Tim Merlier

Tim Merlier
	Merlier in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Tim Merlier
Born	30 October 1992 (age 29); Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team	Alpecin–Fenix
Discipline	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)
2019–	Corendon–Circus
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) Brussels Cycling Classic (2020) Bredene Koksijde Classic (2021)

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]

He currently specializes as a sprinter and won stage 3 of the 2021 Tour de France.

He rode at the 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 Grand Prix Erik De Vlaeminck

Under–23 Superprestige

2nd Vlaamse Aardbeiencross

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 Noordzeecross

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

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 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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

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

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.
^ "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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

External links[]

Tim Merlier at Cycling Archives
Tim Merlier at ProCyclingStats

[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] "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.

[6] "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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

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v t 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)