Jef Van Meirhaeghe
cyclist
Jef Van Meirhaeghe (born 21 January 1992) is a Belgian road cyclist, who most recently rode for Belgian amateur team CT Stroobant–Bataia. Van Meirhaeghe has also competed professionally for Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise in 2015 and 2016.
Career
Amateur career
As a junior, Van Meirhaeghe won the 2010 Junior Tour of Flanders. After a year riding for the Soenens–Construkt Glas team, he rode for the Lotto–Belisol U23 team from 2012 to 2014. In May 2014, he finished in the top ten of the Paris–Arras Tour, his best stage-race result to that point. In July 2014, he finished on the podium of the under-23 edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, having been in a breakaway with the eventual race winner, Dimitri Claeys. During this time he rode principally as a domestique for other riders, rarely having a chance to race for himself.
In August 2014, Van Meirhaeghe became the under-23 Belgian national road race champion, winning the race in a solo breakaway despite a gear-shift problem. Shortly after this victory, it was announced that Van Meirhaeghe was among six neo-professionals to sign for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Professional Continental cycling team for the 2015 season.
Professional career
His first race for the team came at the 2015 Tour of Qatar.
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