Tim Mertens (cyclist)

Tim Mertens at the Four Days of Dunkirk 2013

Tim Mertens - Tour of Denmark 2009

Tim Mertens (born February 7, 1986 in Mechelen ) is a former Belgian cyclist .

Career

In 2004, Tim Mertens was at the Bahnbelgischer junior track cycling champion in the 1000 m time trial , in the single pursuit and in the points race . At the European Junior Championship he won the bronze medal in the points race and the silver medal in the Madison at the World Championship . On the road , he won a stage in the Keizer Juniores Koksijde junior tour and came second overall. In 2005 Mertens became Belgian champion in the Omnium and a year later in the team pursuit . In the 2007 season he won three races of the UIV Cup and was also first in the overall standings. At the U23 track cycling world championship in Cottbus , he was third in the team pursuit. In 2007 and 2008 he was on the road for the Belgian Continental Team Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen and then for Topsport Vlaanderen .

At the end of the 2013 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist.

successes

2004

• Belgian Champion - 1000m Time Trial (Juniors)
• Belgian Champion - Single Pursuit (Juniors)
• Belgian Champion - Points race (Juniors)

2005

• Belgian champion - Omnium

2006

• Belgian champion - team pursuit

2007

• UIV Cup, Rotterdam
• UIV Cup, Berlin
• UIV Cup, Copenhagen
• Overall ranking UIV Cup

2008

• Belgian champion - 1000 m time trial
• Belgian champion - Omnium
• Belgian champion - Scratch
• World Cup Cali - Madison (with Ingmar De Poortere )

2009

• World Cup overall ranking - Scratch

Teams

• 2007 Davitamon-Win for Life-Jong Vlaanderen
• 2008 Davitamon Lotto Jong Vlaanderen
• 2009 Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
• 2010 Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
• 2011 Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
• 2012 Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
• 2013 Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise

Web links

• Tim Mertens (portrait from six days of racing.info)