Riders and sports directors · 8 dispatches
Gianni Vermeersch
All dispatches about Gianni Vermeersch. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Vanthourenhout promises to be at the cross races often, Rik keeps him a seat at the café
Sven Vanthourenhout runs the new small cyclocross team of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, built around the progress of young riders. The former cross rider says he will often be at the races to support…
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Evenepoel’s jersey has not reached Lombardy, so Myriam rereads the article on titles
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe wanted to present Remco Evenepoel’s new bike and new European champion’s jersey on Friday, ahead of the Tour of Lombardy, but the jersey had not yet arrived. The team hopes…
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Van Aert says the lights went out, Sandrine goes looking for the fuse
Wout van Aert finished 28th at the elite men’s road race world championship, raced over 270 km in Montreal and won solo by American Brandon McNulty. Remco Evenepoel came home 12th, 25…
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Evenepoel in room 226, Van Aert in 221: Myriam notes the numbers, no comment
At the Hotel Mortagne, Remco Evenepoel shares room 226 with Maxim Van Gils, Wout van Aert room 221 with Tiesj Benoot. Team manager Serge Pauwels takes both leaders into Sunday’s road race…
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Vermeersch dreams of a chip shop, Sandrine asks what temperature the oil runs at
Gianni Vermeersch, the Belgian rider for Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe and a former gravel world champion, would rather open a chip shop after his career than become a sports director or a commentator. He…
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Three Red Bull-BORA riders in Belgium’s squad, Myriam checks no quota is exceeded
Belgium’s squad for Sunday’s World Championships in Montreal includes three Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe riders: Maxim Van Gils, Remco Evenepoel and Gianni Vermeersch. Van Gils denies forming a clan and says he is ready…
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Van Aert checks in just before closing, Myriam classifies the time, not the man
On 22 September 2026, the Belgian squad flew from Brussels to Canada for the world championships. Wout van Aert checked in just before closing.
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Wellens put his hand up after the Tour of Britain, Sandrine talks lead times
On the Sporza Daily + podcast, José De Cauwer revealed that Tim Wellens made an attempt of his own after winning the Tour of Britain on 6 September 2026, a “sort of…