Stijn Devolder

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Stijn Devolder

Stijn Devolder in the 2008 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Personal information
Full name	Stijn Devolder
Nickname	"Volderke"
Date of birth	August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29) (age 28)
Country	Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Quick Step
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
2001	Mapei
Professional team(s)
2002–2003 2004–2007 2008–	Vlaanderen-T Interim Discovery Channel Quick Step
Major wins
Three Days of De Panne (2005)  Belgium Road Race Championship (2007) Österreich-Rundfahrt (2007) Ronde van Vlaanderen (2008)
Infobox last updated on:
April 6, 2008

Stijn Devolder (born 29 August 1979 in Kortrijk, West Flanders) is a professional road bicycle racer from Belgium. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam Quick Step, having ridden for Discovery Channel between 2004 and 2007. Devolder won his first professional race at the 2004 Four Days of Dunkirk, winning stage 4. His most prestigious victories to date were the 2007 Belgian Road Race Championship and the 2008 Ronde Van Vlaanderen. Whilst Devolder is a competent climber, his real strength lies in individual time trial.

[edit] Palmarès

[edit] External links

• Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk
• Eurosport Profile
• Official Website (in Flemish)

v • d • e Riders on Quick Step Carlos Barredo | Paolo Bettini | Tom Boonen | Matteo Carrara | Wilfried Cretskens | Steven de Jongh | Stijn Devolder | Alexander Efimkin | Addy Engels | Mauro Facci | Juan Manuel Gárate | Dmitry Grabovskiy | Kevin Hulsmans | Alessandro Proni | Sébastien Rosseler | Leonardo Scarselli | Hubert Schwab | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Gert Steegmans | Andrea Tonti | Matteo Tosatto | Jurgen Van de Walle | Kevin van Impe | Davide Viganò | Giovanni Visconti | Wouter Weylandt | Maarten Wynants | Manager: Patrick Lefevere

Persondata
NAME	Devolder, Stijn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1979-08-29
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH