Nikolas Maes

Nikolas Maes
Personal information
Full nameNikolas Maes
NicknameNike
Born (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
Current teamLotto–Dstny
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Rouleur[1]
Amateur teams
2005–2006Beveren 2000
2006Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2007–2009Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2010–2016Quick-Step[2]
2017–2020Lotto–Soudal[3][4]
Managerial team
2021–Lotto–Soudal

Nikolas Maes (born 9 April 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator, Etixx–Quick-Step and Lotto–Soudal teams.[5] He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Dstny.[6]

  1. ^ "Nikolas Maes". Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Decolef. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Steegmans, Terpstra re-up with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Nikolas Maes (Lotto-Soudal) stopt: "Ik ben trots op mijn carrière"" [Nikolas Maes (Lotto-Soudal) stops: "I am proud of my career"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Lotto Soudal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.