Florian Vermeersch
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 Vermeersch in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | The Mayor[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1999[2] Ghent, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Classics specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2020 | Lotto–Soudal U23[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2024 | Lotto–Soudal[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | UAE Team Emirates XRG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florian Vermeersch (born 12 March 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[6]
Lotto–Soudal (2020–2024)
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.[7] While being a professional cyclist, he is studying history at Ghent University.[8] 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.[9]
Vermeersch sustained a broken femur in a crash during his first race of 2024 at the Vuelta a Murcia on February 10. The accident occurred on the descent of Alto Collado Bermejo, and forced him to miss the Spring Classics.[10]
UAE Team Emirates XRG (2025–)
On April 24, it was announced that Vermeersch is set to join UAE Team Emirates on a multi-year contract beginning from the 2025 season. The official signing is pending due to UCI transfer regulations.[11]
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