Personal information | |
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Full name | Joseph Bruyère |
Born |
Maastricht, the Netherlands |
5 October 1948
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
One stage Tour de France Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1976, 1978) |
Joseph Bruyere or Bruyère (born 5 October 1948 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a former Belgian cyclist.
Bruyere rode several seasons as the strongest, and most loyal team mate, to the super-star rider Eddy Merckx.
After Merckx retired from racing Bruyere tried to take over from Merckx as a big star, but he wasn't able to, having given his best years to the service of Merckx.