Stijn Devolder

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Stijn Devolder Road cycling
Stijn Devolder (2015)
Stijn Devolder (2015)
To person
Date of birth 29th August 1979
nation BelgiumBelgium Belgium
discipline Street
Driver type Classic specialist
End of career 2019
Most important successes

Tour of Flanders 2008, 2009

Last updated: November 7, 2019

Stijn Devolder (born August 29, 1979 in Kortrijk ) is a former Belgian cyclist .

Career

Devolder turned professional at Vlaanderen-T Interim in 2002 . He got his first contract with a major cycling team in 2004 with the US Postal Service . Since then he has changed teams several times.

His skills on cobblestones helped him to two victories in 2008 and 2009 in the classic Tour of Flanders , which he won in the junior category in 1996 and 1997. Overall, he was Belgian champion six times, three times in road races (2007, 2010 and 2013) and twice in the individual time trial , in 2009 and 2010. He also won shorter stage races , including the Tour of Belgium in 2008 and 2010.

At the end of the 2019 season, Devolder ended his career as a racing cyclist.

Palmarès

2001

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010
2013

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Maglia Rosa Giro d'Italia - - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow jersey Tour de France - - - DNF 83 - - - - - 142
Red jersey Vuelta a España 24 11 DNF - 85 - 154 - - - -
Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Teams

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel Ostanek: 10 of the biggest names who will retire in 2019. In: cyclingnews.com. November 7, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Devolder, Stijn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 29th August 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Kortrijk