# Dimitri Claeys
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{{short description|Belgian road cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Dimitri Claeys
| image = Dimitri Claeys - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Men's road race).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Claeys at the [2018 European Road Cycling Championships](/source/2018_European_Road_Cycling_Championships)
| fullname = Dimitri Claeys
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{bda|1987|6|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Sint-Amandsberg](/source/Sint-Amandsberg), [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
| height = {{height|m=1.89}}
| weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|IWG}}
| discipline = Road
| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[Directeur sportif](/source/Directeur_sportif)}}
| ridertype = {{ubl|Classics rider|[Domestique](/source/Domestique)}}
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateurteam1 = Unibet–Davo
| amateuryears2 = 2012
| amateurteam2 = Geofco–Ville d'Alger
| amateuryears3 = 2012
| amateurteam3 = Van Der Vurst–Hiko
| amateuryears4 = 2013–2014
| amateurteam4 = VL Technics–Abutriek
| proyears1 = 2007–2009
| proteam1 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|JVC|2007}}}}
| proyears2 = 2010–2011
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TNE|2010}}
| proyears3 = 2015
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|VWT|2015}}
| proyears4 = 2016
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|WGG|2016}}
| proyears5 = 2017–2020
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|COF|2017}}[{{cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/277055/article/2017-12-08/les-premieres-photos-du-stage-de-l-equipe-cofidis-en-espagne|title=Les premières photos du stage de l'équipe Cofidis en Espagne|language=fr|trans-title=The first photos of the Cofidis team in Spain|date=8 December 2017|access-date=9 January 2018|first=Frédéric|last=Retsin|work=[La Voix du Nord](/source/La_Voix_du_Nord_(daily))|publisher=[Groupe Rossel](/source/Rossel_(company))}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-cofidis/|title=2020 Team Preview: Cofidis|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|date=30 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)}}]
| proyears6 = 2021
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}[{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|title=Team Qhubeka Assos|work=UCI.org|publisher=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qhubeka-assos-continue-to-build-2021-squad-with-clarke-claeys-frankiny/|title=Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020}}]
| proyears7 = 2022
| proteam7 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|IWG|2022}}[{{cite news|url=https://intermarche-wantygobert.eu/news/claeyspetit/|title=IWG reinforces the team for the classics with Dimitri Claeys and Adrien Petit|work={{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}|publisher=Continuum Sports Belgium|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=20 March 2022}}]}}
| manageyears1 = 2023–
| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|IWG|2023}}
| majorwins = '''[Stage races](/source/Race_stage)'''
:[Four Days of Dunkirk](/source/Four_Days_of_Dunkirk) (2018)
| medaltemplates =
| show-medals =
}}
'''Dimitri Claeys''' (born 18 June 1987) is a Belgian former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2022 for six different teams. During his professional career, Claeys took five victories – including the general classification at the 2018 [Four Days of Dunkirk](/source/Four_Days_of_Dunkirk), as well as the [2016 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2016_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens) and 2019 [Famenne Ardenne Classic](/source/Famenne_Ardenne_Classic) one-day races.
Following his retirement as a rider, Claeys now works as a [directeur sportif](/source/directeur_sportif) for [UCI WorldTeam](/source/UCI_WorldTeam) {{UCI team code|IWG}}.[{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17722|title=Intermarché–Circus–Wanty|publisher=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|access-date=13 January 2023}}]
==Major results==
Source: [{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2146|title=Dimitri Claeys|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=10 May 2025}}]
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;2007
: 1st Stage 5 ([TTT](/source/Team_time_trial)) [Volta a Lleida](/source/Volta_a_Lleida)
: 5th Overall [Giro delle Regioni](/source/Giro_delle_Regioni)
: 8th [Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23](/source/Li%C3%A8ge%E2%80%93Bastogne%E2%80%93Li%C3%A8ge_U23)
;2008
: 1st 20px [Road race](/source/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships
: 7th [Grand Prix des Marbriers](/source/Grand_Prix_des_Marbriers)
;2009
: 1st 20px [Road race](/source/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Under-23 Road Championships
: 9th [Flèche Ardennaise](/source/Fl%C3%A8che_Ardennaise)
;2010
: 3rd [Grand Prix des Marbriers](/source/Grand_Prix_des_Marbriers)
: 7th [Ronde Pévéloise](/source/Ronde_P%C3%A9v%C3%A9loise)
: 9th Overall [Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich](/source/Szlakiem_Grod%C3%B3w_Piastowskich)
: 9th Overall [Okolo Slovenska](/source/Okolo_Slovenska)
;2012
: 3rd [Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad_U23)
: 6th [Circuit de Wallonie](/source/Circuit_de_Wallonie)
: 8th [Zellik–Galmaarden](/source/Zellik%E2%80%93Galmaarden)
;2013
: 1st [Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad_U23)
: 3rd [Flèche Ardennaise](/source/Fl%C3%A8che_Ardennaise)
;2014
: 1st [Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen](/source/Dwars_door_de_Vlaamse_Ardennen)
: 1st [Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad_U23)
: 2nd [Circuit de Wallonie](/source/Circuit_de_Wallonie)
;2015
: 1st 20px Overall [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie)
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 2
: 1st [Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig](/source/Internationale_Wielertrofee_Jong_Maar_Moedig)
: 1st [Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_ville_de_P%C3%A9renchies)
: 1st Stage 4 [Tour of Croatia](/source/2015_Tour_of_Croatia)
: 2nd [Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem](/source/Grand_Prix_Impanis-Van_Petegem)
: 2nd [Ster van Zwolle](/source/Ster_van_Zwolle)
: 2nd [Ronde van Limburg](/source/Ronde_van_Limburg_(Belgium))
: 2nd [Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen](/source/Dwars_door_de_Vlaamse_Ardennen)
: 2nd [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2015_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)
: 2nd [Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad_U23)
: 2nd [Duo Normand](/source/Duo_Normand) (with [Olivier Pardini](/source/Olivier_Pardini))
: 4th Overall [Paris–Arras Tour](/source/%C3%80_travers_les_Hauts-de-France)
::1st Stage 1 ([TTT](/source/Team_time_trial))
: 4th [Kattekoers](/source/Gent%E2%80%93Wevelgem_U23)
: 5th [Circuit de Wallonie](/source/Circuit_de_Wallonie)
: 7th Overall [Circuit des Ardennes](/source/Circuit_des_Ardennes_(cycling))
: 7th [Flèche Ardennaise](/source/Fl%C3%A8che_Ardennaise)
;2016
: 1st [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/2016_Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)
: 1st Stage 3 [Tour de Wallonie](/source/2016_Tour_de_Wallonie)
: 2nd [Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig](/source/Internationale_Wielertrofee_Jong_Maar_Moedig)
: 4th [Grand Prix La Marseillaise](/source/Grand_Prix_La_Marseillaise)
: 4th [Druivenkoers Overijse](/source/Druivenkoers_Overijse)
: 6th [Halle–Ingooigem](/source/Halle%E2%80%93Ingooigem)
: 8th [Tro-Bro Léon](/source/2016_Tro-Bro_L%C3%A9on)
: 9th [Tour of Flanders](/source/2016_Tour_of_Flanders)
: 9th [Polynormande](/source/Polynormande)
: 10th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami)
;2017
: 5th [Dwars door het Hageland](/source/Dwars_door_het_Hageland)
: 5th [Tacx Pro Classic](/source/Tacx_Pro_Classic)
: 7th [Polynormande](/source/Polynormande)
;2018
: 1st 20px Overall [Four Days of Dunkirk](/source/Four_Days_of_Dunkirk)
: 2nd [Grand Prix de Wallonie](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie)
: 5th [Tacx Pro Classic](/source/Tacx_Pro_Classic)
: 10th [Grand Prix La Marseillaise](/source/2018_Grand_Prix_La_Marseillaise)
;2019
: 1st [Famenne Ardenne Classic](/source/Famenne_Ardenne_Classic)
: 8th Overall [Four Days of Dunkirk](/source/2019_Four_Days_of_Dunkirk)
: 9th [Polynormande](/source/Polynormande)
;2020
: 6th [Tour of Flanders](/source/2020_Tour_of_Flanders)
;2021
: 8th [Le Samyn](/source/2021_Le_Samyn)
: 10th [Grand Prix de Wallonie](/source/2021_Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie)
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===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
Claeys rode a [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) for the first time, when he was named in the start list for the [2017 Tour de France](/source/2017_Tour_de_France).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=28 June 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}]
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! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling))
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia)
|—
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France)
|[163](/source/2017_Tour_de_France)
|[130](/source/2018_Tour_de_France)
|—
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners)
|—
|—
|—
|—
|[105](/source/2021_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [Did not finish](/source/Did_not_finish)
|}
==References==
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Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:Belgian male cyclists
Category:Cyclists from Ghent
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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