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Germain Derycke
Belgian cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] 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.
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![]() Derycke in 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Germain Derycke | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1929-11-02)2 November 1929 Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 January 1978(1978-01-13) (aged 48) | |||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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1950–1951 | Groene Leeuw | |||||||||||||||||
1952–1955 | Alcyon-Dunlop | |||||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | Faema-Guerra | |||||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Carpano | |||||||||||||||||
1960 | Liberia-Grammont | |||||||||||||||||
1961 | Baratti-Milano | |||||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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