Edward Van Dijck

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Edward (Ward) Van Dijck (22 March 1918 – 22 April 1977) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer during the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

Edward Van Dijck
Van Dijck after winning the 1947 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full nameEdward Van Dijck
Born(1918-03-22)22 March 1918
Herent, Belgium
Died22 April 1977(1977-04-22) (aged 59)
Leuven, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1942-43Helyett-Hutchinson
1944A. Trialoux-Wolber
1946Cycles Roberty
1947-48Garin-Wolber & Alcyon-Dunlop
1948Garin-Wolber & Mondia
1949Terrot-Hutchinson
1950Allegro
1950-51Terrot-Wolber
1952Terrot-Hutchinson
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1948)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1947)
2 individual stages (1947)

One-day races and Classics

Grand Prix de Wallonie (1943)
Brussels–Ingooigem (1946)
Ronde van Limburg (1946)

Van Dijck became the second Belgian to win the Spanish Grand Tour at the 1947 Vuelta a España—which covered 24 stages and 3,893 km—upsetting Spaniards Manuel Costa and 1945 Vuelta champion Delio Rodríguez. The following year, he won the 16th stage in the Tour de France.[2]

Major results

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1939
1st Bruxelles-Luxembourg-Mondorf
3rd Binche-Tournai-Binche
1940
1st Championship of Hainaut (independents)
2nd Belgian National Road Race Championships, road race (independents)
1941
1st Stage 2 Omloop van België
1st Muur Classic Geraardsbergen
1942
1st Anvers-Gand-Anvers [fr]
1943
1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
1st Roosbeek
3rd De Drie Zustersteden
10th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1944
1st Bertem
1st Verviers
2nd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
3rd Ronde van Limburg
1945
1st Stage 4 Tour of Belgium
1st Bertem
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd Ronde van Limburg
6th Tour of Flanders
1946
1st Brussels–Ingooigem
1st Ronde van Limburg
1st Overall Omnium de la Route
1st Stage 2
1st GP Beeckman
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1947
1st   Overall Vuelta a España
Winner Stages 16b and 21a
2nd Schaal Sels
2nd Tour de Lorraine [fr]
1948
Tour de France
Winner Stage 16
2nd Brussel–Sint-Truiden
3rd Bruxelles-Bost [fr]
7th Overall Tour of Belgium
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1949
1st Rijkevorsel
2nd Circuit de la Côte d'Or
3rd Overall Tour d'Algérie
1st Stages 6, 9 & 17
3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1950
1st GP Stad Vilvoorde
1951
1st Leuven
2nd Dokter Tistaertprijs Zottegem

References

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  1. ^ "Wielrennen - Edward Van Dijck". sportuitslagen.org (in Dutch). 2023.
  2. ^ "Edward Van Dijck". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
  3. ^ "Edward Van Dijck". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
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