{"id":224419,"date":"2025-10-19T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224419\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:08:08","slug":"hermans-denies-vermeersch-the-win-in-his-rainbow-jersey-debut-at-serenissima-gravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224419\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermans denies Vermeersch the win in his rainbow jersey debut at Serenissima Gravel"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, Florian Vermeersch debuted his brand-new rainbow jersey in Italy \u2013 but couldn\u2019t take another win.<\/p>\n

Days after claiming the gravel world title in the Netherlands<\/a>, the Belgian lined up at Serenissima Gravel, eager to emulate his UAE teammate Tadej Poga\u010dar, who won immediately after donning his stripes a few weeks ago. Speaking of Ole Pogi \u2013 it\u2019s good that he\u2019s won the worlds a few times, as it most likely made the job for the gang at Pissei, the WorldTour team\u2019s clothing sponsor, a little easier. Just make a bunch of extra versions of the Slovenian\u2019s kit for Vermeersch.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Sirotti<\/p>\n

The 151-km race unfolded with all eyes on Vermeersch, but his day was anything but smooth. A heavy crash midway through the race threatened to end his challenge. He remounted and fought his way back to the front.<\/p>\n

In the closing kilometres, only \u2018cross star Quinten Hermans could match his pace. The duo distanced the chasing pack and appeared set for a tactical two-up showdown. But as the terrain turned technical in the final km, Hermans \u2014 drawing on his cyclocross instincts \u2014 launched a perfectly timed acceleration. Vermeersch, legs heavy from both the chase and the crash, could not respond.<\/p>\n

Hermans crossed the line alone, denying the world champion a victory. Vermeersch followed seconds later. Behind them, Tibor Del Grosso won the sprint for third, with Jenno Berckmoes and Lionel Taminiaux rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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