# Stijn Devolder

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), Trek–Segafredo (2013–2016), Vérandas Willems–Crelan (2017–2018) and Corendon–Circus (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 Quick-Step 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 Vacansoleil–DCM at the end of the 2012 season, and joined RadioShack–Leopard on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

## Major results
### 1996

    1st Tour of Flanders Juniors
    National Junior Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       2nd Time trial

### 1997

    1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    1st Tour of Flanders Juniors
    3rd Liège–La Gleize

### 1999

    Vuelta a Navarra
       1st Stages 5 & 6
    2nd Tour of Flanders U23

### 2000

    1st 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
    5th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
    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 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 Road race, National Road Championships
    1st 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 Time trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Tour of Belgium
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 4 (ITT)
    1st 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 Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st Overall Tour of Belgium
    4th Halle–Ingooigem

### 2011

    7th Chrono des Nations

### 2012

    8th Overall Three Days of De Panne

### 2013

    1st 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

### Classics results timeline

| Monument | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | DNF | 53 | 21 | 35 | DNF | 43 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 55 | DNF | 58 | 86 | 13 | 94 | 109 | DNF | 51 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | 91 | DNF | DNF | 18 | 7 | 55 | 42 | 105 | 58 | 54 | — | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 111 | — | DNF | — | — | 136 | DNF | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | 41 | 61 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | 45 | — | 40 | 85 | DNF | 69 | 73 | 131 | 61 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 74 | 27 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | DNF | 37 | 27 | 87 | 93 | 15 | 23 | DNF | DNF | 105 | NH | — | — | — | 50 | 79 | — |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | DNF | 67 | 34 | 81 | 41 | 35 | 61 | 5 | 80 | 38 | 92 | 62 | 51 | DNF | 97 | 70 | DNF | 56 |
| E3 Harelbeke | 104 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 62 | 49 | 44 | 70 | — |
| Gent–Wevelgem | DNF | DNF | — | DNF | 94 | 116 | 63 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | 61 | — | — | — | 67 | DNF |
| Scheldeprijs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 90 | — | 118 | — | 96 | 126 | 32 | — | — |
| Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 77 | — | 60 |