Serge Pauwels

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Serge Pauwels

| image = 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Serge Pauwels.jpg

| caption = Serge Pauwels in 2015

| fullname = Serge Pauwels

| nickname = Sergio{{cite web|url=http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/team/rider/serge-pauwels|title=Serge Pauwels|work={{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}|publisher=Decolef|accessdate=3 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415221414/http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/team/rider/serge-pauwels|archivedate=15 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|11|21}}

| birth_place = Lier, Flanders, Belgium

| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 = 2004–2005

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|RB3|2004}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pauwels-falls-for-mtn-qhubeka-project |title=Pauwels falls for MTN-Qhubeka project |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |date=20 September 2014 |website=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=10 October 2014}}

| proyears1 = 2006–2008

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TSV|2006}}

| proyears2 = 2009

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CTT|2009}}

| proyears3 = 2010–2011

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2010}}

| proyears4 = 2012–2014

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/serge-pauwels-back-to-belgium-with-omega-pharma-quick-step|title=Serge Pauwels back to Belgium with Omega Pharma-Quick Step|first=Daniel|last=Benson|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=20 November 2011|accessdate=5 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(juhnxycdwbv5tbcixhvnfyby))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3005|title=Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team (OPQ) - BEL|accessdate=3 January 2014|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale}}

| proyears5 = 2015–2018

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}

| proyears6 = 2019–2020

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|BMC|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://cyclingpro.net/spaziociclismo/worldtour/cccc-racing-team-riccardo-zoidl-prende-il-posto-di-denifl/|first=Marco|last=Ferri|title=CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl prende il posto di Denifl e completa il roster|language=Italian|trans-title=CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl takes the place of Denifl and completes the roster|work=SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net|publisher=Gravatar|date=24 December 2018|accessdate=2 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valter-completes-ccc-teams-2020-roster/|title=Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=25 November 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}

| majorwins = Stage races

:Tour de Yorkshire (2017)

}}

Serge Pauwels (born 21 November 1983) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020, for {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}}, the {{UCI team code|CTT|2009}}, {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}}, {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}, {{UCI team code|DDD|2018}} and the {{UCI team code|CCC men|2020}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pauwels-calls-time-on-15-year-career/|title=Pauwels calls time on 15-year career|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=12 October 2020|accessdate=12 October 2020}}

Cycling career

Born in Lier, Flanders, Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTeam {{UCI team code|RAB|2004}}. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005. Pauwels turned professional in 2006 with {{UCI team code|TSV|2006}}, with whom he also rode in 2007 and 2008. Pauwels won the overall mountain ranking in the 2007 Tour Down Under and was second in the sixth stage of the 2006 Tour de l'Avenir in France.

After four years riding for {{UCI team code|OPQ|2014}}, Pauwels announced in September 2014 that he would join {{UCI team code|DDD|2015}} from 2015 on a two-year contract.

After four years riding for {{UCI team code|MTN|2018}}, Pauwels transferred to {{UCI team code|BMC|2019}} for the 2019 season.

Major results

;2003

: 5th Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell

: 10th Ronde van Vlaanderen U23

;2004

: 9th Overall Tour des Pyrénées

;2005

: 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23

: 7th Overall Gran Premio Internacional del Oeste RTP

;2006

: 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir

: 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie

;2007

: 1st 20px Mountains classification Tour Down Under

;2008

: 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie

: 9th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig

;2012

: 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain

::1st Stage 2b (TTT)

;2015

: 2nd International Road Cycling Challenge

: 5th Overall Tour of Turkey

;2016

: 8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

: 9th Overall Tour de Yorkshire

;2017

: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Yorkshire

::1st Stage 3

;2018

: 3rd Overall Tour de Yorkshire

: 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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scope="col" \| Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2009 ! scope="col" \| 2010 ! scope="col" \| 2011 ! scope="col" \| 2012 ! scope="col" \| 2013 ! scope="col" \| 2014 ! scope="col" \| 2015 ! scope="col" \| 2016 ! scope="col" \| 2017 ! scope="col" \| 2018 ! scope="col" \| 2019
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia \|33 \|— \|— \|47 \|77 \|31 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|—
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France \|— \|107 \|— \|— \|— \|— \|13 \|42 \|19 \|DNF \|77
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey gold.svg/File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España \|— \|— \|— \|24 \|31 \|— \|— \|— \|DNF \|— \|—

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scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2009

! scope="col" | 2010

! scope="col" | 2011

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018