Introduction
Serge Pauwels (born 21 November 1983) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Team Dimension Data. He formerly rode for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step Floors.
Cycling career
Born in Lier, Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTeam Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005. Pauwels turned professional in 2006 with Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he also rode in 2007 and 2008. Pauwels won the overall mountain ranking in the 2007 Tour Down Under and was second in the sixth stage of the 2006 Tour de l'Avenir in France.
After three years riding for Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Pauwels announced in September 2014 that he would join MTN Qhubeka from 2015 on a two-year contract.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2005
- 5th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 7th Overall GP do Oeste
- 2006
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2007
- 1st Mountains classification Tour Down Under
- 2008
- 8th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 2012
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 2b (TTT)
- 2015
- 2nd International Road Cycling Challenge
- 5th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 13th Overall Tour de France
- 2016
- 8th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 9th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | 33 | — | — | 47 | 77 | 31 | — | — |
 Tour | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 42 |
 Vuelta | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | — | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress