Kevin Vermaerke
 Vermaerke at the 2023 Paris–Nice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Vermaerke |
| Born | October 16, 2000 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Team information | |
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015 | Rokform |
| 2016 | Velosport–Ridebiker Alliance |
| 2017–2018 | LUX–Stradling–Specialized |
| Professional teams | |
| 2019–2020 | Hagens Berman Axeon[1] |
| 2020 | Team Sunweb (stagiaire)[2] |
| 2021–2025 | Team DSM |
| 2026– | UAE Team Emirates XRG |
Kevin Vermaerke (born October 16, 2000) is an American cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[3][4][5] Vermaerke grew up in Southern California.[6] He turned professional in 2021 signing for Team DSM.[7] He signed with Team UAE in late 2025 for the 2026 season.
Major results
[edit]- 2017
- 1st
Cross-country, National Junior MTB Championships - 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2018
- 8th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2019
- 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Lillehammer GP
- 2023
- 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 6th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 6th Figueira Champions Classic
- 8th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
- 2024
- 3rd Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Czech Tour
- 4th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 5th Milano–Torino
- 6th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes
- 6th Ardèche Classic
- 7th Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 8th Classic Var
- 10th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2025
- 6th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 2026
- 2nd Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- Vuelta a España
Combativity award Stages 14 & 16
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 29 |
 Tour de France |
DNF | 61 | |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "19-jarige Amerikaan Kevin Vermaerke wordt stagiair bij Team Sunweb" [19-year-old American Kevin Vermaerke becomes a trainee at Team Sunweb]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Team Sunweb sign talented American Kevin Vermaerke". Team Sunweb. Sunweb Group B.V. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Kevin Vermaerke looks ahead to 2023". March 7, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023.
- ↑ https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/riders/kevin-vermaerke/teams/
- ↑ https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/american-kevin-vermaerke-to-transfer-to-proven-tour-de-france-winning-team-in-2026/
External links
[edit]- Kevin Vermaerke at ProCyclingStats
- Kevin Vermaerke at Cycling Archives (archive)
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