Stijn Devolder

Stijn Devolder (born 29 August 1979) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for (2002–2003),  (2004–2007),  (2008–2010),  (2011–2012),  (2013–2016),  (2017–2018) and  (2019).

Career
Born in Kortrijk, West Flanders, Devolder won his first professional race at the 2004 Four Days of Dunkirk, winning stage 4.

His most prestigious victories are the 2007, 2010 and 2013 Belgian National Road Race Championships, the 2008 and 2009 Tour of Flanders, and the 2008 and 2010 Tour of Belgium.

Devolder is a competent climber and proficient in an individual time trial but his main strength lies in the cobbled classics. Devolder led the squad in the 2008 Tour de France but fell off the back and almost immediately stepped off his bike on the Ascent of the Col Agnel.

Devolder left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined  on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

Major results

 * 1996
 * National Junior Road Championships
 * 2nd Road race
 * 2nd Time trial


 * 1997
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships


 * 1999
 * Vuelta a Navarra
 * 1st Stages 5 & 6
 * 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23


 * 2000
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
 * 1st Stage 2b (ITT)
 * 1st Grand Prix de Waregem
 * 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 4th Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke


 * 2001
 * 1st Zesbergenprijs Harelbeke
 * 1st De Vlaamse Pijl
 * 1st Grand Prix de Waregem
 * 7th GP Wielerrevue


 * 2002
 * 2nd GP de Fayt-le-Franc
 * 2nd Zellik–Galmaarden


 * 2003
 * 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 * 6th GP Stad Vilvoorde
 * 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami


 * 2004
 * 1st Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk
 * 3rd Tour du Haut Var
 * 6th Overall Three Days of De Panne


 * 2005
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Overall Three Days of De Panne


 * 2006
 * 1st Stage 3a (ITT) Tour of Belgium
 * 2nd Eindhoven Team Time Trial
 * 4th Japan Cup
 * 6th Halle–Ingooigem
 * 8th Overall Three Days of De Panne
 * 8th Overall Deutschland Tour


 * 2007
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Austria
 * 1st Stage 7 (ITT)
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Three Days of De Panne
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 9th Trofeo Pollença


 * 2008
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey black.svg Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta ao Algarve
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Tour of Flanders
 * 4th Overall Eneco Tour
 * 6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
 * 7th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
 * 7th Paris–Roubaix
 * 9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
 * 10th Trofeo Pollença


 * 2009
 * 1st Tour of Flanders
 * 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
 * 6th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen


 * 2010
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Time trial
 * 1st Jersey black.svg Overall Tour of Belgium
 * 4th Halle–Ingooigem


 * 2011
 * 7th Chrono des Nations


 * 2012
 * 8th Overall Three Days of De Panne


 * 2013
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 8th Brabantse Pijl


 * 2014
 * 4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen


 * 2015
 * 2nd Overall Three Days of De Panne


 * 2017
 * 4th Rad am Ring