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Belgian cyclist

Germain Derycke
Derycke in 1954
Personal information
Full nameGermain Derycke
Born(1929-11-02)2 November 1929
Belgium
Died13 January 1978(1978-01-13) (aged 48)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1950–1951Groene Leeuw
1952–1955Alcyon-Dunlop
1956–1957Faema-Guerra
1958–1959Carpano
1960Liberia-Grammont
1961Baratti-Milano
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Paris–Roubaix (1953)
La Flèche Wallonne (1954)
Milan–San Remo (1955)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1957)
Tour of Flanders (1958)

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 stage (1951)
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1953 Lugano Elite Men's Road Race
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Frascati Elite Men's Road Race

Germain Derycke (2 November 1929, in Bellegem – 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.

Major results

1951
1st stage 23 Tour de France
1952
1st Halle–Ingooigem
1953
1st Paris–Roubaix
1st Tour d'Algérie
2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1954
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Dwars door Vlaanderen
1955
1st Milan–San Remo
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1956
1st stages 2 & 3 Paris–Nice
1st Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
1957
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Tre Valli Varesine
1958
1st Tour of Flanders

References

  1. "51st Paris – Roubaix, 1953". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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