Chris Vermeulen is a motorcycle racer, who last competed in the World Superbike Championship for the works Kawasaki team. He originally raced in the class in 2004 and 2005 for the Ten Kate Honda team, finishing as series runner-up in 2005. He also won the World Supersport Championship for Ten Kate in 2003. From 2006 season season he joined the elite MotoGP series, for the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Team. On 28 August 2009 Suzuki confirmed Vermeulen will leave the team at the end of the 2009 season. He is regarded as a wet-weather expert, and is affectionately nicknamed 'Vermin' on account of his last name. 

June 19th, 1982 in Brisbane (Age 42)