Tim Merlier
Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who currently rides, in road racing and cyclo-cross, for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.[4] In 2019, he was the winner of the Belgian National Road Race Championships.[5]
.JPG.webp) Merlier in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Merlier |
| Born | 30 October 1992 Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Alpecin–Fenix |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 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– | Corendon–Circus[2][3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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He currently specializes as a sprinter and won stage 3 of the 2021 Tour de France.
He rode at the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[6][7]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2009–2010
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 1st Junior Silvestercross
- Junior Superprestige
- 1st Vorselaar
- 2011–2012
- Under–23 UCI World Cup
- 2nd Heusden-Zolder
- Under–23 Superprestige
- 2012–2013
- 1st Contern
- Under–23 Bpost Bank Trophy
- 1st Krawatencross
- Under–23 Superprestige
- 3rd Bollekescross
- 2013–2014
- 2nd Under-23 Kalmthout
- Under–23 Bpost Bank Trophy
- 3rd Azencross
- 2014–2015
- 1st Illnau
- 1st Rhein-Neckar
- 3rd Kasteelcross
- 3rd Versluys
- 2015–2016
- DVV Trophy
- 2nd Azencross
- Superprestige
- 3rd Gieten
- 2016–2017
- Brico Cross
- 3rd Parkcross
- 2017–2018
- Superprestige
- 2nd Middelkerke
- DVV Trophy
- 2nd Krawatencross
- Brico Cross
- 3rd Parkcross
- 2019–2020
- 2nd Ambiancecross
- 2nd Otegem
- DVV Trophy
- 2nd Urban Cross
- 3rd Flandriencross
- Ethias Cross
- 2nd Bredenecross
- 2021–2022
- Coupe de France
- 3rd Troyes #2
Road
- 2015
- 3rd Schaal Sels
- 2016
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 5th Ronde van Limburg
- 9th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2017
- 7th Dwars door het Hageland
- 2018
- Danmark Rundt
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 3 & 5
- 1st
- 3rd Ronde van Limburg
- 5th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 2019
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- Tour Alsace
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 1 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Antwerp Port Epic
- 3rd Münsterland Giro
- 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 6th Dwars door het Hageland
- 6th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 7th Paris–Chauny
- 2020
- 1st Brussels Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Antalya
- 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 4th Scheldeprijs
- 5th Dwars door het Hageland
- 2021
- 1st Bredene Koksijde Classic
- 1st Le Samyn
- 1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
- 1st Ronde van Limburg
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2
- Held
after Stages 2–4 & 8–9
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
- Benelux Tour
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2nd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 3rd Antwerp Port Epic
- 7th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 7th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 9th Dwars door het Hageland
- 2022
- 1st Classic Brugge–De Panne
- 1st Nokere Koerse
- 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic
- 6th Gent–Wevelgem
- 9th Scheldeprijs
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2021 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
DNF |
 Tour de France |
DNF |
 Vuelta a España |
— |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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