Tim Declercq
Tim Declercq (2016) | |
To person | |
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Nickname | El Tractor |
Date of birth | March 21, 1989 |
nation | Belgium |
discipline | Street |
Driver type | helper |
height | 190 cm |
Racing weight | 78 kg |
To the team | |
Current team | Deceuninck-Quick-Step |
function | driver |
Team (s) | |
2012–2016 2017– |
Topsport Vlaanderen Quick-Step / Deceuninck |
Last updated: July 24, 2018 |
Tim Declercq (born March 21, 1989 in Leuven ) is a Belgian racing cyclist .
Career
As a junior rider, Declercq won a stage of the Münsterland Tour in 2007.
In 2010 he was sixth in the U23 edition of the classic Paris – Roubaix . The next year Declercq won the Belgian U23 championship in road racing .
From 2012 to 2016 Declercq drove for the Belgian professional Continental Team Topsport Vlaanderen . During this time he was able to win the one-day race Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig in 2012 and 2013 .
Subsequently, he moved Declercq to the UCI WorldTeam Quick-Step Floors and developed into one of the most valued helpers in road cycling , who was voted the best domestics by his colleagues in a survey on the internet portal cyclingnews.com . He is nicknamed El Tractor because of his hardness at speed . His best individual results include fifth place at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020.
Tim Declercq is the son of cabaret artist Karel Declercq .
successes
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2019
- Mountain classification Algarve tour
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - |
Tour de France | - | DNF | - |
Vuelta a España | 129 | - | 78 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Fletcher: Pro riders vote Tim Declercq as Best Domestique in the World. In: cyclingnews.com. April 5, 2020, accessed April 5, 2020 .
Web links
- Tim Declercq in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Tim Declercq in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Official website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Declercq, Tim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lions |