Louis Vervaeke
Belgian bicycle racer
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Louis Vervaeke (born 6 October 1993 in Ronse) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step. In November 2021 Vervaeke announced that he would be joining Deceuninck–Quick-Step on a two-year deal from 2022, with a role as a climbing domestique for Remco Evenepoel in Grand Tours.[1]
FullnameLouis Vervaeke
Born6 October 1993
Ronse, Belgium
Ronse, Belgium
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Vervaeke at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Vervaeke |
| Born | 6 October 1993 Ronse, Belgium |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2011 | Onder Ons Parike |
| 2013–2014 | Lotto–Belisol U23 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Jong Vlaanderen |
| 2014–2017 | Lotto–Belisol[2] |
| 2018–2019 | Team Sunweb[3][4] |
| 2020–2021 | Alpecin–Fenix[5][6] |
| 2022– | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
Major results
- 2011
- 3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2013
- 4th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 4th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Ronde de l'Isard - 5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 7
- 5th Circuit de Wallonie
- 5th GP Maurice Raes[7]
- 2015
- 1st
Sprints classification, Tour of the Basque Country - 2017
- 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 4th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
- 2020
- 8th Gran Trittico Lombardo
- 2021
- 1st
Mountains classification, Deutschland Tour - 2022
- 10th Overall Tour de la Provence
- 2023
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) UAE Tour
- 2nd Trofeo Calvia
- 2025 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Oman
Combativity award Stage 15 Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | — | — | DNF | DNF | — | 20 | — | DNF | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 59 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |