Germain Derycke
Germain Derycke (2 November 1929 in Bellegem – 13 January 1978 in Kortrijk) was a Belgian road bicycle racer. Derycke was a classics specialist. In his second year as a professional he came second in Liège–Bastogne–Liège. In 1953 he won Paris–Roubaix.[1] He twice stood on the podium at the world road race championship, second to Fausto Coppi in 1953 and third in 1955 behind Stan Ockers and Jean-Pierre Schmitz.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Germain Derycke | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1929 Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1978 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Groene Leeuw | ||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1955 | Alcyon-Dunlop | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Faema-Guerra | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Carpano | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Liberia-Grammont | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Baratti-Milano | ||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix (1953) La Flèche Wallonne (1954) Milan – San Remo (1955) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1957) Tour of Flanders (1958) Tour de France, 1 stage | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1951
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 23
- 1953
- Paris–Roubaix
- Tour d'Algérie
- 1954
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1955
- Milan–San Remo
- 1957
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1958
- Tour of Flanders
References
- "51st Paris – Roubaix, 1953". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
External links
- Germain Derycke at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Germain Derycke
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