 Merlier in 2022 as Belgian national road race champion | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tim Merlier | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1992 Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step | |||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2015 | Sunweb–Revor | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Vérandas Willems–Crelan (road) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Crelan–Charles (cyclo-cross) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice (road) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Creafin–Tüv Süd (cyclo-cross)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Corendon–Circus[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Soudal–Quick-Step | |||||||||||||||||
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Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[5]
A sprinter, 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]
- ^ "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.]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Tim Merlier". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Tim Merlier holds off Italian duo to win second stage of Giro d'Italia". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. PA Media. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Tim Merlier claims his first Tour de France stage win". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (26 June 2022). "Tim Merlier sprints to victory in chaotic Belgian Championship road race". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.