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Roger De Clercq
Roger De Clercq (2 September 1930 – 24 August 2014) was a Belgian racing cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1968, he won 68 races in his career; including the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships three times, in 1960, 1962 and 1964, and a silver medal at the 1964 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[1] He was the brother of René De Clercq and the uncle of Mario De Clercq, also professional cyclists.[2]
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| Born | 2 September 1930 Nederzwalm-Hermelgem, Zwalm, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 2014 (aged 83) Aalst, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| 1954 | Groene Leeuw–Huret | ||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Plume–Vainqueur | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Elvé–Marvan | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Plume–Vainqueur | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1968 | Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Major results edit
Cyclo-cross edit
- 1953
- 2nd National Championships
- 10th UCI World Championships
- 1954
- 2nd National Championships
- 7th UCI World Championships
- 1955
- 2nd National Championships
- 1956
- 2nd National Championships
- 1957
- 3rd National Championships
- 10th UCI World Championships
- 1958
- 2nd National Championships
- 1959
- 1st Noordzeecross
- 1st Zonhoven
- 1960
- 1st National Championships
- 8th UCI World Championships
- 1961
- 5th UCI World Championships
- 1962
- 1st National Championships
- 1st Zonhoven
- 4th UCI World Championships
- 1963
- 5th UCI World Championships
- 1964
- 1st National Championships
- 2nd UCI World Championships
- 1965
- 1st Noordzeecross
- 4th UCI World Championships
Road edit
- 1954
- 1st Petegem-aan-de-Leie
- 1st Stage 8 Route de France
- 1955
- 2nd Petegem-aan-de-Leie
- 1956
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 1958
- 10th Elfstedenronde
References edit
- ^ "Ex-veldrijder Roger De Clercq overleden". nieuwsblad.be/. Het Nieuwsblad. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Roger De Clercq". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links edit
- Roger De Clercq at Cycling Archives
- Roger De Clercq at ProCyclingStats