(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) 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
4 individual stages (2021, 2024)
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, 2024)
Scheldeprijs (2024)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Belgium
European Championships
2022 Munich
Road race
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 and 2024 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]
^"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.[permanent dead link]
^"Tim Merlier". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
TimMerlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step. A sprinter, Merlier has nearly thirty wins as a...
Retrieved 21 January 2024. Moultrie, James (19 February 2024). "UAE Tour: TimMerlier wins as late pile-up disrupts sprint". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 February...
March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Weislo, Laura (3 April 2024). "TimMerlier nets Soudal-QuickStep the victory at Scheldeprijs". CyclingNews. Fotheringham...
(Bora–Hansgrohe), Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal), Arnaud Démare (Groupama–FDJ), TimMerlier and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Fenix), Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo–Visma)...
Bernal (COL) Classic Brugge–De Panne 20 March Jasper Philipsen (BEL) TimMerlier (BEL) Danny van Poppel (NED) E3 Saxo Classic 22 March Mathieu van der...
the points classification, wore the green jersey because first placed TimMerlier wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification, while...
"Startlist". ProCyclingStats. 3 April 2024. Weislo, Laura (3 April 2024). "TimMerlier nets Soudal-QuickStep the victory at Scheldeprijs". CyclingNews. "Scheldeprijs...
Organisation. Retrieved 30 January 2024. Moultrie, James (1 February 2024). "TimMerlier scores sprint win on AlUla Tour stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc...
Belgium, triumphing over a field which included such names as Caleb Ewan, TimMerlier, Pascal Ackermann, Dylan Groenewegen and Nacer Bouhanni. Cavendish's...
had won the fourth stage of the race, but was unable to get ahead of TimMerlier before the finish line, who won by a narrow margin. Source: 2010 2nd...
ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Weislo, Laura (13 March 2024). "TimMerlier wins Nokere Koerse for third consecutive year". Cyclingnews.com. Future...
Education–EasyPost) March 13: 2024 Nokere Koerse in Belgium Winner: TimMerlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) March 14: 2024 Grand Prix de Denain in France Winner:...
Organisation. Retrieved 3 February 2023. Farrand, Stephen (11 February 2023). "TimMerlier wins Tour of Oman sprint". CyclingNews. Future plc. "Stage 2 – Sultan...
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