| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) Tienen, Belgium |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| Disciplines | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2018 | Wim Ruelens Olympia Tienen |
| 2019 | Brain² Olympia Tienen |
| 2020 | GM Recycling Team |
| 2021 | Basso Team Flanders |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021–2024 | Alpecin–Fenix Development Team |
| 2025– | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
Simon Dehairs (born 2 June 2001) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. A sprinter, Dehairs is the 2023 Belgian Under-23 Road Race Champion, and has won stages of several Continental level races, including the Tour du Loir-et-Cher and Olympia's Tour.
Biography
In his youth, Dehairs played football for a club in Zoutleeuw. He eventually turned to cycling from 2016 in the beginners category (under 17 years old), following in the footsteps of his father Koen, who was an amateur cyclist.
In 2019, he finished second in the Belgian National Road Race Championships for juniors (under 19). In the same year, he was selected for the national team for the European Junior Road Championships, where he finished 38th in the road race. He then joined the Flemish club GM Recycling in 2020, while studying sports science at the KU Leuven. A strong sprinter, he quickly distinguished himself by taking third place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships for under-23s.
In 2021, he was recruited mid-season by the development team of the professional team Alpecin-Fenix, with whom he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. In 2022, he won a stage of the Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques. He also won a stage of the Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant.
Major results
- 2019
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 9th E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren
- 2020
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2022
- Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1b
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2 Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant [nl]
- 2023
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Puivelde Koerse [fr]
- 7th Gullegem Koerse
- 8th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 2024
- 1st Grote Prijs Rik Van Looy
- 1st GP Vermarc
- Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour
- 2nd Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2nd Ster van Zwolle
- 4th Elfstedenronde
- 7th Ronde van Limburg
- 7th Heistse Pijl
- 8th Elfstedenrace
- 9th Grand Prix de Denain
References
- "Simon Dehairs". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Alpecin-Fenix Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "Alpecin-Deceuninck Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Alpecin–Deceuninck". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "Zoutleeuwnaar Simon Dehairs maakt vooruitgang: "Nu rijd ik voor de prijzen"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Pierre Huyberechts (20 October 2020). "Simon Dehairs, le petit jeune du podium". directvelo.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- James Odvart (5 August 2021). "Timo Kielich et Simon Dehairs, sprinteurs voisins au même objectif". directvelo.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- James Odvart (28 July 2022). "Simon Dehairs : « C'était un sprint parfait »". directvelo.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Lieven Verheyen (10 March 2024). "Simon Dehairs spurt met overmacht naar winst in GP Vermarc: "Ons plan tot in de perfectie uitgevoerd"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links
- Simon Dehairs at UCI
- Simon Dehairs at ProCyclingStats