25 Facts About Tim Wellens

Tim Wellens was born on 10 May 1991 and is a Belgian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.

Tim Wellens finished second in both the mountains and young rider classifications, losing out on the latter on countback to compatriot Olivier Chevalier.

In May 2014, and having finished second to Kristof Vandewalle in the Belgian National Time Trial Championships, Wellens made his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d'Italia.

Tim Wellens made his first start at the Tour de France, but he later described his race performance as "really bad".

Tim Wellens defended his lead on the final stage to win his second successive Eneco Tour.

The trio worked together on the descent, as Porte and Contador were chasing the general classification victory, but Wellens ultimately won the sprint on the Promenade des Anglais.

Tim Wellens was later selected to ride for Belgium in the road race and the time trial at the Rio Olympics.

Tim Wellens was unable to overturn his four-second pre-stage deficit to Dumoulin on the final stage, with Dumoulin ultimately prevailing by seventeen seconds in the general classification.

Tim Wellens completed the season with seven victories in total, as he added a stage win and the general classification victory at the inaugural Tour of Guangxi.

At the Vuelta a Andalucia, Tim Wellens won stage 4 and took the lead of the overall standings, by beating Mikel Landa on the cobbled climb of Alcala de los Gazules.

Tim Wellens held the lead through the final individual time trial in Barbate, taking the overall victory by eight seconds from Wout Poels.

At Brabantse Pijl, Wellens attacked with around 8 kilometres remaining before the finish in Overijse, ultimately soloing to victory by nine seconds over a group of six riders.

Tim Wellens concluded the spring classics portion of the season with top-ten finishes at the Amstel Gold Race and La Fleche Wallonne.

Tim Wellens won the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, winning on an uphill finish in Caltagirone on Sicily, for his second career stage victory at the race.

Tim Wellens ultimately had to withdraw from the race prior to the final rest day due to illness.

Later in the season, Tim Wellens won the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie into Namur, taking the overall lead in the process.

Tim Wellens then took two stage victories at the Vuelta a Andalucia, including winning on the cobbled climb of Alcala de los Gazules for the second year in succession.

At the Tour de France, Tim Wellens took the lead in the mountains classification following the third stage, having attacked from a five-rider lead group with around 45 kilometres remaining.

Tim Wellens recorded four more top-ten finishes before the end of the season, but no podium results.

Tim Wellens started 2020 with a fifth-place finish at the Volta ao Algarve, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing.

Tim Wellens won two stages during the race, and finished second to Guillaume Martin in the mountains classification.

Tim Wellens took his fourth victory at the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana in January 2022, winning a small group sprint.

Tim Wellens then won the second stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, beating Nairo Quintana to the line in La Turbie to take the leader's jersey.

Tim Wellens rode in support of Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France, but found individual success in some of the UCI World Tour races that followed the Tour de France.

Tim Wellens won the second stage, an individual time trial, at the Tour de Pologne, before taking a fourth overall victory at the Renewi Tour, taking the leader's jersey from Segaert on the final day.