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Jordi Meeus

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Jordi Meeus
Meeus in 2023
Personal information
Full nameJordi Meeus
Born (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Lommel, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamRed Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2016–2017Acrog–Balen BC
2017SEG Racing Academy (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2018–2020SEG Racing Academy[1]
2021–Bora–Hansgrohe
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2023)

One-day races and Classics

Primus Classic (2022)

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.

Meeus at the 2016 Paris-Roubaix Juniors

Career achievements

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Meeus during the 2023 Paris-Roubaix

Major results

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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 Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
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
2nd Münsterland Giro
2nd Gooikse Pijl
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Gent–Wevelgem
4th Hamburg Cyclassics
6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
8th Paris–Roubaix
8th Clásica de Almería

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 139
A red jersey Vuelta a España 139

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2021 2022 2023 2024
Milan–San Remo
Tour of Flanders DNF DNF DNF
Paris–Roubaix 88 14 112 8
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Giro di Lombardia
Classic 2021 2022 2023 2024
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 82 122 8 12
Milano–Torino 7
Gent–Wevelgem DNF DNF 3
Scheldeprijs 12 15
Hamburg Cyclassics 4
Brussels Cycling Classic 3 15
Paris–Tours 36 DNF 49
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "SEG Racing Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "BORA – hansgrohe signs sprint talent Jordi Meeus". Bora–Hansgrohe. Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Jordi Meeus". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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