Dimitri Claeys
{{short description|Belgian road cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Dimitri Claeys
| image = Dimitri Claeys - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Men's road race).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Claeys at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships
| fullname = Dimitri Claeys
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{bda|1987|6|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sint-Amandsberg, Belgium
| height = {{height|m=1.89}}
| weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|IWG}}
| discipline = Road
| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Directeur sportif}}
| ridertype = {{ubl|Classics rider|Domestique}}
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateurteam1 = Unibet–Davo
| amateuryears2 = 2012
| amateurteam2 = Geofco–Ville d'Alger
| amateuryears3 = 2012
| amateurteam3 = Van Der Vurst–Hiko
| amateuryears4 = 2013–2014
| amateurteam4 = VL Technics–Abutriek
| proyears1 = 2007–2009
| proteam1 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|JVC|2007}}}}
| proyears2 = 2010–2011
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TNE|2010}}
| proyears3 = 2015
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|VWT|2015}}
| proyears4 = 2016
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|WGG|2016}}
| proyears5 = 2017–2020
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|COF|2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/277055/article/2017-12-08/les-premieres-photos-du-stage-de-l-equipe-cofidis-en-espagne|title=Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne|language=fr|trans-title=The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain|date=8 December 2017|access-date=9 January 2018|first=Frédéric|last=Retsin|work=La Voix du Nord|publisher=Groupe Rossel}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-cofidis/|title=2020 Team Preview: Cofidis|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|date=30 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc}}
| proyears6 = 2021
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|title=Team Qhubeka Assos|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qhubeka-assos-continue-to-build-2021-squad-with-clarke-claeys-frankiny/|title=Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020}}
| proyears7 = 2022
| proteam7 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|IWG|2022}}{{cite news|url=https://intermarche-wantygobert.eu/news/claeyspetit/|title=IWG reinforces the team for the classics with Dimitri Claeys and Adrien Petit|work={{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}|publisher=Continuum Sports Belgium|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=20 March 2022}}}}
| manageyears1 = 2023–
| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|IWG|2023}}
| majorwins = Stage races
:Four Days of Dunkirk (2018)
| medaltemplates =
| show-medals =
}}
Dimitri Claeys (born 18 June 1987) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2022 for six different teams. During his professional career, Claeys took five victories – including the general classification at the 2018 Four Days of Dunkirk, as well as the 2016 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens and 2019 Famenne Ardenne Classic one-day races.
Following his retirement as a rider, Claeys now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|IWG}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17722|title=Intermarché–Circus–Wanty|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=13 January 2023}}
Major results
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;2007
: 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Volta a Lleida
: 5th Overall Giro delle Regioni
: 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
;2008
: 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 7th Grand Prix des Marbriers
;2009
: 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 9th Flèche Ardennaise
;2010
: 3rd Grand Prix des Marbriers
: 7th Ronde Pévéloise
: 9th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
: 9th Overall Okolo Slovenska
;2012
: 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
: 6th Circuit de Wallonie
: 8th Zellik–Galmaarden
;2013
: 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
: 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
;2014
: 1st Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
: 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
: 2nd Circuit de Wallonie
;2015
: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Normandie
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
: 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
: 1st Stage 4 Tour of Croatia
: 2nd Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
: 2nd Ster van Zwolle
: 2nd Ronde van Limburg
: 2nd Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
: 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
: 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23
: 2nd Duo Normand (with Olivier Pardini)
: 4th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
::1st Stage 1 (TTT)
: 4th Kattekoers
: 5th Circuit de Wallonie
: 7th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
: 7th Flèche Ardennaise
;2016
: 1st Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
: 1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
: 2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
: 4th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
: 4th Druivenkoers Overijse
: 6th Halle–Ingooigem
: 8th Tro-Bro Léon
: 9th Tour of Flanders
: 9th Polynormande
: 10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
;2017
: 5th Dwars door het Hageland
: 5th Tacx Pro Classic
: 7th Polynormande
;2018
: 1st 20px Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
: 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
: 5th Tacx Pro Classic
: 10th Grand Prix La Marseillaise
;2019
: 1st Famenne Ardenne Classic
: 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
: 9th Polynormande
;2020
: 6th Tour of Flanders
;2021
: 8th Le Samyn
: 10th Grand Prix de Wallonie
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=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=
Claeys rode a Grand Tour for the first time, when he was named in the start list for the 2017 Tour de France.{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=28 June 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia |— |— |— |— |— |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France |163 |130 |— |— |— |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España |— |— |— |— |105 |
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