Tim Merlier

Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix in road racing,[2] and Creafin–Fristads in cyclo-cross.[3] In 2019, he was the winner of the Belgian National Road Race Championships.[4]

Tim Merlier
Merlier in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameTim Merlier
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2011–2015Sunweb–Revor
2015–2016Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2017–2018Vérandas Willems–Crelan (road)
2017–2018Crelan–Charles (cyclo-cross)
2019Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice (road)
2019–Creafin–Tüv Süd (cyclo-cross)
2019–Corendon–Circus (road)[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2019)

He rode at the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[5][6]

Major results

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 Stage 4 Tour of Antalya

Cyclo-cross

2009–2010
1st National Junior Championships
1st Silvestercyclocross (junior)
Junior Superprestige
1st Cyclo-cross Vorselaar
2011–2012
Under–23 UCI World Cup
2nd Grand Prix Erik De Vlaeminck
Under–23 Superprestige
2nd Vlaamse Aardbeiencross
2012–2013
1st GP de la Commune de Contern
Under–23 Bpost Bank Trophy
1st Krawatencross
Under–23 Superprestige
3rd Bollekescross
2013–2014
2nd Cyclo-cross Kalmthout (under–23)
Under–23 Bpost Bank Trophy
3rd Azencross
2014–2015
1st Radcross Illnau
1st Sportregion Rhein-Neckar
3rd Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
3rd Silvestercyclocross
2015–2016
DVV Trophy
2nd Azencross
Superprestige
3rd Superprestige Gieten
2016–2017
Brico Cross
3rd Cyclocross Vossenhol-Maldegem
2017–2018
Superprestige
2nd Noordzeecross
DVV Trophy
2nd Krawatencross
Brico Cross
3rd Cyclocross Vossenhol-Maldegem
2019–2020
2nd Ambiancecross
2nd Nationale Cyclo-Cross Otegem
DVV Trophy
2nd Urbancross
3rd Flandriencross
Ethias Cross
2nd Silvestercyclocross

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.]
  4. "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.
  5. "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. "Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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