Valerie Demey

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Valerie Demey
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Personal information
Full nameValerie Demey
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Bruges, Belgium
Team information
Current team Liv Racing TeqFind
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2016–2017 Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or
2018 Lotto–Soudal Ladies
2019– CCC Liv [1] [2]

Valerie Demey (born 17 January 1994) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv Racing TeqFind. [3] She was among the many openly LGBT athletes who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

Contents

Major results

2016
10th Erondegemse Pijl
2017
4th Dwars door de Westhoek
6th Flanders Diamond Tour
6th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
9th Overall Omloop van het Hageland
2019
8th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
9th Mixed team relay, Road World Championships
2020
6th Grote Prijs Euromat
8th Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
7th Omloop van de Westhoek
9th Dwars door de Westhoek
10th Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
2022
8th Omloop van het Hageland

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