{"id":1498,"date":"2026-04-01T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/florentgueuning.ivirtualhub.com\/?page_id=1498"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:20:33","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/florentgueuning.be\/fr\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Florent Gueuning<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy name is Florent Gueuning, born on April 10, 2006, in Belgium. Mountain biking has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A Life Built Around the Bike<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy journey began even before my first memories. On the day I was born, my father was already running a professional mountain bike team. In our home, the bike was never just an object \u2014 it was a language, a culture, and a way of life.\n\nI grew up surrounded by early mornings, race preparations in the cold, the smell of grease, and weekends spent at competitions. Naturally, that world became mine.\n\nAt just 6 years old, I entered my first race. From that moment, competition quickly became second nature.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mountain biking has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. On the day I was born, my father was already running a professional mountain bike team. In our home, the bike was never just an object \u2014 it was a language, a culture, a way of life.<\/p>

I grew up with early-morning departures, race numbers pinned on in the cold, the smell of grease, and weekends spent at races. Very early on, that world became mine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt 6 years old, I lined up for my first race. Between the ages of 8 and 12, I won around 40% of my races and finished on the podium in 85% of them. From 2017 to 2019, I was selected for Team Wallonie \u2014 my first contact with a more structured environment and the highest level of Belgian competition.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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FIRST RACE<\/div><\/div>
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The Starting Line<\/div>

At 6 years old, I lined up for my very first race. Competition became second nature almost immediately.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2013-18<\/div>
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Kids Trophy Era<\/div>

Six consecutive podiums at Belgium's benchmark youth competition. Win in 2014. 85% overall podium rate in national youth racing.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2017-19<\/div>
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Team Wallonie<\/div>

Multiple selections for the regional elite development team. Exposure to structured training and major youth events.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2019<\/div>
SETBACK<\/div><\/div>
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Everything Stops<\/div>

No crash, no obvious injury. Breathing becomes difficult. Performances collapse without explanation. At 13, I am forced to step back from the sport that defined my identity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021<\/div>
COMEBACK<\/div><\/div>
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Race Number Again<\/div>

I return to competition \u2014 not to erase the past, but to reconnect with what made me feel alive. The diagnosis finally emerges: exercise-induced laryngeal breathing dysfunction.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2022-2023<\/div>
REBUILD<\/div><\/div>
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Back to Foundations<\/div>

Regional challenge victory across 12 rounds. 11th at Belgian National Championships. Proof that the sporting story was not over.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2024<\/div>
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First UCI Points<\/div>

5th place in Austria. Wild card from Belgian Cycling for Junior Series in Heubach, Haiming, and Nov\u00e9 M\u011bsto. National recognition earned, not given.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2025<\/div>
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Massi Development Team \u00b7 UCI<\/div>

First professional season. Japan, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France. 5th on the Tokyo Olympic course. Top 1000 world, 13th Belgian Elite, 4th U23. Collarbone fracture \u2014 and a comeback from that too.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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UNNO Factory Racing \u00b7 World Cup<\/div>

Full UCI World Cup season. After one month of competition: 13th in the opening round of the European Mountain Bike Cup. The most ambitious chapter is just beginning.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n

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