Personal information | |
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Full name | Valerie Demey |
Born | Bruges, Belgium | 17 January 1994
Team information | |
Current team | Liv Racing TeqFind |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2016–2017 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx–Guill D'or |
2018 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies |
2019– | CCC Liv [1] [2] |
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