Albert Sercu Explained
Albert Sercu (26 January 1918, Bornem - 24 August 1978, Roeselare) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his silver medal in the Elite race of the 1947 UCI Road World Championships. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France.[1] He is the father of Patrick Sercu.
Major results
- 1939
1st, Tour of Flanders (amateur version)
- 1942
2nd, National Road Race Championship
- 1943 - Dilecta
2nd, Tour of Flanders
5th, Paris–Roubaix
- 1944 - Dilecta
1945 - Dilecta
1st, Bruges-Ghent-Bruges
1st, Brussels-Everbeek
1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Bergen
2nd, Tour of Flanders
7th, Flèche Wallonne
9th, Paris–Tours
- 1946 - Dilecta, JB Louvet, Dossche Cycles
1st, Brussels-Izegem
4th, Tour of Belgium
Winner Stages 4 & 6
4th, Tour of Flanders
- 1947 - Bertin, Arbos-Talbot
1st, Omloop "Het Volk"
1st, Brussels-Izegem
1st, Dwars door Vlaanderen
1st, Nokere Koerse
World Road Race Championship
2nd, Scheldeprijs
3rd, Paris–Tours
4th, Tour of Belgium
Winner Stages 1 & 3
9th, Milan–San Remo
- 1948 - Bertin-Wolber
1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
2nd, Paris–Brussels
- 1949 - Bertin
1950 - Bertin
1st, Stages 3 & 10, Tour du Maroc
- 1951 - Bertin
Notes and References
- Web site: 34ème Tour de France 1947. Memoire du cyclisme. French. 22 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301034216/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1947.php. 1 March 2012.
