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Gianni
Meersman

BE
Birthdate
05.12.1985
Birthplace
Tielt
Height
177 cm
Weight
63 kg

Gianni's biography

Prof. since: 2007
Victories: 20
Style of rider: Attacker, Stage hunter
Nickname: Merrie
Hobbies: tapbiliart
Favourite race: World Championships
Personal website: www.giannimeersman.be
Twitter name: @giannimeersman

In 2014 Meersman was “Mr. Consistency,” with top finishes at many races throughout the year. The epitome of this was his four second places finishes at Tour de Wallonie before winning the final stage, as well as the overall. Gianni suffered a crash in March, which forced him to stop racing and training at an important point of the season. However, he was able to come back and race strong for the team. Meersman is one of the most familiar names in the professional peloton. In fact, Gianni is the son of Luc and grandson of Maurice Meersman, both remarkable professionals. Married with a daughter, Amber, Gianni lives for his family. “They are the most important thing in my life. If they’re happy, I’m happy and can dedicate myself with passion and commitment to my work.” Gianni is one of the most stylish riders in the group and has a hobby, tapbiliart, in which ability, precision and calculation are critical skills...just like in his victories. In 2015 Meersman will continue to pursue victories and top finishes, with the hopes of adding quality and quantity.

Stats 2015

UCI Ranking: 204
#Wins: 3 (More info)
#Top-10 positions: 14 (More info)
Race distance covered: 8731.85 km
Days of racing: 57 days


Distances

Santos Tour Down Under 812.3 km 6 days
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 174 km 1 days
Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 782.9 km 5 days
Classic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech 198 km 1 days
La Drome Classic 100.5 km 1 days
Le Samyn 201 km 1 days
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 365.6 km 3 days
Handzame Classic 198.6 km 1 days
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco 748.75 km 5 days
De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne 205.4 km 1 days
Amstel Gold Race 258 km 1 days
Tour de Romandie 611.35 km 5 days
Giro d'Italia 405.6 km 4 days
Rund um Köln 196.7 km 1 days
Ster ZLM Toer GP Jan van Heeswijk 750.1 km 5 days
Halle Ingooigem 198.8 km 1 days
National Championships Belgium - Road Race 252 km 1 days
Grand Prix Cerami 105.5 km 1 days
Tour de Pologne 964 km 6 days
GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 205 km 1 days
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 192 km 1 days
Primus Classic Impanis - Van Petegem 99.6 km 1 days
Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde 198 km 1 days
Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 179.9 km 1 days
Binche - Chimay - Binche / Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke 97.25 km 1 days
Paris - Tours Elite 231 km 1 days
Total 8731.85 km 57 days

Gianni's victories

2007 (2)
3th stage Tour de Georgia and 5th stage Österreich-Rundfahrt

2008 (1)
4th stage Tour de Wallonie

2011 (2)
2nd stage and overall Circuit des Ardennes

2012 (2)
1st stage Volta ao Algarve and 4th stage Paris-Nice

2013 (5)
1st and 2nd stage Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, 1st and 3rd stage Tour de Romandie, prologue Tour de l`Ain

2014 (5)
Trofeo Platja de Muro, stage 5 and overall Tour de Wallonie, prologue and stage 2 Tour de l`Ain

2015 (3)
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race, Volta ao Algarve Stage 1, Handzame Classic

 

Gianni's previous teams

2015: Etixx - Quick Step (WT)
2014: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2013: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2012: Lotto Belisol Team (WT)
2011: Francaise des Jeux (PCT)
2010: Francaise des Jeux (WT)
2009: Francaise des Jeux (WT)
2008: Francaise des Jeux (PT)
2007: Discovery Channel (PT)

Gianni's photos

Gianni's videos

Giro 2015 Selection
Giro 2015 Selection
09/05/2015
Gianni Meersman Back on Track
Gianni Meersman Back on Track
29/04/2014

Gianni's news

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Petr Vakoc shook up the finale of the 166km 3rd Stage of Tour de Pologne, from Zawiercie to Katowice, on Tuesday, attacking with 1.1km to go and forcing disorganization in the peloton in a predicted bunch sprint finish. Vakoc was caught before the sprint was launched, but gaps initially formed in the field, and teams were unable to maintain much control on the front with the high speed created by the chase.

Etixx - Quick-Step riders Gianni Meersman and Iljo Keisse were in a seven-rider escape group, and eventually in a three-rider selection, that was caught with 5km left to race at the 190.5km Ster ZLM Toer Jan van Heeswijk Stage 2 on Friday in Buchten.

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski defended his 2nd place in the overall standings on Tuesday by finishing 4th in the 175.4km Stage 2 of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. The stage, from Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz, came back together with about 15km to go in the race as three riders out of the original five-rider breakaway were caught.

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