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'You start to be scared... there aren't a lot of opportunities' – Tim Merlier defeats 'pressure' to deliver at sprinter-unfriendly Tour de France

Soudal Quick-Step's Belgian sprinter has now won four stages in three starts at Tour

Cycling Weekly · Jul 10

'I was alone' – Door open for next Tour de France sprints with speed, but not luck, on Tim Merlier's side in Pau

Crash with just over 5km to go leaves Soudal-QuickStep rider without teammates and with ground to make up to capture podium place

Cycling News · Jul 9

Sprinter Tim Merlier spearheads Soudal-QuickStep's first assault on Tour de France in post-Remco Evenepoel era

No Paul Magnier nor Mikel Landa in lineup, but 2025 Mont Ventoux winner Valentin Paret-Peintre returns for more climbing stages

Cycling News · Jun 30

'I thought it was over' – No crash after the finish this time, but Merlier goes through whirlwind of emotions again at UAE Tour

Hectic finale sees European champion lose lead-out and almost crash before slingshotting to second win in two days

Cycling News · Feb 22, 2025

Tim Merlier wins first AlUla Tour sprint

Soudal-QuickStep sprinters beats Molano and Zijlaard in high-speed finish

Cycling News · Jan 28, 2025

‘The haters will be disappointed’ - Tim Merlier silences critics with Giro d'Italia week three sprint win

Belgian beats Jonathan Milan in Padova for a second stage victory in this year's Italian Grand Tour

Cycling News · May 23, 2024

Tim Merlier outsprints Jonathan Milan to win Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia

The Soudal Quick-Step sprinter beat Jonathan Milan and Biniam Girmay to the line

Cycling Weekly · May 6, 2024

As it happened: Mathieu van der Poel makes history with record-equalling Flanders win

Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel line up as favourites over 270.8km from Antwerp to Oudenaarde

Cycling News · Mar 31, 2024

Merlier avoids quadbike to win beach race in alternate preparation for Soudal-QuickStep

Belgian sprinter runs bike over the line to win by 10 hundredths of a second in Bredene after avoiding ATV

Cycling News · Dec 4, 2023

Soudal-Quickstep 2024 team come together to solve murder mystery game

Team leaders Evenepoel, Asgreen, Alaphilippe meet up with new signings Moscon, Landa in Oostende

Cycling News · Nov 16, 2023