Dirk Demol

Dirk Demol (born 4 November 1959) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist and a cycling team manager. He is currently assistant sports director of Lotto–Intermarché.

As a rider he specialized in the spring classics, his best result being his victory in the 1988 edition of the one-day classic Paris–Roubaix for Team ADR.

Racing career

Demol grew up in Kuurne, Belgium. In 1987 he finished third at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. In 1988 he won Paris-Roubaix for Belgian pro team ADR. He retired from racing in 1995.

Management career

In 2000, Demol became assistant team manager for the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, a position he held until 2007. He then worked as team manager for Quick Step (2008), assistant team manager for Astana (2009), and assistant team manager for Team RadioShack (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2018 he was assistant sport director for various teams including Radioshack-Nissan, RadioShack Leopard, Trek Factory Racing, and Trek-Segafredo. At the end of the 2018 season he left Trek-Segafredo and became the head sports director at Team Katusha-Alpecin for the 2019 season. He joined the Israel Cycling Academy as the assistant sports director in 2020, and assumed the same position at Lotto–Dstny in 2024.