Tag: Gianni Meersman

I did suggest that Gianni Meersman might clean up at this Vuelta. Two stages isn’t all that clean, but if he can avoid crashes, he seems to be the standout sprinter for the few occasions when we get such a finish. I feel I should try and provide a bit more information about him beyond…

Watching the highlights of stage two, they did the usual run-through of the sprint contenders in the closing kilometres, setting the scene for the sprint to come. There were a lot of names I barely recognised and then there was Gianni Meersman. ‘Yes, Meersman,’ I thought. ‘I’ve heard of him. He’ll win.’ And he did.…