Tim Merlier

Tim Merlier
	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	Soudal–Quick-Step
Disciplines	Road; Cyclo-cross;
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]
2019–2022	Corendon–Circus[2][3][4]
2023–	Soudal–Quick-Step
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2021) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2021) One-day races and Classics 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)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Belgium
European Championships

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 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]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2009–2010

1st

National Junior Championships

1st Junior Bredene

Junior Superprestige

1st Vorselaar

2011–2012

Under-23 UCI World Cup

2nd Heusden-Zolder

Under-23 Superprestige

2nd Hoogstraten

2012–2013

1st Contern

Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy

1st Lille

Under-23 Superprestige

3rd Hamme

2013–2014

2nd Under-23 Kalmthout

Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy

3rd Loenhout

2014–2015

1st Illnau

1st Rhein-Neckar

3rd Zonnebeke

3rd Bredene

2015–2016

DVV Trophy

2nd Loenhout

Superprestige

3rd Gieten

2016–2017

Brico Cross

3rd Maldegem

2017–2018

Superprestige

2nd Middelkerke

DVV Trophy

2nd Lille

Brico Cross

3rd Maldegem

2019–2020

DVV Trophy

2nd Kortrijk

3rd Hamme

Ethias Cross

2nd Bredene

2nd Wachtebeke

2nd Otegem

2021–2022

Coupe de France

3rd Troyes II

2022–2023

Exact Cross

1st Zonnebeke

2nd Saint Sauveur de Landemont

Gravel

2023: 2nd UEC European Championships; 2nd National Championships

Road

Source:[12]

2015

3rd Schaal Sels

5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23

2016 (1 pro win)

1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

5th Ronde van Limburg

9th Halle–Ingooigem

9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23

2017

3rd Schaal Sels

7th Dwars door het Hageland

2018 (2)

Danmark Rundt

1st

Points classification

1st Stages 3 & 5

3rd Ronde van Limburg

5th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint

2019 (3)

1st

Road race, National Championships

1st Elfstedenronde

Tour Alsace

1st

Points classification

1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 1 & 4

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 (3)

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 (9)

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 (5)

1st

Road race, National Championships

1st Classic Brugge–De Panne

1st Nokere Koerse

1st Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico

3rd

Road race, UEC European Championships

3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic

3rd Elfstedenronde

6th Gent–Wevelgem

6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

7th Famenne Ardenne Classic

9th Scheldeprijs

10th Ronde van Limburg

2023 (11)

1st Grand Prix de Fourmies

1st Nokere Koerse

UAE Tour

1st

Points classification

1st Stages 1, 2 (TTT) & 6

Okolo Slovenska

1st

Points classification

1st Stages 2 & 4

Tour de Pologne

1st Stages 1 & 7

1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice

1st Stage 1 Tour of Oman

1st Stage 6 Four Days of Dunkirk

2nd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint

2nd Gullegem Koerse

4th Ronde van Limburg

8th Omloop van het Houtland

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	DNF	—
Tour de France	DNF	—
Vuelta a España	—	132

Legend
—	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.
"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.
"Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
"Tim Merlier". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

Tim Merlier at UCI

Tim Merlier at Cycling Archives

Tim Merlier at ProCyclingStats

Tim Merlier at Cycling Quotient

Tim Merlier at CycleBase

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[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. Guardian Media Group. 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.

[11] "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[12] "Tim Merlier". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

Belgian National Road Race Champion (men)
1880–1899	Léon Houa (1894) Henri Luyten (1895–1896) Henri Bertrand (1897–1898) Jules Degeetere (1899)
1900–1919	Mathieu Quoidbach (1900) Paul Burger (1901) Jules Defrance (1902) Arthur Vanderstuyft (1903) Jules Sales (1904) Dieudonné Jamar (1905) Francois Verstraeten (1907–1908) Cyrille van Hauwaert (1909) Henri Hanlet (1910) Odile Defraye (1911) Omer Verschoore (1912) Joseph Van Daele (1913) Victor Dethier (1914) Jean Rossius (1919)
1920–1939	Jules Vanhevel (1920–1921) René Vermandel (1922) Félix Sellier (1923) René Vermandel (1924) Gerard Debaets (1925) Félix Sellier (1926) August Mortelmans (1927) Joseph Dervaes (1928) Joseph Wauters (1929–1930) Alphonse Schepers (1931) Georges Lemaire (1932) Louis Duerloo (1933) Louis Roels (1934) Gustave Danneels (1935) Jean Aerts (1936) Karel Kaers (1937) Petrus Van Theemsche (1938) Marcel Kint (1939)
1940–1959	Odiel Van Den Meersschaut (1940) André Defoort (1941) André Maelbrancke (1942) Rik Van Steenbergen (1943, 1945) Émile Masson Jr. (1946–1947) Achiel Buysse (1948) Valère Ollivier (1949) Albert Ramon (1950) Lode Anthonis (1951) Jozef Schils (1952) Alois Vansteenkiste (1953) Rik Van Steenbergen (1954) Emiel Van Cauter (1955) André Vlayen (1956–1957) Rik Van Looy (1958) Petrus Oellibrandt (1959)
1960–1979	Frans De Mulder (1960) Michel Van Aerde (1961) Jef Planckaert (1962) Rik Van Looy (1963) Edward Sels (1964) Walter Godefroot (1965) Guido Reybrouck (1966) Jozef Boons (1967) Julien Stevens (1968) Roger De Vlaeminck (1969) Eddy Merckx (1970) Herman Van Springel (1971) Walter Godefroot (1972) Frans Verbeeck (1973) Roger Swerts (1974) Willy Teirlinck (1975) Freddy Maertens (1976) Michel Pollentier (1977–1978) Gery Verlinden (1979)
1980–1999	Jos Jacobs (1980) Roger De Vlaeminck (1981) Frank Hoste (1982) Lucien Van Impe (1983) Eric Vanderaerden (1984) Paul Haghedooren (1985) Marc Sergeant (1986) Ferdi Van Den Haute (1987) Etienne De Wilde (1988) Carlo Bomans (1989) Claude Criquielion (1990) Benjamin Van Itterbeeck (1991) Johan Museeuw (1992) Alain Van Den Bossche (1993) Wilfried Nelissen (1994–1995) Johan Museeuw (1996) Tom Steels (1997–1998) Ludo Dierckxsens (1999)
2000–2019	Axel Merckx (2000) Ludovic Capelle (2001) Tom Steels (2002) Geert Omloop (2003) Tom Steels (2004) Serge Baguet (2005) Niko Eeckhout (2006) Stijn Devolder (2007) Jürgen Roelandts (2008) Tom Boonen (2009) Stijn Devolder (2010) Philippe Gilbert (2011) Tom Boonen (2012) Stijn Devolder (2013) Jens Debusschere (2014) Preben Van Hecke (2015) Philippe Gilbert (2016) Oliver Naesen (2017) Yves Lampaert (2018) Tim Merlier (2019)
2020–2039	Dries De Bondt (2020) Wout van Aert (2021) Tim Merlier (2022) Remco Evenepoel (2023)