Essential cogs of the collective Alpecin-DECEUNINCK since his arrival in 2020, especially on the paved classics alongside Mathieu van der Poel et Jasper Philipsen, Gianni Vermeersch will get out of his comfort zone from 2026, leaving the Belgian cocoon which he had always known in his career to get started, at 32, in a whole new adventure at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe ! Despite a promising recruitment last year to weigh and play the win on the biggest races of a day, the German training ultimately did not exist and experienced a disappointing spring. To strengthen this defaulting classic pole, the recruitment of Gianni Vermeersch So seems very relevant, the latter having regularly shone on this type of shopping. The one who will remain as the very first world champion in Gravel in 2022 signed his greatest victory last year on Through the Hagelandto which you must add top 10 on Paris-Roubaix (6th in 2024), the Tour of Flanders (7th in 2021) and more recently White roads (7E en 2025).
Video – Gianni Vermeersch on Cyclism'Actu before the 2025 season
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Ralph Denk: “With Gianni, we want to fill the differences that appeared last spring”
“With Gianni, we want to fill the differences that appeared last spring“, explain Ralph DENKPDG de Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe. “Our team certainly has great qualities for the classics. But we have often lacked routine, depth and dynamism to optimize the final thanks to our talents. We are convinced that Gianni can make exactly the difference“.
Gianni Vermeersch Add: “I can't wait to start this new chapter in my career. After many years in the same environment, a whole new world opens up to me. It is an honor to join Red Bull – Bora – Hansgrohe, and I can't wait to share my experience of classics with young runners“.
