Willy Vanden Berghen
Belgian cyclist (1939–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willy Vanden Berghen (3 July 1939 – 30 March 2022) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960 he won two bronze medals in the road race, one at the amateur world championships and the other at the Olympic Games.[1][2][3]
 Vanden Berghen in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1939 Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2022 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 stage Tour de France | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1958
- Gent-Staden
- 1959
Belgium national amateur track pursuit championship- Schaal Sels-Merksem
- 1960
- GP de la Famenne
- Heist-op-den-Berg
- Ronde van Vlaanderen for amateurs
Olympic Road Race- Braine-le-Comte
- Waarschoot
- 1961
- Buggenhout
- Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
- Jambes
- 1962
- GP Monaco
- Machelen
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 4
- 1963
- Tienen
- Petegem-aan-de-Leie
References
External links
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