Edward Van Dijck

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)

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

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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Source:[3]

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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