Fred De Bruyne
Alfred De Bruyne (21 October 1930 – 4 February 1994) was a Belgian champion cyclist.
.jpg) De Bruyne at the 1956 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Fred De Bruyne |
| Born | 21 October 1930 Berlare, Belgium |
| Died | 4 February 1994 (aged 63) Seillans, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Nice (1956, 1958) Milan–San Remo (1956) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1956, 1958, 1959) Tour of Flanders (1957) Paris–Roubaix (1957) Paris–Tours (1957) | |
He won Milan–San Remo and Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1956, the Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Tours in 1957, and again Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1958 and 1959.
He also won the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo competition 3 years running (1956 to 1958). This was the fore-runner of the Super Prestige now in itself replaced by the UCI Ranking Points List.
After his professional cycling career he went on to become a very popular TV sports commentator, a team manager, and finally a spokesman for the Panasonic cycling team.
Major results
- 1954
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 8, 13 and 22
- 1956
- Milan–San Remo
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Paris–Nice
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 1, 6 and 10
- 1957
- Tour of Flanders
- Paris–Roubaix
- Paris–Tours
- Six days of Ghent
- 1958
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Paris–Nice
- 1959
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Six days of Ghent
- 1961
- Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Books by Fred De Bruyne
Fred de Bruyne wrote following books (in Dutch) about famous cyclists:
- Rik Van Steenbergen, 1963
- Rik Van Looy, 1963
- Patrick Sercu, 1965
- Peter Post, 1965
- De memoires van Fred De Bruyne, 1978
External links
- Fred De Bruyne at Cycling Archives
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