Dirk Demol
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Demol |
| Born | 4 November 1959 Kuurne, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Roubaix (1988) | |
Dirk Demol (born 4 November 1959 in Kuurne, Belgium) was directeur sportif for UCI World Tour team Team Katusha–Alpecin until 2019 and is currently assistant sports director with Eric Van Lancker of the Israel Cycling Academy.[1] He specializes as a director is 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[]
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[]
In 2005, Demol became assistant team manager for the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, a position he held until 2007. 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 2012-2018 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][5]
References[]
- ^ "Dirk Demol en Eric Van Lancker, aanstaande ploegleiders van Chris Froome: "Hij zal de hele ploeg naar een hoger niveau tillen"". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 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". www.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.
- ^ "DEMOL Dirk". UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links[]
- Demol's Profile at ThePaceline.com
- 2007 Pezcyclingnews interview of Dirk Demol by Matt Wood
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