Filip Meirhaeghe

Filip Meirhaeghe ( born March 5, 1971 in Ghent) is a Belgian mountain bikers and road cyclists.

Filip Meirhaeghe in 1996 for the first time Belgian champion in cross country. This title win he could repeat in 1998, 2000 and 2001. A year later, he was on top of the mountain bike staging of Paris -Roubaix. Also this triumph he could repeat in 2002. In the Mountain Bike World Championships 1998 he won his first of two bronze medals, followed by the second in 1999. During the Olympic Games in Sydney he won the silver medal behind Miguel Martinez. In the next World Championships in 2002 and 2003 was Meirhaeghe vice world champion in Kaprun and finally world champion in Lugano.

Shortly before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was tested positive for EPO and was use to. During his 15 - month ban, he wrote the book Positief about his previous career.

Since 2006 Meirhaeghe denied road race for the Belgian Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet - Colnago and could the GP Rudy Dhaenens win. On the mountain he was re- Belgian cross-country champion. After the 2009 season, he finished his career.

Palmarčs - mountain bike

1994

  • Belgian champion Downhill

1996

  • Belgian Champion Cross Country

1997

  • Paris -Roubaix

1998

  • Belgian Champion Cross Country

2000

  • Belgian Champion Cross Country
  • European Champion Cross Country

2001

  • Belgian Champion Cross Country

2002

  • Paris -Roubaix
  • Overall World Cup

2003

  • World Champion Cross Country

2006

  • Belgian Champion Cross Country

Palmarčs - Road

2006

  • GP Rudy Dhaenens
Paris–Roubaix Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics Miguel Martinez (cyclist) Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Grand Prix Rudy Dhaenens UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Ned Overend John Tomac Bart Brentjens Thomas Frischknecht Christophe Dupouey Michael Rasmussen Julien Absalon Christoph Sauser Nino Schurter
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