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

Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2146|title=Dimitri Claeys|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=10 May 2025}}

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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="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

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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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|—

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

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|105

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|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

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