Tim Merlier Archives

Road Season Kicks off in Earnest with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Two Other Races

February 28, 2025 at 11:23 am3 min reading

Road cycling

After a slow start in the sunny climes of Australia, the UAE, Spain and Portugal, road racing will begin its all-weather spring Classics season in earnest this weekend with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday. The temperature drops about 10 degrees,…

Merlier Defies Chain Problem and Kooij to Win European Road Race Championship

September 16, 2024 at 9:40 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Belgium’s Tim Merlier produced a powerful burst of speed some 100 m from the finish line and then withstood a late challenge by Olav Kooij of the Netherlands to win Sunday’s European Road Race Championship. Madis Mihkels of Estonia edged out another Belgian sprinter, Jasper…

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Wheels Roundup: Concern Over Cavendish, Philipsen Bullies to Win Classic Brugge-De Panne

March 22, 2024 at 1:08 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Four days after his sensational Milan–San Remo victory, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) elbowed his way to a controversial win in the Classic Brugge-De Panne. The race was run over a mostly flat 198.9 km course that favoured a bunch sprint finish and in the end, it…

2024 Looks Like a Great Year for Sprinters

March 14, 2024 at 10:15 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Soudal–Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier continued the bright start to his season by winning Wednesday’s sprinter-friendly Nokere Koerse for a third consecutive year. Fabio Jakobsen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) finished second and last year’s Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), was third.

Merlier on Leading Paris-Nice: ‘It’s a strong team and they believed in me today’

March 6, 2023 at 11:59 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The Belgian national champion beats Sam Bennet (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) while Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) nabs bonus seconds.

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Early Vuelta Škoda Green Jersey Takeaways: What Did We Learn This Week?

September 2, 2022 at 5:27 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The first five stages of this year’s Vuelta a España have been enlightening and, with more than two weeks left in the race, we know a lot more than we did six days ago about who can win the coveted Škoda Green Jersey.

Fabio Jakobsen Wins the European Championship Road Race: “I’m super happy”

August 15, 2022 at 10:21 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The Dutchman outsprinted everyone to claim the gold in Munich.

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Mark Cavendish Wins Stage Four and Claims the Škoda Green Jersey

June 30, 2021 at 9:32 am4 min reading

Road cycling

His selection for the Deceuninck – Quick-Step squad might have been the biggest surprise in all the squads. However, the cycling legend took his first real chance at a stage victory and turned it into his 31st Tour win.