Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck

Johan De Muynck with the racing bike with which he won the Giro in 1978
To person
Date of birth	May 30, 1948
nation	Belgium
discipline	Street
Driver type	Tour driver
Team (s)
1971–1973 1974–1977 1978–1979 1980–1981 1982–1984	Flandria Brooklyn Bianchi-Faema Splendor La Redoute-Motobécane
Most important successes
Overall ranking Giro d'Italia 1978 a stage of the Giro d'Italia 1976
Last updated: May 9, 2020

Johan De Muynck (born May 30, 1948 in Sleidinge ) is a former Belgian cyclist .

Athletic career

Johan De Muynck turned professional in 1971 . In 1973 he won the Brabant Arrow and in 1976 the Tour de Romandie . In the same year he had chances to win the Giro d'Italia , which failed because of a conflict with his compatriot Roger De Vlaeminck . He finished second behind the Italian Felice Gimondi , 19 seconds behind. This dispute between the two Flemish professionals was never settled. At the Tour de Suisse 1977 De Muynck finished eighth.

The following year De Muynck won the Giro with 59 seconds ahead of the Italian Gianbattista Baronchelli , without having won a single stage. In 1980 he was fourth in the Tour de France and seventh in the Vuelta a España when Dutch rider Joop Zoetemelk won . In 1981 he finished seventh overall in the Tour . De Muynck justified the fact that he seldom won stages in the big country tours with his defensive driving style, which he himself calls the “ catenaccio of cycling”. He did a total of 13 Grand Tours . In addition, he won several stages on smaller tours. In 1984 he ended his career.

Up to and including 2019, De Muynck was the last Belgian to win a major tour of the country .

Honors

In 2018 Johan De Muynck became the second honorary citizen of his hometown Waarschoot , after the photographer Dirk Braeckman . In 2019, the racing bike with which he won the Giro in 1978 was made for the Koers. Museum van de Wielersport in Roeselare bought.

successes

1973

• Brabant Arrow

1975

• a stage tour of Belgium

1976

• Overall ranking and three stages of the Tour de Romandie
• a stage of the Giro d'Italia

1977

• one stage tour of Catalonia

1978

• Overall ranking and one stage of the Giro d'Italia
• one stage GP Midi Libre

1981

• Subida a Arrate

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1982
Vuelta a España	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	-	-
Giro d'Italia	-	33	36	-	2	DNF	1	19th	-	-	-	-
Tour de France	DNF	-	-	-	-	-	-	DNF	4th	7th	28	DNF

Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Web links

Commons : Johan De Muynck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Johan De Muynck in the Tour de France database(French / English )
• Johan De Muynck in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Johan De Muynck in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Mooie aanwinst voor KOERS: fiets van laatste Belgian runners the de Giro won. In: hln.be. May 9, 2019, accessed May 9, 2020 (Dutch). 
• Schreven door: Giro-winnende fiets Johan De Muynck uit Waarschoot in museum. In: radio2.be. May 9, 2019, accessed May 9, 2020 (Dutch). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 30 years ago Johan De Muynck won the Giro d'Italia. In: grenzecho.net. May 28, 2008, accessed May 9, 2020 (French). 
2. ↑ Oud-wielrenner Johan De Muynck tweede ereburger. In: hln.be. July 12, 2018, accessed May 9, 2020 (Dutch). 
3. ↑ Mooie aanwinst voor KOERS: fiets van laatste Belgian runners the de Giro won. In: hln.be. May 9, 2019, accessed May 9, 2020 (Dutch).