Marc Demeyer
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Demeyer |
| Date of birth | April 19, 1950 |
| Date of death | January 20, 1982 (aged 31) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Paris-Roubaix (1976) | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| October 16, 2007 | |
Marc Demeyer (19 April 1950 – 20 January 1982) was a professional road racing cyclist from Avelgem, Belgium. He died of a heart attack at the age of 31.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1972
- 1st, Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 1st, Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
- 1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 1973
- 1st, Grand Prix de Denain
- 1st, Stage 1, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st,
Red jersey, Tour de France - 1974
- 1st, Grote Scheldeprijs
- 1st, GP Pino Cerami
- 1st, Paris-Bruxelles
- 3rd, Paris-Roubaix
- 1975
- 1st, Nokere-Koerse
- 1st, Stage 3a, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st, Red jersey, Tour de France
- 3rd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1976
- 1st, Paris-Roubaix
- 1977
- 1st, Grote Scheldeprijs
- 1st, Omloop van het Houtland
- 1st, Stages 14 and 16a, Giro d'Italia
- 1978
- 1st, Stage 19, Tour de France
- 1979
- 1st, Stage 4, Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st, Stages 1, 2 and 5a, Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Belgium
- 1st, Stage 14, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 1, Setmana Catalana
- 2nd, Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1980
- 1st, Stage 3, Midi Libre
[edit] External links
- Profile by cyclinghalloffame.com
- Profile by velo-club.net (French)
- Profile by memoire-du-cyclisme.net (French)
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Roger De Vlaeminck |
Winner of Paris-Roubaix 1976 |
Succeeded by Roger De Vlaeminck |
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