Nikolas Maes Explained
| Nikolas Maes |
| Fullname: | Nikolas Maes |
| Nickname: | Nike |
| Birth Date: | 1986 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Weight: | 76kg (168lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Amateuryears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Amateurteam1: | Beveren 2000 |
| Amateuryears2: | 2006 |
| Proyears1: | 2007–2009 |
| Proyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Proteam2: | [1] |
| Proyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Proteam3: | [2] [3] |
| Manageyears1: | 2021– |
Nikolas Maes (born 9 April 1986) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the, and teams.[4] He now works as a directeur sportif for his final professional team, UCI WorldTeam .[5]
Career
Born in Kortrijk, 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 7 August 2009 while riding for the cycle team.
On 9 September 2009 it was announced he would be joining for the 2010 season.[6] However, his name was not on the team roster presented on 5 October 2009.[7] He subsequently signed with, 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.
Major results
- 2004
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2006
1st Circuit de Wallonie
3rd Kattekoers
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
5th La Côte Picarde
6th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
7th Overall Tour de Berlin
8th Ronde van Vlaanderen Belefton
8th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
9th Internatie Reningelst
- 2007
3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
6th De 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
- 2012
1st Stage 2b (TTT) Tour de l'Ain
- 2013
1st Overall World Ports Classic
1st Points classification
6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
7th Vattenfall Cyclassics
8th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 2014
4th Halle–Ingooigem
7th Overall Tour de Picardie
8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2015
5th Rund um Köln
9th Dwars door Vlaanderen
10th Nokere Koerse
- 2016
4th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2018
6th Dwars door het HagelandNotes and References
- News: Steegmans, Terpstra re-up with Omega Pharma – Quick-Step. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 August 2012. 9 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025135547/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/steegmans-terptra-re-up-with-omega-pharma-quick-step. 25 October 2012.
- Web site: Lotto-Soudal. French. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 3 January 2019.
- News: Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. 2 January 2020.
- News: Nikolas Maes (Lotto-Soudal) stopt: "Ik ben trots op mijn carrière". Dutch. Nikolas Maes (Lotto-Soudal) stops: "I am proud of my career". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 25 October 2020. 25 October 2020.
- Web site: Lotto Soudal. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101195132/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15244/1000929/279. 1 January 2021.
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/maes-to-radioshack-in-2010 "Maes to RadioShack in 2010"
- Web site: More names sneak out for Radio Shack Cycling . 6 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100402083258/http://www.bikeworldnews.com/index.php/2009/10/05/names-sneak-radio-shack-cycling/ . 2 April 2010 . dead .
