Tim Merlier

Tim Merlier
Merlier in 2022 as Belgian national road race champion
Personal information
Full nameTim Merlier
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32)
Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamSoudal–Quick-Step
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics specialist
Professional teams
2011–2015Sunweb–Revor
2015–2016Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2017–2018Vérandas Willems–Crelan (road)
2017–2018Crelan–Charles (cyclo-cross)
2019Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice (road)
2019–2020Creafin–Tüv Süd (cyclo-cross)[1]
2019–2022Corendon–Circus[2][3][4]
2023–Soudal–Quick-Step
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2021)
Giro d'Italia
4 individual stages (2021, 2024)

One-day races and Classics

European Road Race Championships (2024)
National Road Race Championships (2019, 2022)
Brussels Cycling Classic (2020)
Classic Brugge–De Panne (2022)
GP de Fourmies (2023)
Bredene Koksijde Classic (2021)
Nokere Koerse (2022, 2023, 2024)
Scheldeprijs (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Limburg Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Road race
Men's gravel bicycle racing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oud-Heverlee Elite

Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[5]

Considered to be one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Merlier has nearly thirty wins as a professional, including Grand Tour stage victories at both the 2021 and 2024 Giro d'Italia and the 2021 Tour de France,[6][7] and is a two-time winner of the Belgian National Road Race Championships, winning in 2019 and 2022.[8][9] Merlier also competes in cyclo-cross, having previously raced at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Timo Kielich tweede in Baal, Eva Lechner pakt vijfde plaats" [Timo Kielich second in Baal, Eva Lechner takes fifth place]. Creafin–Fristads (in Dutch). Veldritpromotie Morkhoven. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020. Tim Merlier eindigde 9de, Gianni Vermeersch elfde. [Tim Merlier finished ninth, Gianni Vermeersch eleventh.]
  2. ^ "Tim Merlier per direct naar Corendon-Circus, Fransman Antoine Benoist wordt stagiair" [Tim Merlier goes directly to Corendon-Circus, Frenchman Antoine Benoist becomes a trainee]. Corendon–Circus (in Dutch). Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. ^ "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tim Merlier". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Tim Merlier holds off Italian duo to win second stage of Giro d'Italia". The Guardian. PA Media. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Tim Merlier claims his first Tour de France stage win". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ^ "National road race championships roundup". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019. Tim Merlier (Corendon-Circus) beat Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Gobert) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who came second and third respectively in the men's race.
  9. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (26 June 2022). "Tim Merlier sprints to victory in chaotic Belgian Championship road race". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.