Gijs Leemreize

Gijs Leemreize (born 23 October 1999) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma.[4][5]

Gijs Leemreize
Personal information
Full nameGijs Leemreize
NicknameYoung Gizza
Born (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999
Ruurlo, Netherlands[1]
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jumbo–Visma
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[2]
Amateur team
2019Sensa–Kanjers voor Kanjers
Professional teams
2020Jumbo–Visma Development Team
2020Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[lower-alpha 1]
2021–Team Jumbo–Visma

Career

Leemreize joined the Jumbo–Visma Development Team for their inaugural season in 2020. Leemreize rode with UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma as a development opportunity – following the introduction of a UCI rule permitting these – at the Tour de la Provence, in February.[6] Following the announcement that he was joining the team full-time in 2021, Leemreize made a second appearance with the team at the Vuelta a Burgos. He was involved in a heavy crash on the first stage of the race; as a result of the crash, he severed a finger on his right hand and had to abandon the race.[7] He was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on the hand later that day.[6]

Major results
2019
1st Mountains classification Carpathian Couriers Race
2020
5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2021
1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
2022
5th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
2023
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 28
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Notes
  1. Leemreize competed at the 2020 Tour de la Provence and the 2020 Vuelta a Burgos with Team Jumbo–Visma, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[3]

References
  1. "Gijs Leemreize". Team Jumbo–Visma. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Introducing: Gijs Leemreize". Team Jumbo–Visma. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. Youri Ijsen (23 July 2020). "JUMBO-VISMA HEVELT GIJS LEEMREIZE OVER NAAR DE WORLDTOUR". wielerflits. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Jumbo-Visma's Gijs Leemreize undergoes surgery on finger severed in Burgos crash". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. "Gijs Leemreize loses finger in horror crash at Vuelta a Burgos". Eurosport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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