Norbert Dedeckere
Norbert Dedeckere (born November 23, 1948 in Stene ( Ostend ), † January 17, 2015 in Brugge ) was a Belgian cyclist and world champion in cycling .
Athletic career
His greatest sporting success was winning the title at the UCI World Championships in cyclo- cross racing as an amateur in 1972 in Prague in front of the local Miloš Fišera . Two years later he was also able to win the title of Belgian champion before his long-time rival Robert Vermeire . In addition to his title, he won several medals in national championships. From 1969 to 1979 he started nine times in the world championships in his specialty. In 1970 he won the bronze medal. More than 200 victories in cyclo-cross races were on his list of successes at the end of his career. Since 2016 there has been a 30-kilometer mountain bike route in Middelkerke that bears his name.
Web links
- Norbert Dedeckere in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norbert Dedeckere: Veldrijden - Norbert Dedeckere (België). In: sportuitslagen.org. March 1, 2040, accessed February 14, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ Norbert Dedeckere mountain bike route. In: middelkerke.be. Retrieved February 22, 2020 (Dutch).
1967 Michel Pelchat | 1968 Roger De Vlaeminck | 1969 René Declercq | 1970–1971, 1974–1975, 1977 Robert Vermeire | 1972 Norbert Dedeckere | 1973, 1976 Klaus-Peter Thaler | 1978 Roland Liboton | 1979, 1986 Vito Di Tano | 1980 Fritz Saladin | 1981–1982 Miloš Fišera | 1983–1984 Radomír Šimůnek senior | 1985, 1987 Mike Kluge | 1988 Karel Camrda | 1989 Ondrej Glajza | 1990 Andreas Büsser | 1991 Thomas Frischknecht | 1992 Daniele Pontoni | 1993 Henrik Djernis |
The world championship for amateurs took place from 1967 to 1993.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dedeckere, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist, world champion in cycling |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stene ( Ostend ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 2015 |
| Place of death | Brugge |