Tim Wellens
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| 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-Belisol |
| Discipline |
Road mountain biking (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 2010–2012 |
Avia Cycling Team Davo Lotto Davitamon |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012– | Lotto-Belisol |
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Infobox last updated on 2 January 2014 | |
Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, and former mountain bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto-Belisol.[1]
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 Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider Rafał Majka in the young rider classification.[7]
Palmarès
- 2007
- 3rd National Novice Cross-Country Championships
- 2008
- 1st
National Junior Cross-Country Championships - 2009
- 1st Classique des Alpes
- 2nd Overall Kroz Istru
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Tre Giorni Orobica
- 3rd Limburg Provincial Championships
- 5th Overall Liège–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 4
- 2010
- 1st La Roche
- 4th Mémorial Gilbert Letêcheur Rochefort
- 7th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 2011
- 2nd Zuidkempense Pijl
- 2nd La Roche
- 3rd Challenge de Hesbaye
- 5th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 2012
- 1st Borlo Chrono
- 2nd Overall Toscana-Coppa delle Nazioni
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 3rd Limburg Provincial Championships
- 4th Circuit de Wallonie
- 8th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 8th GP José Dubois
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 10th Overall Tour of Beijing
- 2013
- 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
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.
External links
- Lotto-Belisol profile
- Tim Wellens profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
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