Ferdinand Bracke

Ferdinand Bracke (born 25 May 1939) is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record (48.093 km) and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain. He also became world pursuit champion on the track in 1964 and 1969.

Ferdinand Bracke
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Bracke
Born (1939-05-25) 25 May 1939
Hamme, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad/Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1962–1973Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
1974Maes Pils
1975TI–Raleigh
1976–1977Lejeune–BP
1978Splendor
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1966, 1976)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1971)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix de Wallonie (1970)
Grand Prix des Nations (1962)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)
World Individual Pursuit Championships (1959)

Other

Hour Record 1967
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
1964 ParisTrack pursuit
1969 AntwerpTrack pursuit
1965 San SebastiánTrack pursuit
1966 FrankfurtTrack pursuit
1972 MarseilleTrack pursuit
1974 MontrealTrack pursuit
1973 San SebastiánTrack pursuit
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