Germain Derycke
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| Full name | Germain Derycke | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1929 Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1978 (aged 48) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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| Paris–Roubaix (1953) La Flèche Wallonne (1954) Milan – San Remo (1955) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1957) Ronde van Vlaanderen (1958) Tour de France, 1 stage | ||||||||||||||||||
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Germain Derycke (Bellegem, 2 November 1929 – 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. 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.
Palmarès
- 1951
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 23
- 1953
- Paris–Roubaix
- Tour of Algeria
- 1954
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1955
- Milan – San Remo
- 1957
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 1958
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
External links
- Germain Derycke at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Germain Derycke
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