Tim Declercq | |
Fullname: | Tim Declercq |
Nickname: | El Tractor |
Birth Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Weight: | 78 kg |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Domestique |
Amateuryears1: | 2001–2003 |
Amateurteam1: | De Kluisbergspurters |
Amateuryears2: | 2004–2005 |
Amateurteam2: | Den Tip Vorselaar |
Amateuryears3: | 2006–2007 |
Amateurteam3: | Avia Waasland |
Amateuryears4: | 2008–2011 |
Amateurteam4: | WC Soenens–Germond |
Amateuryears5: | 2010 |
Amateurteam5: | (stagiaire) |
Proyears1: | 2012–2016 |
Proyears2: | 2017–2023 |
Proteam2: | [1] [2] |
Proyears3: | 2024– |
Tim Declercq (born 21 March 1989 in Leuven) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[3] His brother Benjamin was also a professional cyclist before retiring at the end of 2022.
Declerq is known to be a powerful rider who generally acts as a domestique. He earned the nickname "El Tractor" due to his frequent work riding at the front of the peloton. A 2020 poll of riders in the professional peloton by cyclingnews.com named Declercq as the best domestique in the world.[4]
Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tour de France | — | DNF | — | 127 | 141 | — | 118 | DNF | |
Vuelta a España | 129 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete | |
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DNF | Did not finish |