Ernest Sterckx
Ernest Sterckx (born December 1, 1922 in Heultje ; † February 3, 1975 in Leuven ) was a Belgian cyclist .
Ernest Sterckx was a professional from 1943 to 1958. He was particularly successful in one-day races and was the prototype of the so-called " fair driver ". He achieved a total of 138 victories. Alongside Joseph Bruyère and Peter Van Petegem, he is the third cyclist to win the Omloop Het Volk three times , and he is also one of three riders who have won the Ronde van Limburg twice .
In 1949 Sterckx was eighth in Milan – Sanremo and fourth on the Tour of Flanders , in 1951 he finished eighth in Liège – Bastogne – Liège and in 1955 in Paris – Roubaix sixth.
The Ernest Sterckx-Sportcentrum Heultje is named after him in his birthplace Westerlo .
Greatest successes
1944
1946
1947
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
- Omloop Het Volk
- 2nd and 4th stage Tour of Belgium
1955
1956
- Omloop Het Volk
- 2nd stage part A across Flanders
Web links
- Ernest Sterckx. In: Pro CyclingStats. Retrieved April 15, 2015 .
- Ernest Sterckx in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Voorbeschouwing: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015 - WielerFlits. In: Wielerflits. February 26, 2015, accessed April 15, 2015 (Dutch).
- ↑ Belstadions.net • Toon onderwerp - Ernest Sterckx Sports Center [KFC Heultje]. In: belstadions.net. Retrieved April 15, 2015 (Dutch).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sterckx, Ernest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Howl |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1975 |
| Place of death | Lions |