Dirk Demol

{{short description|Belgian cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Dirk Demol

| image = Dirk Demol.jpg

| caption = Demol in 2008

| fullname = Dirk Demol

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|11|04}}

| birth_place = Kuurne, Belgium

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 72 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|ISN}}

| discipline = Road

| role = {{ubl|Rider|Directeur sportif}}

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 1982–1983

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|DAF|1982}}

| proyears2 = 1984

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|Splendor|1984a}}

| proyears3 = 1985

| proteam3 = Verandalux–Dries

| proyears4 = 1986

| proteam4 = Fangio–Lois–Mavic

| proyears5 = 1987–1988

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|AD Renting|1987}}

| proyears6 = 1989–1992

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|LTS|1989}}

| proyears7 = 1993

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|GBM|1993}}

| proyears8 = 1994–1995

| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|PCO|1994}}

| manageyears1 = 2000–2007

| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|DSC|2000}}

| manageyears2 = 2008

| manageteam2 = {{UCI team code|QST|2008}}

| manageyears3 = 2009

| manageteam3 = {{UCI team code|AST|2009}}

| manageyears4 = 2010–2011

| manageteam4 = {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}}

| manageyears5 = 2012–2018

| manageteam5 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2012}}

| manageyears6 = 2019

| manageteam6 = {{UCI team code|KAT|2019}}

| manageyears7 = 2020–2023

| manageteam7 = {{UCI team code|ISN|2020}}

| manageyears8 = 2024

| manageteam8 = {{UCI team code|LTS|2024}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

:Paris–Roubaix (1988)

}}

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 {{UCI team code|LTS}}.{{cite web |title=Dirk Demol staff profile |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/staff/dirk-demol |website=procyclingstats |access-date=18 July 2024}}

As a rider he specialized in the spring classics, his best result being his victory in the 1988 edition of the one-day classic Paris–Roubaix for Team ADR.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-05|title=Studying Roubaix 1988: Demol's all-day breakaway wins|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/studying-roubaix-1988-demols-all-day-breakaway-wins/|access-date=2020-09-01|website=VeloNews.com}}{{Cite web|title=Dirk Demol – #2760 best all time pro cyclist – CyclingRanking.com|url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/rider/3748/dirk-demol|access-date=2020-09-01|website=cyclingranking.com}}

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.{{Cite web|date=28 November 2019|title=Demol set to join Israel Cycling Academy as sports director for 2020|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/demol-set-to-join-israel-cycling-academy-as-sports-director-for-2020/|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Cycling News}}

Management career

In 2000, Demol became assistant team manager for the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, a position he held until 2007.{{cite web |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/qa-dirk-demol-from-carpet-factory-to-roubaix-glory/ |title=Dirk Demol Q&A: From carpet factory to Roubaix glory |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=Velonews|date=5 April 2016 }} 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,{{Cite web|title=DEMOL Dirk|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams|access-date=2020-09-01|website=UCI|language=en}}

and assumed the same position at Lotto–Dstny in 2024.

Major results

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 1985

! scope="col" | 1986

! scope="col" | 1987

! scope="col" | 1988

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Vuelta a España

|—

|DNF

|—

|—

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia

|—

|—

|—

|—

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France

|DNF

|—

|—

|149

class="wikitable"

|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

References

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