 Demol in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Demol |
| Born | (1959-11-04)4 November 1959 (age 65) 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 |
| 2020–2023 | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| 2024 | Lotto–Dstny |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Dirk Demol (born 4 November 1959) is a Belgian former professionalracing cyclist and a cycling team manager. He is currently assistant sports director ofLotto.[1]
As a rider he specialized in the spring classics, his best result being his victory in the1988 edition of the one-day classicParis–Roubaix forTeam ADR.[2][3]
Demol grew up in Kuurne, Belgium. In 1987 he finished third atKuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. In 1988 he won Paris-Roubaix for Belgian pro team ADR. He retired from racing in 1995.[4]
In 2000, Demol became assistant team manager for theU.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, a position he held until 2007.[5] He then worked as team manager forQuick Step (2008), assistant team manager forAstana (2009), and assistant team manager forTeam RadioShack (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2018 he was assistant sport director for various teams includingRadioshack-Nissan,RadioShack Leopard,Trek Factory Racing, andTrek-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 theIsrael Cycling Academy as the assistant sports director in 2020,[4][6]and assumed the same position atLotto–Dstny in 2024.[1]
| 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 |
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