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Belgian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xandro Meurisse (born 31 January 1992) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4][5]
Meurisse wearing the King of the Mountains jersey of the 2016 Tour of Britain. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Xandro Meurisse |
Born | Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium | 31 January 1992
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder[1] |
Amateur teams | |
2012 | Soenens–Construkt Glas |
2013–2014 | Lotto–Belisol U23 |
2014 | Lotto–Belisol (stagiaire) |
2016 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire)[1] |
Professional teams | |
2015 | An Post–Chain Reaction |
2016 | Crelan–Vastgoedservice |
2017–2020 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert[2][3] |
2021– | Alpecin–Fenix |
Meurisse turned professional in 2015 with An Post–Chain Reaction.[6] He had ridden as a stagiaire for Lotto–Belisol the previous season, also spending two years with their development team Lotto–Belisol U23.[7] In May 2016, he took his first professional win on stage four of the Four Days of Dunkirk, while riding for UCI Continental team Crelan–Vastgoedservice. In 2017, he stepped up to the second division with Wanty–Groupe Gobert, after riding as a stagiaire for the team the previous fall. He won his first race with the team the year after at the Druivenkoers Overijse, having finished third in the previous edition.[8] His first Grand Tour was the 2019 Tour de France, finishing in the top ten on the third, sixth and eighth stages.[9] He next won the two-day 2020 Vuelta a Murcia after taking the first stage.
In 2021, he moved to Alpecin–Fenix, winning the Giro del Veneto, his final race of the season.
Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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21 | — | 29 | — |
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— | — | — | 39 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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