Tim Merlier
Merlier in 2022 as Belgian national road race champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tim Merlier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1992 Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Corendon–Circus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Soudal–Quick-Step | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
Considered to be one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Merlier has over 50 wins as a professional, including one stage win at the 2021 Tour de France and four at the Giro d'Italia (2021 and 2024). Merlier won the 2024 European Road Race Championship, and is a two-time winner of the Belgian National Road Race Championships, winning in 2019 and 2022.
Merlier also competes in cyclo-cross, having previously raced at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.