Nikolas Maes
 Maes at the 2013 World Ports Classic. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolas Maes |
| Nickname | Nike |
| Born |
9 April 1986 Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Omega Pharma-Quick Step |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter/Rouleur[1] |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 2006 |
Beveren 2000 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2009 2010– |
Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen Quick Step |
| Major wins | |
|
Infobox last updated on 3 January 2014 | |
Nikolas Maes (born 9 April 1986 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma-Quick Step.[2]
Career
Maes gained the first professional win of his career on the third stage of the Vuelta a Burgos around the province's capital city on August 7, 2009 while riding for the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen cycle team.
On 9 September 2009 it was announced he would be joining Team RadioShack for the 2010 season.[3] However, his name was not on the team roster presented on 5 October 2009.[4] He subsequently signed with Quick Step, winning the Young Rider classification of the Tour of Qatar in 2011 and the General Classification and Points Classification of the 2013 World Ports Classic in the Netherlands.
Palmarès
- 2006
- 3rd, Druivenkoers Overijse
- 5th, La Côte Picarde
- 6th, Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 7th Overall, Tour de Berlin
- 8th, Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 8th, Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 9th, Internatie Reningelst
- 2007
- 3rd, Druivenkoers Overijse
- 6th, Vlaamse Pijl
- 9th, Ronde van het Groene Hart
- 2008
- 9th Overall, Tour of Ireland
- 2009
- 1st Stage 3, Vuelta a Burgos
- 2010
- 5th, Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2011
- 1st Young rider classification, Tour of Qatar
- 10th Overall, Tour de Wallonie
- 2013
- 1st
Overall World Ports Classic
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 6th, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 7th, Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 8th, Brussels Cycling Classic
References
- ↑ "Nikolas Maes". Omega Pharma-Quick Step. Decolef. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Steegmans, Terpstra re-up with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Maes to RadioShack in 2010", Cycling News, 2009-09-09. Retrieved on 2009-10-02.
- ↑ More names sneak out for Radio Shack Cycling
External links
Media related to Nikolas Maes at Wikimedia Commons