quick Step
- 2016 Etixx-Quick Step
Web links
- Gianni Meersman in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Gianni Meersman in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Einde Carriere. In: Official website Gianni Meersman. December 30, 2016, accessed March 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Cycling Magazine: Heart Problems: Gianni Meersman retires. In: Cycling Magazine. January 1, 2017, accessed March 12, 2017 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meersman, Gianni |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tielt |