Merlier makes case for 2024 Tour de France selection alongside Remco Evenepoel

Tim Merlier among the Soudal-QuickStep squad at the 2023 Tour de Pologne
Tim Merlier among the Soudal-QuickStep squad at the 2023 Tour de Pologne (Image credit: Getty Images)

Soudal-QuickStep may be moving away from focussing on the Classics and sprints in favour of supporting Remco Evenepoel's Grand Tour ambitions, but the team's sprinter Tim Merlier is still putting forward his case to make next year's Tour de France squad.

The Belgian didn't race any Grand Tours last year and hasn't taken on the Tour de France since 2021 as the team instead took Fabio Jakobsen this summer. His participation next July is up in the air, with QuickStep very unlikely to take any form of sprint train to France.

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