Derycke in 1954
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Germain Derycke | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Belgium |
2 November 1929|||||||||||||||
Died | 13 January 1978 | (aged 48)|||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
Professional team(s) | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1951 | Groene Leeuw | |||||||||||||||
1952–1955 | Alcyon-Dunlop | |||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | Faema-Guerra | |||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Carpano | |||||||||||||||
1960 | Liberia-Grammont | |||||||||||||||
1961 | Baratti-Milano | |||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||
Paris–Roubaix (1953) La Flèche Wallonne (1954) Milan – San Remo (1955) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1957) Tour of Flanders (1958) Tour de France, 1 stage |
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Medal record
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Germain Derycke (Bellegem, 2 November 1929 – 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.