Tim Merlier
{{Short description|Belgian cyclist (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Tim Merlier
| image = Tim Merlier Belgisch kampioen Herentals 2022.jpg
| caption = Merlier in 2022 as Belgian national road race champion
| fullname = Tim Merlier
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
| height = 1.85 m
| weight = 74 kg
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|SOQ}}
| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Cyclo-cross}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype = {{unbulleted list|Sprinter|Classics specialist}}
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1 =
| proyears1 = 2011–2015
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|MNG|2011}}
| proyears2 = 2015–2016
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CRV|2015}}
| proyears3 = 2017–2018
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|VWC|2017}} (road)
| proyears4 = 2017–2018
| proteam4 = Crelan–Charles (cyclo-cross)
| proyears5 = 2019
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|PSV|2019}} (road)
| proyears6 = 2019–2020
| proyears7 = 2019–2022
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|COC|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.corendon-circus.be/website/single-news.php?id=914|title=Tim Merlier per direct naar Corendon-Circus, Fransman Antoine Benoist wordt stagiair|language=nl|trans-title=Tim Merlier goes directly to Corendon-Circus, Frenchman Antoine Benoist becomes a trainee|work={{UCI team code|COC|2019}}|publisher=Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA|date=11 June 2019|access-date=8 July 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/02/alpecin-fenix-selectie/|title=De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"|language=nl|trans-title=The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"|work=Sporza|publisher=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|date=2 January 2020|access-date=3 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15247/1001488/280|title=Alpecin-Fenix|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103222800/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15247/1001488/280|archive-date=3 January 2021}}
| proyears8 = 2023–
| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|SOQ|2023}}
| majorwins = Grand Tours
::1 individual stage (2021)
::4 individual stages (2021, 2024)
:{{nowrap|European Road Race Championships (2024)}}
: {{nowrap|National Road Race Championships (2019, 2022)}}
: Brussels Cycling Classic (2020)
: Classic Brugge–De Panne (2022)
: GP de Fourmies (2023)
: Bredene Koksijde Classic (2021)
: Nokere Koerse (2022, 2023, 2024)
: Scheldeprijs (2024, 2025)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry| {{BEL}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}
{{MedalGold |2024 Limburg | Road race}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Munich | Road race}}
{{MedalSport | Men's gravel bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Oud-Heverlee|Elite}}
}}
Tim Merlier (born 30 October 1992) is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|SOQ}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/70962|title=Tim Merlier|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=3 June 2023}}
Considered to be one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Merlier has over 50 wins as a professional,{{cite web |title=Victories for Tim Merlier |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/tim-merlier/statistics/wins |publisher=ProCyclingStats |access-date=10 March 2025}} including one stage win at the 2021 Tour de France and four at the Giro d'Italia (2021 and 2024).{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/09/tim-merlier-holds-off-italian-duo-to-win-second-stage-of-giro-ditalia|title=Tim Merlier holds off Italian duo to win second stage of Giro d'Italia|work=The Guardian|agency=PA Media|date=9 May 2021|accessdate=3 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2021/stage-3/tim-merlier-claims-his-first-tour-de-france-stage-win/1292872|title=Tim Merlier claims his first Tour de France stage win|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|date=28 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2023}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/2019/06/news/national-road-race-championships-round-up_495500|title=National road race championships roundup|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC|date=30 June 2019|access-date=8 July 2019|quote=Tim Merlier (Corendon-Circus) beat Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Gobert) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who came second and third respectively in the men's race.}}{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/belgian-road-championships-2022/road-race-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier sprints to victory in chaotic Belgian Championship road race|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=26 June 2022|accessdate=3 June 2023}}
Merlier also competes in cyclo-cross, having previously raced at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.{{cite web|title=2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list men's elite|pages=2|url=http://www.wk2016.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20160125_HZOL_Entries.pdf|publisher=wk2016.be|access-date=1 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}{{cite web|title=Tim Merlier| url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=64279|publisher=cyclingarchives.com|access-date=1 February 2016}}
Career
=Early years=
Initially a cyclo-cross specialist, Merlier turned professional with {{UCI team code|MNG|2011}} in 2011, after having been a national junior champion two seasons prior. With the team, he saw modest success on the under-23 level, winning a round of the 2012–13 Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy, in addition to several podiums in high level races.
=Road beginnings (2015–2018)=
In 2015, he joined {{UCI team code|CRV|2015}}, where he had his first notable result in a road race, placing third in Schaal Sels. The following year, he took his first pro road win at the Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem.
File:Harelbeke_-_E3_Harelbeke,_27_maart_2015_(F02,_E3_Sprint_Challenge).JPG.]]
Following this win, he transferred to UCI Professional Continental team {{UCI team code|VWC|2017}} for the 2017 season. In his second season with the team, he took two stage victories and the points classification at the Danmark Rundt.[https://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/detail_qui-est-tim-merlier-le-favori-des-championnats-de-belgique?id=10259592 Qui est Tim Merlier, le favori des Championnats de Belgique ?]
=Corendon–Circus (2019–2022)=
From this point on, his road career started to take off, joining {{UCI team code|PSV|2019}} in 2019. This year marked his most notable win yet: the Belgian national road race championship, in addition to another stage of the Danmark Rundt as well as the one-day Elfstedenronde. In 2020, he again had three wins, including his first UCI ProSeries event: the Brussels Cycling Classic, and his first win at the UCI WorldTour level, winning stage six of Tirreno–Adriatico, both in sprint finishes.{{cite web|url=http://brusselscyclingclassic.be/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Uitslag-Brussels-Cycling-Classic-2020.pdf|type=pdf|title=Results – Brussels Cycling Classic 2020|publisher=Brussels Cycling Classic|date=30 August 2020|accessdate=30 August 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2020/stage-6/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Tim Merlier wins stage 6|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|publisher=CyclingNews|date=12 September 2020|accessdate=12 September 2020}}[https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Tim-merlier-remporte-au-sprint-sa-premiere-victoire-en-world-tour/1170912 Tim Merlier remporte au sprint sa première victoire en World Tour]
In 2021, Merlier took several victories in Belgian semi-classics, including the Bredene Koksijde Classic, Le Samyn, Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré, Ronde van Limburg and a second win of the Elfstedenronde.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier wins Le Samyn|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|publisher=CyclingNews|date=2 March 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-monsere-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Merlier wins GP Monseré|publisher=CyclingNews|date=7 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021}} He also placed third in the Dwars door Vlaanderen.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/dwars-door-vlaanderen-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Van Baarle parlays 50km solo attack into Dwars door Vlaanderen victory|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|publisher=CyclingNews|date=31 March 2021|access-date=31 March 2021}} In May, he entered his first Grand Tour: the Giro d'Italia, where he won the second stage in a sprint ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo and Elia Viviani.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2021/stage-2/results/|title=Giro d'Italia: Tim Merlier wins sprint on stage 2|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|publisher=CyclingNews|date=9 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021}} In the process he took over the lead of the points classification, but dropped out after stage 10. In July, he took arguably the most important result of his career so far, winning stage three of the Tour de France, outsprinting Jasper Philipsen and Nacer Bouhanni.
Merlier had a strong start to 2022, winning the second stage of Tirreno–Adriatico in March, followed by the Nokere Koerse and Classic Brugge–De Panne later that month.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2022/stage-2/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Tim Merlier wins stage 2|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 March 2022|access-date=8 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/classic-brugge-de-panne-2022/elite-men/results/|title=Merlier beats Groenewegen in Classic Brugge-De Panne photo finish|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|publisher=CyclingNews|date=23 March 2022|access-date=24 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nokere-koerse-2022/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier wins Nokere Koerse|first=Laura|last=Weislo|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=16 March 2022|access-date=16 March 2022}} In June, he was crowned that National Champion for a second time in a photo finish with Jordi Meeus. In August he won the bronze medal in the European Road Race Championships, and competed in his first Vuelta a España. He ended the year with a win at the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen in October.
=Soudal–Quick-Step (2023–)=
In August 2022, Merlier signed a three-year contract with UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|SOQ|2023}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Quick-step-alpha-vinyl-officialise-les-arrivees-de-merlier-hirt-et-pedersen/1346687|title=Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl officialise les arrivées de Merlier, Hirt et Pedersen|lang=fr|work=lequipe.fr|date=5 August 2022|publisher=L'Équipe}} Early into his first year with the team, he took several wins in the Middle East, including a stage of the Tour of Oman and two stages and the points classification of the UAE Tour. He maintained this momentum going into March with a stage win of Paris–Nice, and defending his title at Nokere Koerse ten days later.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/danilith-nokere-koerse-2023/elite-men/results/|title=Nokere Koerse: Tim Merlier wins men's one-day race|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 March 2023|access-date=15 March 2023}} In August, he won two stages of the Tour de Pologne, followed by the Grand Prix de Fourmies a month later.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-pologne-2023/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de Pologne: Tim Merlier wins stage 1|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|publisher=CyclingNews|date=29 July 2023|access-date=29 July 2023}} In total, Merlier had 11 wins this season, his most successful to date.
Going into 2024, Merlier again showed strong form in the early season, taking two stages and the points classification of the AlUla Tour and three stages and the points classification of the UAE Tour. He placed second to Jasper Philipsen on stage two of Tirreno–Adriatico, but beat him at the Nokere Koerse, taking the race for a third consecutive year.{{cite web|title= Tirreno-Adriatico: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 2 in chaotic sprint|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2024/stage-2/results/|publisher=CyclingNews|first1=Alasdair|last1=Fotheringham|first2=James|last2=Moultrie|date=5 March 2024|access-date=5 March 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nokere-koerse-2024/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier wins Nokere Koerse for third consecutive year|first=Laura|last=Weislo|website=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=13 March 2024|access-date=13 March 2024}} He again was outsprinted by Philipsen a week later at the Classic Brugge–De Panne but rallied to win Scheldeprijs in early April.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/scheldeprijs-2024/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier nets Soudal-QuickStep the victory at Scheldeprijs|first=Laura|last=Weislo|publisher=CyclingNews|date=3 April 2024}} Merlier started the 2024 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour since the 2022 Vuelta a España, where he won a bunch sprint ahead of Jonathan Milan on Stage 3 into Fossano, propelling himself into the maglia ciclamino. Merlier won again on stages 18 and 21, finishing third overall in the points classification.{{cite web |last1=Tyson |first1=Jackie |title=Giro d'Italia: Tadej Pogačar glides to overall glory while Tim Merlier conquers sprint in Rome |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d-italia-2024/stage-21/results/ |publisher=CyclingNews |access-date=10 March 2025}} At the European Road Championships in September, Merlier won the elite men's road race, finishing ahead of Olav Kooij and his Belgian teammate Jasper Philipsen.{{cite web |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |title=European Championships: Tim Merlier fastest in bunch sprint to win elite men's road race title |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uec-road-european-championships-2024/elite-men-road-race/results/ |publisher=CyclingNews |access-date=10 March 2025}} Merlier finished the season with 16 wins, second only to Tadej Pogacar in the men's peloton.{{cite web |title=2024 Professional Wins |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rankings.php?date=2024-12-31&nation=&age=&zage=&page=smallerorequal&team=&offset=0&filter=Filter&p=me&s=wins-individual-pro |publisher=ProCyclingStats |access-date=10 March 2025}}
At the start of the 2025 season, Merlier won stages 1 and 3 of the AlUla Tour.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-28 |title=Tim Merlier wins first AlUla Tour sprint |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/alula-tour-2025/stage-1/results/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}} He then followed this up, with back to back stage wins in the UAE Tour, winning stages 5 and 6.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-02-22 |title=UAE Tour: Tim Merlier doubles up with stage 6 sprint victory |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uae-tour-2025/stage-6/results/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Merlier's brother, Braam, also formerly competed as a professional cyclist.
On February 1, 2023, Merlier and his girlfriend Cameron Vandenbroucke had a son, Jules.{{cite web|url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/update/tim-merlier-en-cameron-vandenbroucke-verwelkomen-zoon-jules|title=Tim Merlier en Cameron Vandenbroucke verwelkomen zoon Jules|lang=nl|work=Wielerflits.nl|date=2 February 2023}}
Major results
=Cyclo-cross=
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
;2009–2010
: 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} National Junior Championships
: 1st Junior Bredene
::1st Vorselaar
;2011–2012
::2nd Heusden-Zolder
::2nd Hoogstraten
;2012–2013
: 1st Contern
::1st Lille
::3rd Hamme
;2013–2014
: 2nd Under-23 Kalmthout
::3rd Loenhout
;2014–2015
: 1st Illnau
: 1st Rhein-Neckar
: 3rd Zonnebeke
: 3rd Bredene
;2015–2016
::2nd Loenhout
::3rd Gieten
;2016–2017
::3rd Maldegem
;2017–2018
::2nd Middelkerke
::2nd Lille
::3rd Maldegem
;2019–2020
::2nd Kortrijk
::3rd Hamme
::2nd Bredene
: 2nd Wachtebeke
: 2nd Otegem
;2021–2022
::3rd Troyes II
;2022–2023
::1st Zonnebeke
: 2nd Saint Sauveur de Landemont
;2023–2024
::3rd Zonnebeke
{{div col end}}
=Gravel=
;2023
: 2nd 15px UEC European Championships
: 2nd National Championships
;2024
: UCI World Series
::1st Blaavands Huk
=Road=
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
;2015
: 3rd Schaal Sels
: 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
;2016 (1 pro win)
: 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
: 5th Ronde van Limburg
: 9th Halle–Ingooigem
: 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
;2017
: 3rd Schaal Sels
: 7th Dwars door het Hageland
;2018 (2)
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 3rd Ronde van Limburg
: 5th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
;2019 (3)
: 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} Road race, National Championships
: 1st Elfstedenronde
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 1 & 4
: 1st Stage 5 Danmark Rundt
: 2nd Antwerp Port Epic
: 3rd Münsterland Giro
: 5th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
: 6th Dwars door het Hageland
: 6th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
: 7th Paris–Chauny
;2020 (3)
: 1st Brussels Cycling Classic
: 1st Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico
: 1st Stage 4 Tour of Antalya
: 3rd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
: 4th Scheldeprijs
: 5th Dwars door het Hageland
;2021 (9)
: 1st Bredene Koksijde Classic
: 1st Le Samyn
: 1st Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
: 1st Ronde van Limburg
: 1st Elfstedenronde
: 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
::1st Stage 2
::Held {{cjersey|purple}} after Stages 2–4 & 8–9
::1st Stages 1 & 4
: 2nd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
: 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
: 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
: 3rd Antwerp Port Epic
: 7th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
: 7th Brussels Cycling Classic
: 9th Dwars door het Hageland
;2022 (5)
: 1st {{cjersey|belgium}} Road race, National Championships
: 1st Classic Brugge–De Panne
: 1st Nokere Koerse
: 1st Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
: 1st Stage 2 Tirreno–Adriatico
: 3rd 15px Road race, UEC European Championships
: 3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic
: 3rd Elfstedenronde
: 6th Gent–Wevelgem
: 6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
: 7th Famenne Ardenne Classic
: 9th Scheldeprijs
: 10th Ronde van Limburg
;2023 (11)
: 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
: 1st Nokere Koerse
: UAE Tour
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 2 (TTT) & 6
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stages 2 & 4
::1st Stages 1 & 7
: 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
: 1st Stage 1 Tour of Oman
: 1st Stage 6 Four Days of Dunkirk
: 2nd Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
: 2nd Gullegem Koerse
: 4th Ronde van Limburg
: 8th Omloop van het Houtland
;2024 (16)
: 1st {{cjersey|europe}} Road race, UEC European Championships
: 1st 20px Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
: 1st Scheldeprijs
: 1st Nokere Koerse
: 1st Gooikse Pijl
::1st Stages 3, 18 & 21
::Held {{cjersey|purple}} after Stage 3
: UAE Tour
::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 4 & 6
::1st {{cjersey|red}} Points classification
::1st Stages 3 & 4
::1st Stages 2 & 5
: 1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
: 2nd Classic Brugge–De Panne
: 8th Gent–Wevelgem
;2025 (7)
: 1st Scheldeprijs
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: UAE Tour
::1st Stages 5 & 6
::1st Stages 1 & 3
: 2nd Gent–Wevelgem
{{div col end}}
==Grand Tour general classification results timeline==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | DNF | — | — | 138 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France | DNF | — | — | — |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España | — | 132 | — | — |
==Classics results timeline==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Monument
! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Milan–San Remo | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=10|Has not contested during his career |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | 43 | 65 | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Paris–Roubaix | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | 48 | 40 | 23 | DNF | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=10 rowspan=2|Has not contested during his career |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Giro di Lombardia |
| Classic
! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | 25 | 38 | 12 | — | — | 15 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Brugge–De Panne | — | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | — | style="background:gold;" |1 | — | style="background:silver;" |2 | DNF |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Gent–Wevelgem | — | 27 | 34 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 14 | style="background:#ddf;" |8 | style="background:silver;" |2 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Dwars door Vlaanderen | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;" |NH | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | — | DNF | — | 53 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Scheldeprijs | — | style="background:#ddf;" |4 | 68 | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | — | style="background:gold;" |1 | style="background:gold;" |1 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | Brussels Cycling Classic | 33 | style="background:gold;" |1 | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | 23 | 61 | — | |
==Major championships timeline==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| colspan="2" scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|rainbow}} World Championships ! scope="row" | Road race | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|europe}} European Championships ! scope="row" | Road race | style="color:#4d4d4d;" |DNE | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|3 | — | style="background:gold;" |1 |
| style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | {{cjersey|belgium}} National Championships ! scope="row" | Road race | DNF | DNF | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | 76 | style="background:gold;" |1 | 19 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | style="background:gold;" |1 | 17 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
|---|
| scope="row" | DNF |
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