Tim Mertens

Tim Mertens
	Mertens at the 2009 Danmark Rundt.
Personal information
Full name	Tim Mertens
Born	7 February 1986 (age 38); Mechelen, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1998–2001	WC Sprinters Malderen
2002–2006	WC Onder-Ons-Parike
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Professional team
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Tim Mertens (born 7 February 1986 in Mechelen) is a former Belgian professional racing cyclist. He got most of his successes on the track.

Mertens retired at the end of the 2013 season, at the age of 27.^[1]

Career highlights

Track

2002

1st, National Novice Points Race Championships

2003

2nd, National Junior Individual Pursuit Championships

2004

3rd, European Junior Points Race Championships

2nd, World Junior Madison Championships

National Junior Championships

1st Track time trial

1st Individual pursuit

1st Points race

2nd, UIV U23 Cup – Ghent

2005

National Championships

1st Omnium

3rd Madison

3rd, UIV U23 Cup – Rotterdam

2006

3rd, UIV U23 Cup – Rotterdam

National Championships

1st Team pursuit

3rd Track time trial

3rd Scratch

3rd Individual pursuit

2007

1st Overall UIV U23 Cup

1st Rotterdam

1st Berlin

1st København

3rd, European Under-23 Team Pursuit Championships

3rd, Track World Cup, Scratch – Beijing

National Championships

1st Team pursuit

2nd Track time trial

2nd Scratch

2nd Omnium

2008

Track World Cup

1st Madison – Los Angeles

2nd Scratch – Manchester

2nd Scratch – Cali

1st Madison – Cali

3rd, National Derny Championships

2009

National Championships

1st Omnium

1st Scratch

1st Track time trial

1st Derny

1st Overall Track World Cup – Scratch

European Championships

4th Madison

7th Omnium

2010: 1st National Scratch Championships; 4th World Madison Championships; 4th European Madison Championships

Road

2001

2nd, National Novice Road Race Championships

2004

2nd Overall Keizer der Juniores Koksijde

1st Stage 3

2010: 8th Rund um Köln

References

^ "Baanwielrenner Tim Mertens: "Uitgekeken op het profpeloton"" [Track cyclist Tim Mertens: "Bored with the pro peloton"]. Belgische Racefietsen (in Dutch). WordPress. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

External links

Tim Mertens at Cycling Archives

[1] "Baanwielrenner Tim Mertens: "Uitgekeken op het profpeloton"" [Track cyclist Tim Mertens: "Bored with the pro peloton"]. Belgische Racefietsen (in Dutch). WordPress. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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