Tim Wellens
.JPG) Wellens at the 2014 Ronde van Limburg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Wellens |
| Born |
10 May 1991 Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline |
Road mountain biking (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | all rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 | Avia Cycling Team |
| 2010–2012 | Davo Lotto Davitamon |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Lotto–Belisol |
| Major wins | |
Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, and former mountain bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal.[1]
Career
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Born in Sint-Truiden, Wellens has competed as a professional since the middle of the 2012 season,[2] joining the Lotto–Belisol team after three seasons with the squad's development team. Wellens made his début with the team at the GP José Dubois, where he finished eighth; he later made his first appearances on the UCI World Tour, by competing in the Canadian pair of races in Quebec, and Montreal attempting to bridge to each race's breakaway during the respective events.[3][4] Wellens performed strongly in the season-ending Tour of Beijing, finishing each of the race's stages inside the top 25 placings – taking a best of fifth on the final stage – en route to a final overall placing of tenth,[5][6] and second to Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank rider Rafał Majka in the young rider classification.[7]
In August 2014, Wellens won Stage 6 in the Eneco Tour with a solo breakaway.[8] The time he gained on this stage meant he ultimately won the race overall.
He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[9]
At the 2015 Eneco Tour, on Stage 6 Wellens attacked on the Côte Saint-Roch, then won nine seconds in the sprints in the golden kilometre. The main group was not able to chase Wellens down and his lead extended during the downhill run into Houffalize; he won the stage by 49 seconds ahead of Van Avermaet, with Geschke third. Wellens moved into the overall lead, 1' 03" ahead of Van Avermaet, with Kelderman dropping to third.[10] Wellens defended his lead on the final stage to win his second successive Eneco Tour.
In July 2016, Wellens won Stage 5 of the 2016 Tour de Pologne with a solo breakaway in a rain soaked stage in which 85 riders abandoned.[11] This gave him a lead of over 4 minutes in the General Classification, which he successfully defended to the end of the race.
At the 2016 Giro d'Italia, Wellens won Stage 6 after joining the successful breakaway partway through the stage.
Wellens abandoned Stage 15 of the 2017 Tour de France because of heat and pollen alergies which he refused to treat with a TUE, which he doesnt approve to use of.[12] despite having asthma Wellens doesnt use an inhaler, Wellens also criticised Chris Froome during his salbutamol case.
2018
Wellens first victory in 2018 came at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana where he won the overall standings where he won for a second year in a row.[13]
At the 2018 Ruta del Sol, Wellens won stage 4 and took the lead of the overall standings, by beating Mikel Landa on the cobbled climb of Alcalá de los Gazules.[14]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2008
- 1st
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Tour d'Istrie
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Tre Giorni Orobica
- 5th Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 4
- 2010
- 7th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 2011
- 5th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 5th Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 4th Circuit de Wallonie
- 8th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st
- 1st
- 8th Grand Prix José Dubois
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 10th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 2013
- 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2014
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6
- 2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 6th GP Ouest–France
- 2015
- 1st
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer
- 2016
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 6
- Held
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
- 2017
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 1st Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Overall BinckBank Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 3rd Strade Bianche
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
- 5th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
- 2018
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Brabantse Pijl
- 1st Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall BinckBank Tour
- 3rd Bretagne Classic
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st
- 1st
- 5th Giro di Lombardia
- 6th Amstel Gold Race
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 7th Trofeo Lloseta–Andratx
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
— | — | 54 | — | 96 | — | DNF |
|
— | — | — | 129 | — | DNF | |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
| Monument | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 15 | — | 18 | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | DNF | 43 | 93 | 48 | 35 | 16 |
| Giro di Lombardia | 50 | — | 4 | 71 | DNF | 20 | 5 |
| Classic | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | 19 | — | — | 38 | 4 | 1 |
| Amstel Gold Race | — | — | 68 | 19 | 10 | 42 | 6 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | — | 139 | 61 | 31 | 65 | 18 | 7 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | 102 | 44 | 31 | 13 | DNF | DNF |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | DNF | 51 | 108 | 120 | 14 | 5 | 28 |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 34 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 21 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Tim Wellens debuts". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Company sa. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (7 September 2012). "Simon Gerrans takes breakaway sprint victory in GP Québec". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Moore, Kyle (9 September 2012). "Lars Petter Nordhaug nails career best win in GP Cycliste de Montréal". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (13 October 2012). "Cummings beats Hesjedal to scoop final stage of Tour of Beijing, Martin wins overall". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (13 October 2012). "Tony Martin wins second consecutive Tour of Beijing". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Well done Tim Wellens!". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Company sa. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/eneco-tour-2014/stage-6/results/
- ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Wellens wins in Houffalize". Cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2016/stage-5/results/
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wellens-questions-use-of-salbutamol-inhalers-in-cycling/
- ↑ http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tim-wellens-wins-trofeo-serra-de-tramuntana-for-second-year-running-367223
- ↑ http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/tim-wellens-wins-stage-four-ruta-del-sol-369628
External links
- Lotto-Belisol profile
- Tim Wellens at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
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