Stijn Devolder

Stijn Devolder
Devolder at the 2015 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameStijn Devolder
NicknameVolderke
Born (1979-08-29) 29 August 1979 (age 45)
Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Time-trialist
Amateur teams
1994–1998Kortrijk Groeninge Spurters
1999–2001Eddy Merckx Boys
2001Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2002–2003Vlaanderen–T Interim
2004–2007U.S. Postal Service
2008–2010Quick-Step
2011–2012Vacansoleil–DCM
2013–2016RadioShack–Leopard[1]
2017–2018Vérandas Willems–Crelan
2019Corendon–Circus[2]
Major wins
Stage races
Three Days of De Panne (2005)
Tour of Austria (2007)
Volta ao Algarve (2008)
Tour of Belgium (2008, 2010)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2007, 2010, 2013)
National Time Trial Championships (2008, 2010)
Tour of Flanders (2008, 2009)

Stijn Devolder (born 29 August 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Vlaanderen–T Interim (2002–2003), Discovery Channel (2004–2007), Quick-Step (2008–2010), Vacansoleil–DCM (2011–2012),[3] Trek–Segafredo (2013–2016), Vérandas Willems–Crelan (2017–2018) and Corendon–Circus (2019).[4]

  1. ^ "Devolder signs two-year deal with RadioShack-Nissan". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Corendon-Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend!" [Corendon-Circus announces plans for 2019!]. Corendon–Circus (in Dutch). Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ 'Stijn Devolder komende twee jaar bij Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team' Archived 17 September 2012 at archive.today, vacansoleilprocyclingteam.nl
  4. ^ Ballinger, Alex (4 November 2019). "Double Tour of Flanders winner Stijn Devolder announces retirement at 40 years old". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 3 January 2020.