Omer Braeckeveldt

Omer Braeckeveldt (10 October 1917 – 6 August 1987) was a Belgian road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1949 to 1955. He most notably won the first stage of the 1950 Vuelta a España, and held the leader's jersey for the first four stages.^[1]

Omer Braeckeveldt

Personal information
Born	(1917-10-10) 10 October 1917 (age 107) Tielt, Belgium
Died	6 August 1987(1987-08-06) (aged 69) Bruges, Belgium
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1949	Erka–Terrot
1950–1951	Terrot–Wolber
1951	Vredestein
1952–1954	Terrot–Hutchinson
1954	Alpa
1955	Thompson

Major results

1949

3rd Nationale Sluitingprijs

6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

1950

Vuelta a España

1st Stage 1

Held after Stages 1–4

2nd Nationale Sluitingprijs

2nd Wingene Koers

3rd Circuit Houtland–Torhout

1951

3rd Overall Tour of Belgium

5th Circuit des XI Villes

1952

5th Nationale Sluitingprijs

6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

1953

1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen

1st Wingene Koers

2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

3rd Roubaix–Huy

1954

1st Gullegem Koerse

1st Wingene Koers

4th Overall Tour of Belgium