Witse Meeussen

Witse Meeussen
Meeussen in 2024
Personal information
Full nameWitse Meeussen
Born (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23)
Turnhout, Belgium
Team information
Current team
Discipline
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2020–2023Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal[1]
2023–Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team (road)
2023–Crelan–Corendon (cyclo-cross)
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bogense Junior race
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Hoogerheide Under-23
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tábor Junior race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Namur Under-23 race
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pontchâteau Team relay

Witse Meeussen (born 8 March 2001) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Alpecin–Deceuninck Development Team in road racing and Crelan–Corendon in cyclo-cross.[2] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the junior race at the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Bogense, Denmark.[3]

Personal life

Meeussen is currently studying Sports and Movement Sciences at KU Leuven.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2017–2018
2nd National Junior Championships
Junior Soudal Classics
2nd Neerpelt
Junior DVV Trophy
3rd Lille
3rd Junior Oostmalle
2018–2019
1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup
1st Bern
1st Tábor
1st Hoogerheide
2nd Koksijde
2nd Pontchâteau
3rd Namur
1st Overall Junior Superprestige
1st Gieten
1st Ruddervoorde
1st Diegem
1st Middelkerke
2nd Gavere
3rd Hoogstraten
Junior Brico Cross
1st Ronse
2nd Geraardsbergen
1st Junior Oostmalle
1st Junior Wachtebeke
Junior DVV Trophy
2nd Brussels
2nd Lille
2nd UCI World Junior Championships
2nd UEC European Junior Championships
2nd National Junior Championships
2022–2023
1st National Under-23 Championships
National Trophy Series
1st Derby
2nd Mechelen
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
2nd Zonhoven
2nd Besançon
3rd Maasmechelen
Under-23 X²O Badkamers Trophy
2nd Kortrijk
2nd Brussels
3rd Koksijde
3rd Oisterwijk
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd UEC European Under-23 Championships
2023–2024
3rd Team relay, UEC European Championships
2024–2025
3rd Ardooie

Road

2019
4th Grand Prix Bob Jungels
2023
5th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta

References

  1. ^ "Pauwels Sauzen - Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ Dineen, Robert (2 February 2019). "Tom Pidcock and Ben Tullett triumph as Britain wins two golds at 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 22 August 2019.