Profil of Tim MERLIER - SOUDAL QUICK-STEP

Bib N°14

Tim Merlier (bel) born on 30/10/1992 SOUDAL QUICK-STEP/bel

Yves LAMPAERT

Dries VAN GESTEL

Intermediate sprint 2
Stages victories 2
Victories 28
Podiums 54

Rankings

Stage	Ranking
1	1	1	1	-	-
2	1	1	1	-	-
3	-	91	1	-	-
4	-	-	-	-	-
5	-	-	-	-	-
6	-	-	-	-	-
7	-	-	-	-	-
8	-	-	-	-	-

2011. Sunweb - Revor

8^e of the National Championships Belgium U23 - Road Race

2012. Sunweb - Revor

15^e of the second stage of the Sazka Tour (Olomouc>Prostějov)

17^e of the Halle Ingooigem

18^e of the first stage of the ZLM Tour (Eindhoven>Sittard-Geleen), of the third stage of the CCC Tour - Grody Piastowskie (Polkowice>Polkowice)

20^e of the second stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Lochristi>Knokke-Heist)

23^e of the third stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Knokke-Heist>Beveren)

2013. Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team

6^e of the fourth stage of the Kreiz Breizh Elites (Plouguernevel>Rostrenen)

25^e of the Kreiz Breizh Elites

2014. Sunweb - Napoleon Games Cycling Team

5^e of the first stage of the ZLM Tour (Rucphen>Sint Willebrord)

11^e of the second stage of the ZLM Tour (Buchten>Buchten)

2015. Pauwels - Vastgoedservice

3^e of the Schaal Sels Merksem/ Johan Museeuw Classic, of the third stage of the Flèche du Sud (Echternach>Clervaux)

4^e of the fourth stage of the ZLM Tour (Eindhoven>Boxtel), of the fourth stage of the Flèche du Sud (Mondorf>Redange sur Attert)

5^e of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften/Circuit Het Nieuwsblad Espoirs

7^e of the second stage of the Flèche du Sud (Rumelange>Roeser)

13^e of the second stage of the ZLM Tour (Buchten>Buchten)

15^e of the Halle Ingooigem

22^e of the Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen

2016. Crelan - Vastgoedservice

1^er of the Egmont Cycling Race

5^e of the Ronde van Limburg

8^e of the second stage of the ZLM Tour (Oss>Oss)

9^e of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften/Circuit Het Nieuwsblad Espoirs, of the Halle Ingooigem

13^e of the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Buggenhout>Knokke-Heist)

15^e of the Grand Prix Criquielion

2017. Vérandas Willems-Crelan

3^e of the Schaal Sels Merksem/ Johan Museeuw Classic, of the fourth stage of the Benelux Tour (Lanaken>Lanaken)

6^e of the National Championships Belgium - Road Race, of the second stage of the ZLM Tour (Tholen>Hoogerheide)

7^e of the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland

13^e of the first stage of the Benelux Tour (Breda>Venray)

14^e of the second stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Knokke-Heist>Moorslede)

15^e of the Ronde van Limburg

20^e of the Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl

21^e of the Halle Ingooigem

23^e of the prologue of the ZLM Tour (Westkapelle>Westkapelle), of the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Lochristi>Knokke-Heist)

2018. Vérandas Willems-Crelan

1^er of the fifth stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (Faxe>Frederiksberg), of the third stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (Naestved>Vordingborg)

3^e of the Ronde van Limburg, of the second stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Lochristi>Knokke-Heist), of the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Buggenhout>Buggenhout)

4^e of the first stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (Aalborg>Aalborg)

5^e of the Marcel Kint Classic

11^e of the fifth stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Landen>Tongeren)

15^e of the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland

16^e of the Antwerp Port Epic / Sels Trophy

2019. Corendon - Circus

1^er of the fifth stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (Roskilde>Frederiksberg), of the fourth stage of the Tour ALSACE (Ottmarsheim>Dannemarie), of the first stage of the Tour ALSACE (Sélestat>Sélestat), of the National Championships Belgium - Road Race, of the Elfstedenronde Brugge

2^e of the Antwerp Port Epic / Sels Trophy, of the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Sint-Niklaas>Knokke-Heist)

3^e of the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, of the second stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Knokke-Heist>Zottegem)

5^e of the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen / Kempen Classic

6^e of the Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde Meulebeke, of the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland

7^e of the Classique Paris-Chauny

8^e of the first stage of the PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark (Silkeborg>Silkeborg)

19^e of the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

20^e of the Binche - Chimay - Binche / Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke

2020. Alpecin-Fenix

1^er of the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Castelfidardo>Senigallia), of the Brussels Cycling Classic, of the fourth stage of the Tour of Antalya (Side>Antalya)

2^e of the second stage of the Sazka Tour (Prostějov>Uničov)

3^e of the Classic Brugge-De Panne, of the first stage of the Ethias-Tour de Wallonie (Soignies>Templeuve)

4^e of the Scheldeprijs

5^e of the third stage of the Benelux Tour (Aalter>Aalter), of the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Camaiore>Follonica), of the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland

10^e of the first stage of the Benelux Tour (Blankenberge>Ardooie)

11^e of the Gooikse Pijl

13^e of the Le Samyn, of the first stage of the Tour of Antalya (Antalya>Antalya)

19^e of the National Championships Belgium - Road Race

25^e of the Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne

2021. Alpecin-Fenix

1^er of the fourth stage of the Benelux Tour (Aalter>Ardooie), of the first stage of the Benelux Tour (Surhuisterveen>Dokkum), of the third stage of the Tour de France (Lorient>Pontivy), of the Elfstedenronde Brugge, of the Ronde van Limburg, of the second stage of the Giro d'Italia (Stupinigi>Novara), of the Bredene Koksijde Classic, of the Grote prijs Jean - Pierre Monseré, of the Le Samyn

2^e of the Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais, of the Marcel Kint Classic, of the fifth stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Turnhout>Beringen)

3^e of the Antwerp Port Epic / Sels Trophy, of the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia (Notaresco>Termoli), of the Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre

6^e of the fifth stage of the Benelux Tour (Riemst>Bilzen), of the National Championships Belgium - Road Race, of the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Lido di Camaiore>Lido di Camaiore)

7^e of the Brussels Cycling Classic, of the Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens, of the sixth stage of the Tour de France (Tours>Châteauroux), of the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Castelraimondo>Lido di Fermo)

9^e of the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland

11^e of the first stage of the Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard (Bellegarde>Bellegarde)

12^e of the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia (Modena>Cattolica)

13^e of the second stage of the Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard (Saint-Geniès>La Calmette)

22^e of the third stage of the Benelux Tour (Essen>Hoogerheide)

2022. Alpecin-Fenix

1^er of the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Camaiore>Sovicille), of the Classic Brugge-De Panne, of the Danilith Nokere Koerse, of the National Championships Belgium - Road Race, of the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen / Kempen Classic

2^e of the third stage of the Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (Almodôvar>Faro)

3^e of the Bredene Koksijde Classic, of the Elfstedenronde Brugge, of the European Continental Championships - Road Race, of the second stage of the La Vuelta Ciclista a España ('s-Hertogenbosch>Utrecht), of the eleventh stage of the La Vuelta Ciclista a España (ElPozo Alimentación>Cabo de Gata)

5^e of the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (Murlo>Terni)

6^e of the Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields, of the third stage of the La Vuelta Ciclista a España (Breda>Breda), of the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

7^e of the Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic

9^e of the Scheldeprijs

10^e of the Ronde van Limburg

11^e of the seventh stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico (San Benedetto del Tronto>San Benedetto del Tronto)

12^e of the Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne

15^e of the first stage of the Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (Portimão>Lagos)

18^e of the Grand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais

23^e of the Brussels Cycling Classic

2023. Soudal - Quick Step

1^er of the sixth stage of the UAE Tour (Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi>Abu Dhabi Breakwater), of the first stage of the UAE Tour (Al Dhafra Castle>Al Mirfa), of the first stage of the Tour of Oman (Al Rustaq Fort>Muscat (Oman Convention & Exhibition Center))

5^e of the fifth stage of the UAE Tour (Al Marjan Island>Umm al Quwain)

9^e of the fourth stage of the UAE Tour (Al Shindagha>Dubai Harbour)

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