Tag: Jordi Meeus

Affini and Meeus race into the Top 20 at DDWV

Affini and Meeus race into the Top 20 at DDWV

Today's Dwars door West Vlaanderen marked our first race of the 2018 season. Wind and rain joined the riders since the first kilometers of the day, making the 190 km cobbled parcour between Nieuwpoort and Ichtegem even harder. After a fast start, it was a trio of riders the one who made it up the road with the peloton allowing them up to eight minutes before starting to increase the pace and quickly reducing the time gap. As expected the Kemmelberg was crucial in the outcome of the race, and broke down the peloton into a smaller…continue reading →
Meeus: “It feels like I could make some big steps in the coming months”

Meeus: “It feels like I could make some big steps in the coming months”

Jordi Meeus joined the team as a trainee last August the 1st and is now set to begin his first complete year with the Academy. The 19-year old made his move from Belgium's Acrog-Balen BC team after kicking off 2017 in top shape and getting some wins along the way. "I am grateful that I could do a traineeship with the team last season. I got to know my teammates and staff and I got the chance to gain some experience in bigger races" highlights the Belgian youngster. Meeus, who finished the season in…continue reading →
Van den Berg sprints to 15th in the last race of the season

Van den Berg sprints to 15th in the last race of the season

Today's 184 km that featured Belgium's Putte Kapellem, were our last racing kilometers of the season. The course presented a tough and quick local circuit of a length of 16,7 km that the riders tackled a total of 11 times. The pace was high since the very first kilometers of the day as the peloton did not let any large group away. The interest of some teams keep the group together so they could tackle the two intermediates sprints featured in each lap did not allow any large group to go away until 80…continue reading →
Trainee Jordi Meeus takes fourth in Amersfoort Groeistad Klassieker

Trainee Jordi Meeus takes fourth in Amersfoort Groeistad Klassieker

Today's Amersfoort Groeistad Klassieker was the first round of our action packed weekend of one-day races in the Netherlands. A 180 kilometers long route awaited the riders, in a day that rain was part of the mix too. The race was off to a fast start as many riders were trying to broke clear and go away from the bunch. In that first part of the race our riders kept our colors well represented and were always involved in the echelons and breakaway attempts. The main break went away after 70 kilometers of…continue reading →
Action packed weekend of racing at the Ronde van Midden Nederland

Action packed weekend of racing at the Ronde van Midden Nederland

Our guys kicked off an action packed weekend at the Ronde van Midden Nederland yesterday with a 26,7 km long team time trial. The course consisted of two laps around a 13,4 km in a predominantly flat parcour. Our seven man line-up completed the course in just under 30 minutes with an average speed of 52,6 km/h, rolling to the line with the 13th fastest time of the day. Today was the turn for the second part of the race as the peloton tackled the Ronde van Midden Nederland classic, that will start in…continue reading →
Hard day out in GP Stad Zottegem

Hard day out in GP Stad Zottegem

It was a hard day on the bike for our 5-man squad in Belgium's GP Stad Zottegem. The race was off to a fast start with many attackers trying to go on the break of the day, and our riders kept the Academy's flag well represented. First it was Ide Schelling who followed some early moves trying to make the good cut, and afterwards it was Jordi Meeus' turn. Bad luck was on the side of our trainee as was chasing the eventual breakaway of the day when he crashed without consequences, after…continue reading →
Evensen takes fourth at the Ronde van de Achterhoek

Evensen takes fourth at the Ronde van de Achterhoek

The Dutch Ronde van de Achterhoek was on the menu for our guys today. The course consisted in a predominantly flat parcour that computed a total of 186,4 km including six laps at the final local circuit that was 8 km long. The day started in a bad way as our Marten Kooistra was forced to withdraw from the race after finding himself involved in a crash. But in the final end of the race things got better and with 15 km to go our first year U23, Ide Schelling, gave it a go and…continue reading →
No luck but bad luck at Omloop het Hageland

No luck but bad luck at Omloop het Hageland

Yesterday's Omloop het Hageland marked the debut of our new trainee, Jordi Meeus. The course presented a mix of cobbles and dust that made the race even tougher for the peloton. Our riders were off to a good start as Henrik Evensen and Marten Kooistra made their way to the breakaway of the day alongside 10 other riders. The pack allowed that group a maximum gap of five minutes. When the course entered to the final end our guys had no luck but bad luck as a our big Norwegian rider suffered a…continue reading →
Meeus: “I will try to take as many as possible victories for the team and for myself.”

Meeus: “I will try to take as many as possible victories for the team and for myself.”

Tomorrow's Omloop het Hageland will mark the first ever race of our new trainee, Jordi Meeus, with the SEG Racing Academy kit. The strong Belgian rider defines this race as a special one for him: "I really look forward to it. It's awesome that last year I went as a spectator to the race to watch and now I'll be riding myself." Jordi holds big classics skills, and he'll prove himself with some one-day races with the team in the upcoming weeks: "The plan is to integrate myself in the team and learn.…continue reading →
Jordi Meeus signs as a trainee

Jordi Meeus signs as a trainee

We are happy to announce that Jordi Meeus will be part of the team from August 1 on. Jordi has signed a traineeship contract for the rest of the season and a one-year deal for 2018. We were already in contact with Jordi after his last season as junior, being trained by our coach Dries Hollanders. After some impressive results this year, it looks like the logical step for the strong Belgian rider to develop his big sprinting power and test his TT skills at our Academy. The strong Belgian rider, thinks that…continue reading →
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