Dirk Demol
Dirk Demol (born 4 November 1959) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist and a cycling team manager. He is currently assistant sports director of Israel–Premier Tech.[1]
Demol in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Demol |
| Born | 4 November 1959 Kuurne, Belgium |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Professional teams | |
| 1982–1983 | DAF Trucks–TeVe Blad |
| 1984 | Splendor–Jacky Aernoudt Meubelen |
| 1985 | Verandalux–Dries |
| 1986 | Fangio–Lois–Mavic |
| 1987–1988 | AD Renting–Fangio–IOC–MBK |
| 1989–1992 | Lotto–Vlaanderen–Jong–Mbk–Merckx |
| 1993 | GB–MG Maglificio |
| 1994–1995 | Palmans–Inco Coating |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2000–2007 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2008 | Quick-Step |
| 2009 | Astana |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2018 | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| 2020– | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
As a rider, he specialized in the spring classics, having himself won the 1988 edition of the one-day classic Paris–Roubaix, riding as a professional cyclist for Team ADR.[2][3]
Racing career edit
Demol grew up in Kuurne, Belgium. In 1987 he finished third at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. In 1988 he won Paris-Roubaix for Belgian pro team ADR. He retired from racing in 1995.[4]
Management career edit
In 2000, Demol became assistant team manager for the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, a position he held until 2007.[5] He then worked as team manager for Quick Step (2008), assistant team manager for Astana (2009), and assistant team manager for Team RadioShack (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2018 he was assistant sport director for various teams including Radioshack-Nissan, RadioShack Leopard, Trek Factory Racing, and Trek-Segafredo. At the end of the 2018 season he left Trek-Segafredo and became the head sports director at Team Katusha-Alpecin for the 2019 season. He joined the Israel Cycling Academy as the assistant sports director in 2020.[4][6]
Major results edit
- 1979
- 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell
- 3rd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1980
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 1982
- 7th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1983
- 4th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 9th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 9th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1984
- 3rd Omloop van het Houtland
- 7th GP Stad Zottegem
- 8th Dwars door België
- 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1985
- 2nd Druivenkoers Overijse
- 3rd GP Impanis
- 9th De Kustpijl
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1986
- 2nd Omloop van het Houtland
- 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 7th Scheldeprijs
- 7th De Kustpijl
- 1987
- 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1988
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1989
- 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1990
- 3rd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 6th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1993
- 4th Nokere Koerse
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España | — | DNF | — | — |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | DNF | — | — | 149 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Dirk Demol en Eric Van Lancker, aanstaande ploegleiders van Chris Froome: "Hij zal de hele ploeg naar een hoger niveau tillen"". nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Studying Roubaix 1988: Demol's all-day breakaway wins". VeloNews.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Dirk Demol – #2760 best all time pro cyclist – CyclingRanking.com". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Demol set to join Israel Cycling Academy as sports director for 2020". Cycling News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Dirk Demol Q&A: From carpet factory to Roubaix glory". Velonews. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "DEMOL Dirk". UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links edit
- Dirk Demol at Cycling Archives
- Dirk Demol at ProCyclingStats
- Dirk Demol at CycleBase
- Demol's Profile at ThePaceline.com
- 2007 Pezcyclingnews interview of Dirk Demol by Matt Wood