Gijs Leemreize

Gijs Leemreize
Personal information
Full nameGijs Leemreize
NicknameYoung Gizza
Born (1999-10-23) 23 October 1999 (age 25)
Ruurlo, Netherlands[1]
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Picnic PostNL
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber[2]
Amateur team
2019Sensa–Kanjers voor Kanjers
Professional teams
2020Jumbo–Visma Development Team
2020Team Jumbo–Visma (development)[a]
2021–2023Team Jumbo–Visma[4][5]
2024–Team dsm–Firmenich PostNL

Gijs Leemreize (born 23 October 1999) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] He was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on the hand later that day.[7]

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 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 28 — 43
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. ^ "Team DSM". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Jumbo-Visma's Gijs Leemreize undergoes surgery on finger severed in Burgos crash". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Gijs Leemreize loses finger in horror crash at Vuelta a Burgos". Eurosport. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.