Tim Wellens
.JPG) Wellens at the 2014 Ronde van Limburg | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Wellens |
| Born |
10 May 1991 Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline |
Road mountain biking (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 | Avia Cycling Team |
| 2010–2012 | Davo Lotto Davitamon |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Lotto–Belisol |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 13 September 2015 | |
Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, and former mountain bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Soudal.[1]
Career
Born in Sint-Truiden, Wellens has competed as a professional since the middle of the 2012 season,[2] joining the Lotto–Belisol team after three seasons with the squad's development team. Wellens made his début with the team at the GP José Dubois, where he finished eighth; he later made his first appearances on the UCI World Tour, by competing in the Canadian pair of races in Quebec, and Montreal attempting to bridge to each race's breakaway during the respective events.[3][4] Wellens performed strongly in the season-ending Tour of Beijing, finishing each of the race's stages inside the top 25 placings – taking a best of fifth on the final stage – en route to a final overall placing of tenth,[5][6] and second to Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank rider Rafał Majka in the young rider classification.[7]
In August 2014, Wellens won the General classification and Stage 6 in the Eneco Tour. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[8]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2008
- 1st
National Junior Cross-Country Championships - 2009
- 2nd Overall Tour d'Istrie
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Tre Giorni Orobica
- 5th Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 4
- 2010
- 7th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
- 2011
- 5th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
- 5th National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Toscana-Terra di ciclismo
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 4th Circuit de Wallonie
- 8th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Young rider classification
- 8th Grand Prix José Dubois
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 10th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 2013
- 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 2nd Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 6th GP Ouest-France
- 2015
- 1st Overall Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
- 2nd Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'es Colomer
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st
Intermediate sprints classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 6
- Held after Stages 7–9
- 1st Stage 7 Paris–Nice
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 10th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 10th Amstel Gold Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
54 | - | 96 |
| Tour |
- | 129 | - |
 Vuelta |
- | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ↑ "Tim Wellens debuts". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Company sa. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (7 September 2012). "Simon Gerrans takes breakaway sprint victory in GP Québec". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Moore, Kyle (9 September 2012). "Lars Petter Nordhaug nails career best win in GP Cycliste de Montréal". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (13 October 2012). "Cummings beats Hesjedal to scoop final stage of Tour of Beijing, Martin wins overall". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Ryan, Barry (13 October 2012). "Tony Martin wins second consecutive Tour of Beijing". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Well done Tim Wellens!". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Company sa. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
- Lotto-Belisol profile
- Tim Wellens profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
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