Ernest Sterckx | |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1922 |
Birth Place: | Westerlo, Belgium |
Death Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1943 |
Proteam1: | Individual |
Proyears2: | 1944 |
Proteam2: | A. Trialoux-Wolber |
Proyears3: | 1945 |
Proteam3: | Alcyon-Dunlop |
Proyears4: | 1946 |
Proteam4: | La Française-Dunlop |
Proyears5: | 1947-1948 |
Proteam5: | Alcyon-Dunlop |
Proyears6: | 1949 |
Proteam6: | Ganna |
Proyears7: | 1950 |
Proteam7: | Allegro |
Proyears8: | 1951 |
Proteam8: | Terrot-Wolber |
Proyears9: | 1952 |
Proteam9: | Peugeot-Dunlop |
Proyears10: | 1955-1958 |
Proteam10: | L'Avenir |
Majorwins: | Stage races Tour of Belgium (1949)One-day races and Classics Paris–Brussels (1947) Scheldeprijs (1951) Omloop Het Volk (1952, 1953, 1956) |
Ernest Sterckx (1 December 1922 - 3 February 1975) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist.[1] He won the 1946 Gent-Wevelgem and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.[2]
In 2023, a statue of him was erected in Heultje, Belgium.[3]
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