Pro riders vote Tim Declercq as Best Domestique in the World

Tim Declercq working for his leaders at Le Samyn (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tim Declercq (Deceuninck-QuickStep) has been named the best domestique in the world by his fellow professional riders.

Alongside our reader poll on Twitter, the results of which were announced on Saturday, we asked all WorldTour professionals to vote in a separate survey during 'Domestique Week' on Cyclingnews.

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.