Germain Derycke
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. 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.
Derycke in 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Germain Derycke | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1929 Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1978 (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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Medal record
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