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 three stage wins at the Tour de France (2021 and 2025) 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.