Gerben Thijssen

{{Infobox cyclist

| name =Gerben Thijssen

| image = 2017 UEC Track Elite European Championships 168 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Thijssen in 2017

| fullname = Gerben Thijssen

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Genk, Belgium

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.75 m

| weight = 67 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|IWG}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Sprinter

| amateuryears1 = 2017–2019

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|LTS U23|2017}}{{cite news|url=https://lottosoudal.be/en/news/thijssen-and-van-moer-become-pro-1-july-2019|title=Thijssen and Van Moer to become pro on 1 July 2019|work={{UCI team code|LTS|2018}}|publisher=Captains of Cycling cvba|date=10 December 2018|accessdate=4 January 2019}}

| amateuryears2 = 2018

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|LTS|2018}} (stagiaire)

| proyears1 = 2019–2021

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LTS|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/75240/gerben-thijssen-veut-faire-sa-place|title=Gerben Thijssen veut faire sa place|first1=James|last1=Odvart|first2=Francis|last2=Spruyt|language=French|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|date=3 July 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019|quote=Gerben Thijssen wants to make his place}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/steff-cras-and-matthew-holmes-complete-lotto-soudals-2020-roster/|title=Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=27 October 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279|title=Lotto Soudal|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=1 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210101195132/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279|archivedate=1 January 2021}}

| proyears2 = 2022–

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|IWG|2022}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

:Bredene Koksijde Classic (2023)

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{{MedalCountry| {{BEL}} }}

| show-medals = no

}}

Gerben Thijssen (born 21 June 1998){{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=87369 |title=Gerben Thijssen |publisher=Cycling Archives |accessdate=9 February 2017}} is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|IWG}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2022-team-preview-intermarche-wanty-gobert-materiaux/|title=2022 Team Preview: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux|first=Jackie|last=Tyson|website=CyclingNews|publisher=Future plc|date=12 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0003010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |title=Results 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup |publisher=Tissot Timing |date =1 November 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0003FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Entry List Men |publisher=Tissot Timing |date =1 November 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/50407739|title=Ghent Six Day: Gerben Thijssen in intensive care after crash on first day|date=13 November 2019|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=16 November 2019}}

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2020/gc/startlist |title=75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist |work=ProCyclingStats |accessdate=19 October 2020}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mihkels-and-thijssen-withdrawn-from-tour-of-guangxi-after-racist-slanted-eye-gesture/ |publisher=Cycling News |date=11 October 2023 |accessdate=11 October 2023 |title=Mihkels, Thijssen withdrawn from Tour of Guangxi after racist gesture |first1=Daniel |last1=Ostanek |first2=James |last2=Moultrie}} Mihkels pulled his eyes into slants, in a picture Thijssen posted on his Instagram.{{cite news |publisher=NOS |date=11 October 2023 |accessdate=11 October 2023 |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2493703-wielerploeg-laat-duo-niet-starten-in-ronde-van-guangxi-na-gebaar-met-spleetogen |title=Wielerploeg laat duo niet starten in Ronde van Guangxi na gebaar met spleetogen}}

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 20px 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 20px 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

;2024 (2)

: 1st Trofeo Palma

: Volta ao Algarve

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stage 1

: 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies

: 2nd La Roue Tourangelle

: 3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic

: 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

: 4th Omloop van het Houtland

: 5th Clásica de Almería

: 5th Ronde van Limburg

: 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

: 9th Heistse Pijl

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