Gerben Thijssen

Gerben Thijssen (born 21 June 1998)[5] is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Circus–Wanty.[6]

Gerben Thijssen
Thijssen in 2017
Personal information
Full nameGerben Thijssen
Born (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998
Genk, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamIntermarché–Circus–Wanty
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2017–2019Lotto–Soudal U23[1]
2018Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2019–2021Lotto–Soudal[2][3][4]
2022–Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Bredene Koksijde Classic (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's track cycling
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BerlinElimination race

Career

Thijssen won the bronze medal at the 2015 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in the points race. He won the silver medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Apeldoorn in the team pursuit.[7][8] In 2016, as a junior he won 2 stages in the Nations Cup Trofeo Karlsberg, the Omloop van de Vlaamse Gewesten and a Belgian Cup stage in Nederhasselt. He represented Belgium at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in Qatar. In 2017, as a U23-rider he won the Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas and a stage in Olympia's Tour. He won the gold medal at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in the Elite Elimination Race. In 2018, he was the Belgian champion in the U23-category. In November 2019, Thijssen crashed out of the Six Days of Ghent, suffering three small brain haemorrhages before being admitted to intensive care.[9]

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10]

In October 2023, Thijssen and Estonian rider Madis Mihkels were pulled by their team from the Tour of Guangxi, after Mihkels made a racist gesture.[11] Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram.[12]

Major results

Road
2016
1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Stages 1 & 2a
1st Stage 1 Internationale Cottbuser Junioren-Etappenfahrt
2017
1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas
1st Stage 4 Olympia's Tour
2nd Gooikse Pijl
3rd Paris–Tours Espoirs
7th Ronde van Overijssel
7th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
2018
1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
5th Paris–Troyes
2019
1st Memorial Van Coningsloo
1st Stage 1 Paris–Arras Tour
4th Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2
6th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2020
2nd Gooikse Pijl
2021
3rd Omloop van het Houtland
5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
2022 (3 pro wins)
1st Gooikse Pijl
1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne
1st Stage 6 Four Days of Dunkirk
2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
3rd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
4th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
5th Bredene Koksijde Classic
7th Antwerp Port Epic
7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
9th Omloop van het Houtland
2023 (4)
1st Bredene Koksijde Classic
1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
1st Ronde van Limburg
1st Omloop van het Houtland
2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
2nd La Roue Tourangelle
3rd Van Merksteijn Fences Classic
4th Gooikse Pijl
5th Scheldeprijs
5th Elfstedenronde
8th Albert Achterhes Profronde van Drenthe

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF — DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track
2015
National Junior Championships
1st Madison (with Robbe Ghys)
3rd Keirin
2nd Madison, UEC European Junior Championships (with Robbe Ghys)
3rd Points race, UCI World Junior Championships
2016
National Junior Championships
1st Omnium
1st Points race
2nd Elimination race
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Kilo
2nd Madison (with Sasha Weemaes)
1st Six Days of Ghent U23 (with Jules Hesters)
UEC European Junior Championships
2nd Madison (with Jules Hesters)
3rd Points race
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Apeldoorn
2017
1st Elimination race, UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2019
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Omnium, National Championships

References
  1. "Thijssen and Van Moer to become pro on 1 July 2019". Lotto–Soudal. Captains of Cycling cvba. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. Odvart, James; Spruyt, Francis (3 July 2019). "Gerben Thijssen veut faire sa place". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Gerben Thijssen wants to make his place
  3. "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Gerben Thijssen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. Tyson, Jackie (12 January 2022). "2022 Team Preview: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. "Results 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup". Tissot Timing. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. "2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Entry List Men". Tissot Timing. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. "Ghent Six Day: Gerben Thijssen in intensive care after crash on first day". bbc.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. Ostanek, Daniel; Moultrie, James (11 October 2023). "Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  12. "Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen". NOS. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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