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Gianni Meersman
Personal information |
Full name |
Gianni Meersman |
Date of birth |
December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05) (age 21) |
Country |
Belgium |
Team information |
Current team |
Française des Jeux |
Discipline |
Road, track |
Role |
Rider |
Professional team(s) |
2007
2008– |
Discovery Channel
Française des Jeux |
Infobox last updated on: |
April 25, 2008 |
Gianni Meersman (born 5 December 1985 in Tielt) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Française des Jeux. After stage 3 of the Tour de Georgia, Meersman was forced to abandon the race due to a severe case of patella tendinitis. He treated the riders of the Grand Peloton, a charity fundraiser ride, to his presence as the Peloton Captain of the "Blue Peloton".
[edit] Major results
- 2005
- 1st, Overall and 3 stage wins, Ronde van Namen
- 2006
- 1st, Stage 2, Ronde van Namen
- 3rd, Overall and Stage 4 win, Tour de l'Oise
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour of Austria
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Georgia (2.HC, UCI America Tour)
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