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Personal information | |
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Full name | Jordi Meeus |
Born | Lommel, Belgium | 1 July 1998
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Amateur teams | |
2016–2017 | Acrog–Balen BC |
2017 | SEG Racing Academy (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2018–2020 | SEG Racing Academy[1] |
2021– | Bora–Hansgrohe |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Jordi Meeus (born 1 July 1998 in Lommel) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.[2][3]
A sprinter, his most noteworthy victory was the last stage of the 2023 Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées ahead of Jasper Philipsen.[4] Other notable victories of his include the 2021 Paris–Bourges, the 2022 Primus Classic, and the 2023 Circuit de Wallonie.
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Career achievements
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Major results
[edit]Source: [5]
- 2016
- 2nd Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
- 4th Guido Reybrouck Classic
- 6th Ronde van Vlaanderen Juniores
- 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
- 2018 (1 pro win)
- 1st Gooikse Pijl
- 6th Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 7th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 10th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 2019
- 3rd Gylne Gutuer
- 4th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 6th Memorial Van Coningsloo
- 10th Slag om Norg
- 2020 (2)
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 6 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2nd Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 4th Gooikse Pijl
- 4th Ster van Zwolle
- 5th Antwerp Port Epic
- 7th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 10th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 2021 (2)
- 1st Paris–Bourges
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Hongrie
- 2nd Eurométropole Tour
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 3rd Gooikse Pijl
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Nokere Koerse
- 2022 (2)
- 1st Primus Classic
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Paris–Bourges
- 6th Omloop van het Houtland
- 8th Gooikse Pijl
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Circuit de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 21 Tour de France
- 2nd Down Under Classic
- 2nd Heistse Pijl
- 3rd Brussels Cycling Classic
- 3rd Clásica de Almería
- 3rd Vuelta a Murcia
- 3rd Paris–Bourges
- 7th Milano–Torino
- 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2024 (2)
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Wallonie
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Norway
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 8th Clásica de Almería
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]Grand Tour | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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— | — | — |
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— | — | 139 |
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139 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "SEG Racing Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "BORA – hansgrohe signs sprint talent Jordi Meeus". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Mcgrath, Andy (23 July 2023). "Who is Jordi Meeus? The unknown Belgian just pipped the sprinter superstars at the Tour de France". velo.outsideonline.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Jordi Meeus". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jordi Meeus at UCI
- Jordi Meeus at Cycling Archives
- Jordi Meeus at ProCyclingStats
- Jordi Meeus at Cycling Quotient
- Jordi Meeus at Team Belgium (in Dutch)