Nikolas Maes
Maes at the 2013 World Ports Classic.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolas Maes |
| Nickname | Nike |
| Born |
9 April 1986 Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter/Rouleur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2005–2006 | Beveren 2000 |
| 2006 | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2009 | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen |
| 2010–2016 | Quick-Step |
| 2017– | Lotto–Soudal |
Nikolas Maes (born 9 April 1986) is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal.
Born in Kortrijk, Maes gained the first professional win of his career on the third stage of the Vuelta a Burgos around the province's capital city on 7 August 2009 while riding for the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen cycle team.
On 9 September 2009 it was announced he would be joining Team RadioShack for the 2010 season. However, his name was not on the team roster presented on 5 October 2009. He subsequently signed with Quick-Step, winning the Young Rider classification of the Tour of Qatar in 2011 and the General Classification and Points Classification of the 2013 World Ports Classic in the Netherlands.
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