Bernard Van De Kerckhove

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Bernard Van De Kerckhove Road cycling
Bernard Van De Kerckhove (1967)
Bernard Van De Kerckhove (1967)
To person
Date of birth July 8, 1941
date of death 15th September 2015
nation BelgiumBelgium Belgium
discipline Street
Team (s)
1962–1965
1966
1967–1968
1969
1970
1971 		Solo Superia
Ford France
Pelforth-Sauvage
Faema
Dreher
Goldor
Most important successes
One day race
Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen 1966
Stage race
Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen-Ichtegem 1965
Stage wins
3rd stage (1) Tour de France 1964, 2nd stage Tour de France 1965

Bernard Van De Kerckhove (born July 8, 1941 in Moeskroen , † September 15, 2015 in Bruges ) was a Belgian cyclist .

Athletic career

Bernard Van De Kerckhove was a professional from 1961 to 1971 and scored a total of 29 wins during that time. He started for the teams Solo, Pelforth and Faema, among others. In 1964 he won a section each of the Critérium du Dauphiné and from Paris-Nice , in the following year the Omloop race of the Flemish Ardennes-Ichtegem and a year later the Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen . Outstanding successes of his career were stage victories in the Tour de France . In 1964 he won a stage, wore the yellow jersey for three days and was 57th overall. In 1965 he won a stage, drove in yellow for two days, but gave up during the ninth stage.

After his active career, Van De Kerckhove became the organizer of the Three Days of De Panne-Koksijde (Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde) race and in 2005 President of Veloclub De Panne .

Bernard Van De Kerckhove died on September 15, 2015 at the age of 74 as a result of an operation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Heike Oberfeuchtner:Death: Two-time Tour stage winner Bernard Van De Kerckhove dies of serious illnessIn: LIVE-Radsport.ch , September 15, 2015, accessed on September 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bernard Van de Kerckhove (74) died. In: Sporza.be , September 15, 2015, accessed on September 19, 2015
  3. ↑ Bernard Van De Kerckhove's obituary notice. ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: V eloclub DePanne , accessed 24 September 2015 (Flemish).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.veloclub-depanne.be
personal data
SURNAME Van De Kerckhove, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Van de Kerckhove, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Moeskroen
DATE OF DEATH 15th September 2015
Place of death Bruges