| Edward Van Dijck | |
| Fullname: | Edward Van Dijck |
| Birth Date: | 1918 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Herent, Belgium |
| Death Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1942-43 |
| Proteam1: | Helyett-Hutchinson |
| Proyears2: | 1944 |
| Proteam2: | A. Trialoux-Wolber |
| Proyears3: | 1946 |
| Proteam3: | Cycles Roberty |
| Proyears4: | 1947-48 |
| Proteam4: | Garin-Wolber & Alcyon-Dunlop |
| Proyears5: | 1948 |
| Proteam5: | Garin-Wolber & Mondia |
| Proyears6: | 1949 |
| Proteam6: | Terrot-Hutchinson |
| Proyears7: | 1950 |
| Proteam7: | Allegro |
| Proyears8: | 1950-51 |
| Proteam8: | Terrot-Wolber |
| Proyears9: | 1952 |
| Proteam9: | Terrot-Hutchinson |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
1 individual stage (1948) 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]
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