Tim Merlier

Tour de Hoody: Sure, Montmartre might look good on TV, but the best way to wrap up the Tour de France is with a drag race down the Champs-Élysées.

Hoody and Hannah break down all the details for you and look towards the mountains tomorrow on Bastille Day.

'Sorry, Mathieu, no friends today': Best training bud Evenepoel ruins party to chase down Van der Poel.

Mathieu van der Poel caught after epic stage-long attack, Tim Merlier beats Jonathan Milan in drag race to the line.

Monday's straightforward sprint stage became anything but.

No straightforward sprint stage at the Tour de France: Philipsen abandons, Evenepoel falls in frantic final, Merlier edges out Jonathan Milan in photo finish

Evenepoel cautious calling out ambitions in underdog chase for the yellow jersey against Pogačar and Vingegaard: 'I want do a good GC while taking it one day at a time.'

Every rider comes into the Tour with different goals — their vastly different training plans reflect that.

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

Remco Evenepoel enters the Tour de France with questions over his form and little support from an injury-plagued Quick-Step squad. Can he turn it around in time?

'This hurts my heart': Officials vow to investigate hazardous final after 'Super Bowl of the Sprinters' obliterated by crashes and heavy injuries.

Once kings of the cobbles, will Soudal Quick-Step pack a bite again in the northern classics? ‘The Wolfpack mentality still lives.'

Exclusive: American rising star returns to Europe for the spring classics after a delayed start to his 2025 season: 'I want to convert top-10s into podiums and wins.'

Defending champion Matteo Jorgenson on move early and picks up bonus seconds to open 'Race to the Sun.'

Seven days of racing sounds ideal preparation, yet there are pros and cons to competing in the middle east.

A look at some of the key storylines to emerge from this year’s edition of the UAE Tour.

In a first since his wild season debut this week, Pogačar did nothing Saturday except follow the wheels: 'Today I kept my calm.'

‘It was just a funny moment’: UAE Tour race leader Pogačar, defending champion Lennert Van Eetfelt cause panic in the peloton.

'A good day out living the breakaway life': Pogačar continues to rip up the script by cruising more than 100km in the move during pan-flat UAE Tour stage.

Tadej Pogačar, Jonathan Milan and others on the offensive, while many GC riders left panicking as race is shaken up.

Milan proves he's the fastest in the world right now after beating back Merlier, Philipsen in first major showdown of the sprinters in 2025. 

Hulking Lidl-Trek rider leaves lighter rivals in the dust on steep final ramp to strike first in the world championship of sprinters.

Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan just three of many big names poised to test legs at the UAE Tour.

After an impressive rookie campaign, Lamperti faces a career-defining year: 'This season will show us exactly where he stands as a rider.'

Italy’s sprinting ace Milan has been working on his only weakness. Can he challenge Philipsen and Merlier for sprint supremacy at the Tour de France?

Dutch rider Eekhoff will miss six to eight weeks after a terrifying crash in the final kilometer of stage three at the 2025 AlUla Tour.

Quick-Step is bucking the trend and will bring Belgian sprint demon Merlier to the Tour de France: 'We want to show the world it's possible.'

Who's fastest in the men's WorldTour? German speedster Kittel offers his expert take: 'It’s not enough just to be a sprinter anymore.'

If he gets another Tour snub, Belgian sprint king Merlier could be on the rider market when his current contract ends in 2025.

Gravel worlds served up plenty of interesting tech both expensive and cheap.

Olav Kooij finishes inches behind in second place, Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen aggressive but can’t stay clear.

Breaking down how a chaotic grand tour-ending final sprint was won with an impressive mix of experience and superior technical skills.

Tour de Hoody: There is nothing humdrum about Pogačar's winning panache, even if this Giro's GC fight was essentially a done deal.

The Slovenian wore the pink jersey every day except the first stage in a near-perfect Giro d'Italia. Up next: the Tour de France.

Pogačar and the GC contenders hit snooze in a 'by the numbers' sprint stage ahead of Giro's final mountain assault Friday and Saturday.

Tadej Pogačar stays safe inside his own 'bubble' to avoid mishap in tense transition stage as Giro hits halfway mark: 'I always stay in the bubble, with two meters around me.'

Phil Bauhaus raced with a 58t chainring in the high-speed rush to the line: 'I'm not a fan of a finish like today.'

'I had good legs and the terrain suited me': Pogačar nearly steals the show with wild late attack that was only reeled in within sight of the line.

'Numerous trains, chaotic finishes': Up to a dozen contenders and the chance of shaky leadouts has the Giro peloton on watch for carnage.

The Dutch star has won every edition since it was introduced in 2021, and Quick-Step snags overdue classics victory.

The classics 'Wolf Pack' was out of the running at both E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem. Can it turn things around for De Ronde?

Dutchman Van der Poel is in dominant form but multiple challengers exist.

British rider loses out on opportunity in final sprint stage of this year’s race.

Young Dutch rider takes photo finish against Tim Merlier, who was hampered by a mechanical.

Beating world’s fastest isn't enough to earn Tour start as Quick-Step is backing Remco Evenepoel's big push for yellow: 'As a team you have to make a choice.'

Elia Viviani, Eddie Dunbar, Michael Mørkøv amongst the fallers on finishing straight of stage one.

Face Off: Evenepoel will make his highly anticipated Tour debut in 2024, but is there enough room inside the team bus to bring a sprinter as well?

With Remco Evenepoel to target GC, Belgian insists there should be room for him.

Follow all the action in the five-stage race as the men's WorldTour resumes.

Tim Merlier wins final stage for second victory of the Tour as Mohorič beats back GC rival João Almeida in tense final day of racing.

Sport director Tom Steels remains eternally optimistic: 'We hope to get closer to the rest.'

Alarm bells ringing as longtime Belgian classics dominator on the back foot: 'We're in a situation that we're not used to.'

Now a pair of one-days, the races in West Flanders kick-start a busy racing period across Belgium.

Pogačar tops Tour de France rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard after week of dominance in prestigious French race.

Tim Merlier and Fabio Jakobsen are both vying for a shot to go to the Tour, and that's just fine for the Soudal Quick-Step manager.

World champion confirms with assured overall victory in the Emirates as he blazes toward Giro d'Italia.

'Wins give you confidence, confidence gives you wins': VeloNews investigates why victory in the Emirates is about more than just a 'W' in the column.

The Belgian looks in good form will already be thinking about what he can achieve in the classics.

The five-day Tour of Oman and one-day Muscat Classic provide plenty of opportunities for sprinters and climbers.

Grand tour stars, cobblestone crushers, and bunch sprint supremos: Here are the five top transfers for 2023.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl star after banner 2022: 'The Tour de France is the ultimate dream.'

Future uncertain for Cavendish while Iljo Keisse retires to take on DS role at Belgian outfit.

Evenepoel is in pole position to become Belgium's first grand tour winner since Johan De Muynck won the Giro d'Italia in 1978.

Dutch speedster takes victory and the European jersey after beating Arnaud Démare and Tim Merlier in Munich mass sprint.

The arrival of the ever improving Merlier will help fill the hole left by the exiting Mark Cavendish, and Anthony Turgis extends with Team TotalEnergies.

From Cavendish and Balsamo to Kopecky and Ganna: Here's your index of 2022 national champions, plus some watercooler trivia to store up your sleeve.

Merlier linked to move to Quick-Step in 2023 while out-of-contract Cavendish hunts options to prolong career.

Tim Merlier could be on the move this coming offseason.

The Belgian sprinter says he's had interest from Patrick Lefevere but that he hasn't been working on a new contract.

Belgian sprinter hopped a roadside barrier to avoid being hit by a group of racers on their way to the line.

A curious day out, to say the least.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl missed the day's decisive split early in the race.

Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen were both in the chase group, but the team didn't harness its horsepower to close gap to winning quartet.

Who are you going to be watching out for at the men's Gent-Wevelgem? VeloNews selects six stars expected to shine in Sunday's classic.

Tim Merlier takes the victory by a thin margin.

Belgian rider sets eyes on Gent-Wevelgem after edging out Dylan Groenewegen in photo finish at Brugge-De Panne.

Nacer Bouhanni takes third in Belgium, Mark Cavendish boxed in during crash-marred finale.

Alpecin-Fenix rider opened winning sprint with virtually no pressure from other riders or teams in cobbled finale.

Peter Sagan hits his best result since September and his first top-5 since joining TotalEnergies. Will it be enough to shine in the classics?

Filippo Ganna retained the overall lead, with no change to the general classification in the top eight.