Dirk Bellemakers

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Dirk Bellemakers
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Bellemakers in 2010.
Personal information
Full nameDirk Bellemakers
Born (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 38)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2003–2007Van Vliet-EBH-Advocaten-Gazelle
2007 Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2008–2012 Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner
2013 Lotto–Belisol [1]

Dirk Bellemakers (born 19 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2008 and 2013. [2] [3]

Bellemakers retired at the end of the 2013 season, after one season with Lotto–Belisol. [4]

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References

  1. "Dirk Bellemakers Profile at lottobelisol". www.lottobelisol.be. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "Cyclingnews Profile". www.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "Profile at cqranking". www.cqranking.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. "Lotto Belisol's Dirk Bellemakers announces retirement". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.