Tim Declercq (born 21 March 1989 in Leuven) is a Belgian former cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . 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.
After retiring, he became a coach at his former team Soudal-Quick-Step.
Major results
2007 1st Stage 1 Münsterland Giro 2011 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships Tour de Namur 1st Stages 2 & 5 2012 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig 6th Coppa Bernocchi 10th Ronde van Zeeland Seaports 2013 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig 4th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 7th Tour du Finistère 9th Schaal Sels 2016 3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers 7th Dwars door het Hageland 7th Schaal Sels 8th Le Samyn 2017 3rd Gullegem Koerse 2019 1st Mountains classification, Volta ao Algarve 7th Le Samyn 2020 2nd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne 5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 9th Le Samyn 2022 4th Overall Saudi Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — — Tour de France — DNF — 127 141 — 118 DNF Vuelta a España 129 — 78 — — — —
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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